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The World’s Best Healthy Workplaces Unveiled in Bergamo

Posted on 8th September 20188th September 2018 by Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces

6^th Global Healthy Workplace Awards Summit, Bergamo, 6-7 September

This year’s best employers for having an exceptional and globally recognised healthy workplace programme were announced at the 6^th Global Healthy Workplace Summit in partnership with ATS Bergamo, which took place at the Ex-Monastero di Sant’Agostino, University of Bergamo, Italy, 6-7 September 2018.

The winners were:

Small and Medium-sized category: AB May, USA
Large Enterprise category: Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil
Multinational category: Lendlease, Australia

The runners up in the prestigious global Awards programme were: VitaS (Belgium), National Environment Agency (Singapore), Flight Centre Travel Group (Australia).

The winning programmes illustrate and highlight the importance of integrated approaches to workplace health which includes occupational health, psychosocial risk management, wellness and the role of enterprises in communities can lead to enhanced productivity, reduced absenteeism and improved employee morale and motivation, as well as return on investment.

The gathering of business leaders and investors from over 20 countries at the world heritage site of Bergamo further illustrates the growing importance given to the necessity health and wellness has on business productivity. The Summit also saw the Healthy Investments Statement update as well as the awarding of our newly certified companies on stage: Sanofi US, Pan American Energy, Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, Rulmeca, Evoca and Alfa Laval.

“Bergamo helped make this an exceptional summit. There has been growing expansion both of awareness and sophistication in workplace health across all sectors and in most parts of the world. It was an honour to have such esteemed guests at our 6^th Summit including, WHO, World Bank, OECD and many other great contributors,” said Tommy Hutchinson, Co-founder of the Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces.

Previous annual Awards & Summits took place in London, Shanghai, Florianopolis, Washington D.C. and Singapore. For more information on the Bergamo Summit, click here.

To become a globally certified healthy workplace – apply for certification, click here.

To learn how to create a healthy workplace with our online course, click here.

Occupational Health, Wellbeing and Investors Podcast with UNPRI

Posted on 23rd August 201828th August 2018 by Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces

How investors can promote health and well-being in the workplace

Wolf Kirsten (Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces) joins PRI’s Bettina Reinboth to discuss the role investors can play to promote workplace health and well-being. They explore the relationship between corporate good practices in promoting health and well-being and financial performance, and the indicators investors can use to assess companies’ performance in this space.

Listen to the Podcast on UNPRI, click here!

6th Global Healthy Workplace Awards & Summit Agenda, Bergamo, Italy

Posted on 6th July 201816th July 2018 by Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces

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Summit Agenda as of 6th July 2018 | For latest agenda click here!

Thursday AM – September 6, 2018 – Roundtable

9:00am – 13:00 Roundtable of the Global Alliance (invitation only)

Thursday PM – September 6, 2018 – Global Summit

13:00 Registration

14:00 Welcome
Chair: Wolf Kirsten, Co-Director, GCHW
Mara Azzi, General Drector of ATS Bergamo
Remo Morzenti Pellegrini, Rector of the University of Bergamo
Health Ministry of Lombardy Region
The Mayor of the City of Bergamo
Video from Bergamo Industrial Union
Prof. Giuseppe Masanotti, ENWHP & Italian WHP Network

14:45 Keynote Address
Chair: Prof. Caterina Rizzi, University of Bergamo
Preventing Non-Communicable Disease via the Workplace Setting
Dr. Faten Ben Abdelaziz, World Health Organization

15:30 Break

16:00 Delivering Innovative SME Healthy Workplace Programmes
Chair: Giuseppe Masanotti, University of Perugia
Edith Clarke, FZ Safety & Health Centre, Ghana
BK Sim, Health Promotion Board Singapore
Karl Kuhn, European Network for Workplace Health Promotion
Marco Cremaschini & Marinella Valoti, Health Protection Agency Bergamo

17:30 Closing Remarks
Roberto Moretti, ATS Bergamo

Friday – September 7, 2018 – Global Summit

8.15 – 8:45 Briefing on Certification Programme (Optional)

9:00 Delivering Wellbeing through Artificial Intelligence
Chair: Tommy Hutchinson, Co-Director, GCHW
Mairi Johnson, Babylon Health, UK
Shawn Mobley, Optum IQ, USA tbc

