Prosperity comes at ‘devastating’ cost to nature–BBC, February 2, 2021 A landmark report (the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity, commissioned by the UK Treasury) concludes that prosperity has come at a “devastating” cost to the natural world. It argues that losses in biodiversity are undermining the productivity, resilience and adaptability of nature, which in turn put economies, livelihoods and wellbeing at risk. The…
Honoring Black Wellness History: The Plants of Black Freedom with Leah Penniman In the GWS 2021 Wellness Trends Report’s “Adding Color to Wellness,” Global Wellness Institute Research Fellow Tonia Callender stated, “The wellness industry does not value Black wellness. Mainstream wellness companies ignore Black wellness consumers and rarely market to them.” These can be hard words to hear, but far too often in the wellness…
The Definition of WONDER To have a desire or curiosity to know more To feel surprise mixed with admiration To uncover something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable TIPS, HINTS, & INSPIRATION: Read February’s article by Renee Moorefield, member of the GWI Advisory Board and CEO of Wisdom Works Group, and learn how to use WONDER as a springboard to inspire actionable steps, tangible involvement, and active…
Curated by the Global Wellness Institute and Renee Moorefield, member of the GWI Advisory Board and CEO of Wisdom Works Group. “The more I wonder, the more I love.” -Author Alice Walker As wellness leaders, we are flooded with ways to increase our effectiveness and impact. If you asked us to narrow the choices, we’d put the ability to lead from wonder at the top…
A new initiative to raise funds to support The Wellness Moonshot: A World Free of Preventable Disease has successfully launched with an initial donation of $100,000 from the Richard P. Woltman family. GWI Board of Director Richard P. Woltman, who is chair emeritus of Girard Securities Inc. and a financial industry leader and philanthropist committed to the health and sciences industry, will also act as fundraising…
At a recent press event, GWI researchers further expanded on its 2020 major research report: “Defining the Mental Wellness Economy,” the first study to size and analyze the multi-sector, global mental wellness market. Said Sr. Researcher Ophelia Yeung, “COVID has brought mental health and wellness to the forefront of the global conversation, for obvious reasons. But even before COVID, our mental health situation was grim.…
