Reframing Health at Work: Shaping a Prevention Economy Author: Elizabeth Bachrad, MA, MSc Companies are increasingly interested in defining their social purpose and impact in wider society, but there is reluctance on the part of businesses to increase their responsibility for the health outcomes of their workforce. Why is this so important to get right? Because the UK, and arguably countries across the world, have…
The World’s Best Hope to Beat Climate Change Is Vanishing–Bloomberg Not happy reading but a must-read to grasp easily and comprehensively what’s going on. In brief, key economies and industries are off-track with respect to their crucial emissions targets, all pegged to 2030 deadlines and crucial to avoid the most devastating impacts of global warming. Far from being in retreat, carbon dioxide emissions hit a…
Why the Wellness Market Performs So Well, So Consistently, Despite Slow Economic Growth By Thierry Malleret, economist The IMF expects global economic growth of an underwhelming 3.2% this year and next, provided no shocks occur. A bold, if not unrealistic, assumption. As the IMF managing director recently observed: “the unforgiving combination of low growth and high debt makes for a difficult future.” WELLNESS STANDS OUT…
Global Wellness Economy Reaches $6.3 Trillion. Why Is It So Important to Measure It? This month the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) released the latest edition of the Global Wellness Economy Monitor, which reveals that the wellness economy has reached a new peak of $6.3 trillion in 2023 and has been expanding by 6% annually since 2019. GWI’s research team has been studying wellness, both as…
June 2024 – A Celebration of Workplace Wellbeing Month In June this year, the Global Wellness Institute’s (GWI) Workplace Wellbeing Initiative launched a global online summit to bring greater recognition to Workplace Wellbeing and to present the expertise of a powerful line-up of International Experts who delivered relevant and often ground-breaking content. As is always the case, GWI is about stepping into the future…
Regenerative Development: Resilience & Wellness For Communities & Ecosystems PART OF THE “BLUEPRINTS OF WELLBEING” WEBINAR SERIES Join us for a compelling 60-minute webinar featuring Sarah Livia Brightwood and Martin Goebel, who will discuss their insights, successes, and challenges as some of the earliest makers of wellness real estate and communities. Hosted by Amy McDonald, this session will illuminate pioneering examples like 84 years of the world-renowned Rancho…
