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Healthy Diets for Tea Communities: Programme impact in Assam, Kenya, and Malawi
In 2021, more than 3.1 billion people in the world – or 42 per cent of the global population – were unable to afford a healthy diet. Tea workers and farmers, predominantly women, often contend with high rates of malnutrition due to diets lacking essential nutrients. Healthy Diets for Tea Communities is a public-private collaboration…
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Integrating workforce nutrition into ESG reporting
Reporting on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues is becoming increasingly important for companies. Soft-law and voluntary initiatives around ESG and sustainability are being replaced by hard-law reporting requirements, making it mandatory for companies to disclose their sustainability efforts. It is important to remember that ESG reporting is not the end in itself, even when…
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Workforce Nutrition Programmes in Hybrid Working environments: Strategies to design a healthy workforce
Developed by the Workforce Nutrition Alliance, this document aims to highlight the simplicity of implementing WFN solutions into a hybrid context and provides examples of practical strategies within the four pillars of WFN programs: Healthy Food at Work, Nutrition Education, Nutrition Focused Health Checks, and Breastfeeding Support. By implementing these strategies, employers can prioritize employee…
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Providing healthier and sustainable meals for canteen settings: a practical guide for selecting your catering provider
The Workforce Nutrition Alliance developed this practical checklist to help companies make an informed decision when selecting the best nutrition and sustainability-conscious catering provider for their organisation. This comprehensive checklist is divided into four key sections: ‘Menu options,’ ‘Nudging,’ ‘Portion control,’ and ‘Food safety’, with the aim to simplify the selection process by highlighting the…
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Existing workforce nutrition policies in Bangladesh can be improved – Latest “GAIN Policy Brief” lists ten concrete opportunities to excel
In recent years, Bangladesh has piloted a number of workforce nutrition interventions that have generated significant interest among manufacturing organisations as well as global buyers, especially in the Ready-Made Garments (RMG) sector. Improved action in the policy arena could help start existing workforce nutrition programmes, or scale up existing schemes, and contribute to addressing the…
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CASE STUDY BOOKLETThe Workforce Nutrition Alliance, whose partners are the CGF and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), has published a Case Study Booklet where ten companies, including Google and Unilever, have demonstrated their goals and achievements in workforce nutrition programmes. With this report, we hope to inspire companies to leverage the workplace to bring access…