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By Thierry Malleret, economist   The pandemic has exposed and exacerbated a distinct pattern of “air pollution inequity.” In the US, for example, PM2.5 exposure (fine, inhalable particles with serious health consequences) is disproportionately caused by the consumption of goods and services by white Americans but disproportionately inhaled by Black and Hispanic minorities. According to a paper published in 2019 by the US National Academy of Sciences, white Americans benefit from a major “pollution advantage”: They experience 17% less air pollution…

We’ll Give You a Week Off. Please Don’t Quit–New York Times, September 6,2021 With more employees seeking companies that put wellness first, more companies are trying to combat the rising burnout from working remotely by offering more time off and other big perks. Call it “Operation Chillax.” Digital Addictions Are Drowning Us in Dopamine–Wall Street Journal, August 13, 2021 Rising rates of depression and anxiety…

Interoception: the hidden sense that shapes wellbeing–The Guardian, August 15, 2021 Interoception—or the attention paid to the signals sent from our internal organs to the brain—is one of our most important senses. It lies behind our sense of intuition—when something feels “right” or “wrong” without an explanation—but there’s growing scientific evidence that it plays a major role in regulating emotions and fending off anxiety and…

Workplace wellbeing was complex before COVID-19, and then this crisis fundamentally changed the very nature of work—from the mass reality of work-from-home to negotiating going back to workplaces in an ongoing pandemic. To help companies navigate this moment, the GWI’s Workplace Wellness Initiative has released an important, detailed “Return to Work Standards” guide. This is just the first Workplace Wellbeing Standards that will offer employers…