In the context of ourpro-bono evaluation of the EU-funded AFE-INNOVNET project (http://www.afeinnovnet.eu), on 7 December we attended the launch of the EU Covenant on Demographic Change. The event, organised at the Committee of the Regions with the support of the European Commission, was followed by two days of joint AFE-INNOVNET and AFEE workshops on innovation for age-friendly environments in Europe aimed at supporting the design and practical implementation of the Covenant on Demographic Change.