10:10 Engaging Investors for Healthy Workplaces
Chair: Wolf Kirsten, GCHW
Bettina Reinboth, UNPRI
Patricio Marquez, World Bank
Fund Manager / Investor tbc

11:20 Break

11:45 Creating Healthy Workplaces: Success Factors and Innovative Elements
Chair: Prof. Bob Karch, American University, Washington, DC
Wolf Kirsten, GCHW
Stephen Bevan, Institute of Employment Studies

12.45 Recognition of Organisations Certified as “Healthy Workplace”

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Awards finalist presentations – small and medium-sized enterprises

15:00 Awards finalist presentations – large enterprises

16:00 Break

16:30 Awards finalist presentations – multinational enterprises

17:30 Future Activities of GCHW
Tommy Hutchinson, Co-Director, Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces

Cultural entertainment

17:50 Global Awards Ceremony 2018 Winners

Followed by Closing Reception Celebrating the 2018 Winners & Finalists

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2018 Global Healthy Workplace Awards Finalists Selected

Posted on 25th June 201825th June 2018 by Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces

Finalists will present their healthy workplace programmes at the 6th Global Healthy Workplace Awards & Summit on 6-7 September 2018 in Italy.

The six finalists for the 6th Global Healthy Workplace Awards and Summit have been selected. The 2018 Awards Finalists are:

SME Category
AB May (USA)
VitaS (Belgium)

Large Category
Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz (Brazil)
National Environment Agency (Singapore)

Multinational Category
Lendlease (Australia)
Flight Centre Travel Group (Australia)

The finalists will present their programme at the Bergamo summit for the chance to win recognition as the company with the best workplace health programme across the globe (one in each category will be declared winner).

The Global Healthy Workplace Awards enable employers to benchmark their programs to the global standard and celebrate their outstanding achievement in promoting a safe and healthy work environment complementary to the business performance of the organisation. The Awards enable winners to distinguish themselves as an employer-of-choice when attracting new talent or in retaining existing employees. The quality of applications was exceptionally high with this year being the most arguably the most competitive with the judges having considerable difficulty in selecting the final six.

The Global Healthy Workplace Awards Summit brings together leaders in global health and well-being. It is organised by the Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces which is co-owned by Wolf Kirsten International Health Consulting and i-genius. The Awards launched in April 2013 with its first global Awards Summit taking place in London, 2013 followed by Shanghai, 2014, Florianopolis, 2015, Washington, DC, 2016, and Singapore, 2017.

The 6^th Global Healthy Workplace Awards Summit is hosted in partnership with the Health Protection Agency of Bergamo. Bergamo is a wonderful historic city and a UNESCO World Heritage site, approximately 40 km from Milan. Bringing together leaders in global health and well-being for the advancement of workplace health, the 6th Global Summit promises to be an exciting event.

The Summit will follow a half day Global Alliance Roundtable (invitation only) on 6th September, which is co-hosted by the GCHW and FIESC/SESI.

For more information and to book tickets visit: https://www.globalhealthyworkplace.org/event/6th-global-healthy-workplace-summit-bergamo-2018/

Global Healthy Workplace Certification Supports Cesvi NGO Myanmar Project

Posted on 17th April 201811th September 2018 by Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces

The Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces (GCHW) will give 50% of certification fees to NGO Myanmar project CESVI from Italian companies upon being successfully recognised as a certified employer.

The goal of Cesvi’s intervention in Myanmar in the health sector is to reduce mortality, suffering and problems related to the health of the communities, guaranteeing everyone the widest possible access to basic services. Cesvi (cooperazione e sviluppo/cooperation and development) is one of the biggest humanitarian organizations in Italy. Founded in 1985 and has about 30 offices all over the world.

The Certification Program is designed for organisations implementing programs that excel in the creation of healthy workplaces. Both the award and certification allow employers to compare and benchmark their programs to the global standard and, if successful, to celebrate their achievement and to distinguish themselves as an employer-of-choice when seeking to attract new talent or retain existing employees. With an emphasis on both universal relevance and adaptability to local conditions, the Program demonstrates an employer‘s focus on promoting a safe and healthy work environment and the health of its employees.

The Global Healthy Workplace Certification is granted to organisations whose programmes excel in the provision of workplace health and wellbeing.

To find out more about the GCHW Certification Program, to apply and make payment visit: https://www.globalhealthyworkplace.org/global-healthy-workplace-certification/