Research In Progress

NEW RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

 

Build Well To Live Well 2.0

Releasing May 2025

In 2018, GWI released Build Well to Live Well, a pioneering report that provided the first-ever global analysis of the rapidly expanding field of wellness real estate. Since that time, and especially in the wake of the pandemic, awareness of the critical linkages between our health and the built environment has exploded and has gone mainstream. In light of these changes and the acceleration of this sector, GWI has decided that it is time for updated research on wellness real estate. This report, to be released in May 2025, will focus on the indisputable business case and wellness case for investing in healthier built environments, will provide updated definitions and core principles for understanding wellness real estate, will provide case studies of wellness real estate across different types of properties and target markets, and will capture the diverse developments in this sector in different country and regional contexts around the world.

 

Wellness Policy Toolkits

Releasing in 2023-2025

GWI’s Wellness Policy Series is a compilation of nine reports, which aim to define wellness policy, articulate why it is needed, and provide a framework and set of strategies for implementing wellness policies across many domains of wellness. In 2023-2025, GWI is releasing a series of Wellness Policy Toolkits, which focus on seven domains of wellness:

Wellness Activities & Lifestyle	Wellness-Supporting Environments
·        Physical activity (released April 2023) ·        Mental wellness (released June 2024) ·        Healthy eating ·        Traditional & complementary medicine	·        Wellness in tourism (released March 2024) ·        Wellness in the built environment ·        Wellness at work

Each toolkit will address both the why and how of wellness policy: What is the rationale and need for wellness policy action in each domain? How can all stakeholders (governments, businesses, communities, nonprofits) take action to address important issues and gaps? For more information, see Wellness Policy Series.