Category: NEWS
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Uniting Sectors to Bridge Health and Labour: A call to Action on Workforce Nutrition
On the 23rd May, ahead of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Global Lead for Workforce Nutrition Programme, Dr. Bärbel Weiligmann, along with The Consumer Goods Forum’s Health and Sustainability Director, Sharon Bligh, convened with key representatives from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the…
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Transforming Workplace Diets: Key to Reducing the Surge in Diabetes
The number of adults living with diabetes has more than doubled over the span of 30 years, rising from 7% in 1990 to more than 14% in 2022. An estimated 828 million adults worldwide currently live with diabetes, and if trends continue, this is projected to reach 1.3 billion by 2050. Diabetes is a chronic disease…
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Workforce Nutrition Takes Center Stage at the N4G 2025 Summit
Every four years, the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brings together governments, businesses, NGOs, and other key players to elevate nutrition as a global development priority. At the 2025 edition, hosted by the French Government in Paris on March 27-28, workforce nutrition emerged as a critical topic. Ahead of the main summit, on March 26,…
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Smallholder Farmer Scorecard: A Game-Changer for Workforce Nutrition
In a world where climate change, inequality, conflict, and the COVID-19 pandemic have worsened food insecurity and malnutrition, the pressing question remains: How can we produce more food? While increasing food production is critical, we rarely ask an equally important question: how food and nutrition secure are the very people growing our food? The Reality…
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World Diabetes Day: Breaking Workplace Barrier to Build a Healthier Workforce
Every year on November 14, World Diabetes Day brings a spotlight to diabetes—its impact on our lives, our work, and how we can tackle it together. Diabetes affects millions of employees worldwide, influencing not only their health and wellbeing but also productivity. Diabetes is not only widespread but also costly. According to the American Diabetes…
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???? ATNI’s Access to Nutrition Index confirms: steep rise in providing nutrition support at work
With over half of the world’s population spending a significant portion of their lives at work, the need for workplace-driven nutrition initiatives has never been clearer. The Access to Nutrition Initiative’s Global Index 2024 highlights notable progress in workforce nutrition efforts globally, particularly by the top food manufacturers. Yet, there remains significant potential for more companies to…
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The Workforce Nutrition Alliance Progress Review 2023
In its fourth year, the Workforce Nutrition Alliance (WNA), launched by The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), has made significant strides towards its goal of reaching three million employees in organisations and supply chains by 2025 and over ten million by 2030. We are proud nutrition programmes have…
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Workforce Nutrition at the 5th Global Food Security Conference
Evert-jan Quak from the Institute of Development Studies recently presented at the 5th Global Food Security Conference in Leuven, held from April 9-12, 2024. His presentation, titled “The business case for workforce nutrition initiatives to enhance the role of private sector actors for demand-side food system change,” emphasized the critical role of workforce nutrition programs…
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A ladder of strategies to improve employee’s health
If you are reading this article, you are in good company, as it means you are among one of the growing number of organisations committed to workforce wellness. Suppose you have embarked on an employee health and wellbeing programme already. In that case, you will likely then agree that being committed to seeing positive outcomes…
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Embarking on new frontiers: reflections on a nourishing journey with GAIN and the Workforce Nutrition Alliance
By Mirjam Kneepkens – As I bid adieu to a great chapter in my life as Senior Associate for Workforce Nutrition at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and – of course – to fantastic colleagues, to take on my new role as Nutrition & Health Manager at ofi,I want to share some reflections…