The Impact of Extreme Heat on the Wellness Industry: The Winners and Losers  By Thierry Malleret, economist THE RISING FISCAL COST OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS  The relentless sequence of heat waves in Europe makes it plain: extreme weather events are becoming a structural fiscal issue. At the beginning of August, the direct cost of the wildfires in the five worst-hit European countries had already surpassed nearly $3.5 billion, a…
Workplace Wellbeing Initiative Introduces a New Strategic Framework for Advancing Employee Wellbeing Developed by members of the Workplace Wellbeing Initiative Employers are dealing with a workforce under real strain. Burnout, disconnection, and rising mental health risks are cutting into performance, and the biggest opportunity for most organizations is treating wellbeing as an investment, not just a cost to contain. The number that matters more is…
September 15, 2026, 9AM-10AM ET | Hosted by GWI Aging Well Initiative Description: The wellness industry is investing heavily in younger consumers while one of the world’s largest, fastest-growing, and most economically powerful consumer groups remains dramatically underserved. Adults 60+ control a significant share of global consumer spending, yet they continue to be overlooked, misunderstood, and often misrepresented by brands across the wellness ecosystem.…
Psychological Health Is Health and Safety: A Human Sustainability Approach Author: Emily Pearson, Founder, CEO and Author It is a question that deserves far more attention than it gets: if employers have had a duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of employees for decades, why has work-related stress sat so far outside mainstream health and safety practice? It is not a small question,…
Across Africa and its diaspora, a growing calendar of wellness retreats, festivals and gatherings is creating space for rest, reconnection, healing, movement and the sharing of traditional and contemporary wellbeing practices.These African wellness retreats and festivals sit within a rapidly growing global wellness tourism economy but they are not simply Africa catching up to a global market. They are knowledge-led rather than amenity-led, organised by…
Women’s Hormones Across the Lifespan October 13, 2026 | 7PM ET | Hosted by GWI Lifestyle Medicine Initiative REGISTER NOW Description: The Global Wellness Summit’s #1 trend for 2026 — “Women Get Their Own Lane in Longevity”— marks a watershed moment for gender-specific health. The trend identifies the ovary as “command central” for women’s aging and reframes hormone replacement therapy not as symptom management but…
