CORPORATE WELL-BEING

Why companies are starting to care

There is a growing body of evidence that proves that the performance of a company is directly linked to the well-being of its employees. Since most people spend the majority of their waking hours at work, it is only logical that the workplace should be a point of wellbeing for employees.

Numerous international companies that have implemented workplace health programs can attest to the fact that employee well-being is good for business. Efforts to improve employee well-being have shown the following benefits:

Lowering employee risk of chronic disease
Saving the business money by reducing health-related expenses and limiting absence and disability.
Increased worker morale and work relations
Improved worker productivity.
Improved financial results of the company

Studies conducted at some of the world’s leading corporations, such as General Motors, Johnson & Johnson, Proctor & Gamble, and Chevron have demonstrated that well-being programs can be cost-beneficial – they can save more money than they cost, thus producing a positive return on investment. A recent study that compared the programs of ten Fortune 500 companies found that the median ROI was $3 in benefits for every dollar spent.

Companies have discovered that water coolers are one of the simplest and most cost-effective methods of providing well-being at work. The importance of water to general health is well known, yet many people do not drink enough. Studies show that employees with access to a water cooler significantly increase their consumption, and their health as a result.

Dr. Nathalie
Jacquelin-Ravel

Specialist
in Micro-nutrition and work-place health

Genolier, Switzerland

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What workers say about their drinking habits:
- 86% of respondents believe that they should be drinking 5 or more glasses of water a day, yet only 13% are.
- 46% of respondents are drinking only 1 or 2 glasses of water a day at work.
- 64% of companies reported that men don’t drink as much water at work as women; instead they drink coffee, tea and soft drinks.

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