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As an employer aiming to promote healthier food choices among your employees, it’s essential to approach this initiative with a thoughtful and empathetic strategy. Here are a few ideas we’ve shared with Masterclass participants to help promote behaviour change among their employees. Not all ideas will be suitable for every organisation. Choose the ones that…

If you are still wondering whether you should join the upcoming Workforce Nutrition Alliance (WNA) Masterclass that kicks off on September 18th 2024, continue reading. We’ve rounded up some of the highlights from participants in our two 2023 cohorts and their experiences with the programme: Dr. Adeline Pretorius from the University of Pretoria, South AfricaPretorius…

The Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) recently presented the results of the India Index 2023, evaluating the performance of the 20 largest Indian food and beverage manufacturers, collectively representing approximately 36% of total sales of packaged foods and beverages in the country. ATNI’s index methodology used 58 indicators across seven categories. The workforce nutrition category…

The Gender Benchmark 2023, by the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA), reveals that despite some selective progress in terms of maternity leave policies, there is a pressing need for swift and fundamental action on gender inequality.   The Gender Benchmark 2023 ranked 112 of the world’s largest apparel and food and agriculture companies, on their responsibility…

The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) ‘s 2023 Food and Agriculture Benchmark measures and ranks 350 of the world’s most influential food and agriculture companies on their contributions to transforming our global Food System to ensure the sector is held accountable for its impact. The companies are measured against 46 indicators in four overarching categories. Workforce Nutrition (C5) is…

A recent study conducted by GAIN’s Christina Nyhus Dhillon and Flaminia Ortenzi, analysed the potential effects of workforce nutrition programmes on nutrition, health and business outcomes. The research focused on the workplace as an important but underutilised opportunity to address malnutrition in all its forms, which can result in significant gains in productivity and potential,…

This benchmark measures and ranks 350 of the world’s most influential food and agriculture companies on their contributions to transforming our global Food System. The companies are measured against 46 indicators in four overarching categories. Workforce Nutrition (C5) is one of the six indicators within the Nutrition category. Key changes of C5 entail the inclusion of the supply…

In its third year, the Workforce Nutrition Alliance, launched by The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), achieved several milestones in its endeavours to reach three million employees in organisations and supply chains by 2025 and over ten million by 2030. Bärbel Weiligmann, Lead Workforce Nutrition at the Global…

By Eva Kritharelli – At the Workforce Nutrition Alliance (WNA), we’re currently evaluating the results of our endeavours over the past twelve months and taking stock. We will publish the outcome of our review very soon. This year’s annual review is a very special undertaking for me. It is the third assessment cycle since we…

There is growing momentum for national companies in Bangladesh to improve workforce nutrition.    More than 60 executive leaders from industries such as fish hatcheries, agro-food processing, dock and shipyards, frozen food processing, and seafood were invited, by Khaled Mamun Chawdhury, Director General of the Department of Labour, to attend the first official meeting of the…