Home / Wellbeing

Wellbeing

Researchers develop a ‘green’ office to understand how nature improves workers’ health

A team of biophilia experts at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) have developed a ‘green’ office with more than 20 plants and a green wall in order to monitor whether, and in what ways, people working among greenery develop improved health. ...

Read More »

Global WELL adoption experiences unprecedented growth

The global shift toward people-first places has fuelled a 12-fold increase in WELL since 2020—now shaping roughly $2 trillion in assets. Global growth and adoption of the International WELL Building Institute’s (IWBI) WELL Building Standard (WELL) has surged to more ...

Read More »

XDanu secures Ireland’s first-ever WELL Coworking Rating for The Freight Building

XDanu, a leader in experience-led, wellness-first coworking spaces, has secured the WELL Coworking Rating for Ground Floor of the Freight Building in Dublin, the first certification of its kind in Ireland. Launched in October 2024 by the International WELL Building ...

Read More »

Gleeds awarded Best Workplaces for Wellbeing status for third year 

The international property and construction consultancy has been named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ for Wellbeing for the third time, ranking 25th out of 50 businesses in the Super Large category. Compiled by Great Place to Work®, the global ...

Read More »

Hydrating smarter: Why facilities managers are turning to plastic free solutions like Aquablu

Today, facility managers are under pressure to find smart ways to reduce costs, improve sustainability and support staff wellbeing. One easy place to make a big impact is something we all use every day – water. Bottled water and basic ...

Read More »

Sustainability on tap

Joel Wille, Senior Product and Innovation Manager at Zip Water, on how sustainability and wellbeing are combined by ensuring staff have access to high-quality drinking water Facilities managers are no longer just concerned with meeting safety and compliance targets but ...

Read More »

Perception of negative impact of work on wellbeing remains high, despite improvements in job quality

A quarter of UK workers – an estimated 8.5 million people – feel their jobs have a negative impact on their mental health (25 per cent) or physical health (24 per cent). This is according to the CIPD Good Work ...

Read More »

Axil, Veolia and The Momentum Group recognised as Best Places to Work

Axil, Veolia and The Momentum Group have all been recognised in The Sunday Times’ Best Places to Work 2025. The awards celebrate organisations with the highest employee engagement and wellbeing levels, as measured by the in-depth employee surveys carried out ...

Read More »

Elior UK launches workplace catering brand focused on wellness and innovation

Elior UK has launched its new UK-wide workplace catering brand – Elior at Work. Grounded in fresh market insights, the brand places a heightened emphasis on quality, sustainability, and wellbeing to transform everyday workplace dining into a more mindful and ...

Read More »

World FM Day: Global FM Awards honour IWFM nominees LGIM and FM Partners for wellbeing initiative

The Global FM Awards of Excellence 2025 has recognised Legal and General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) and FM Partners with a silver award for exceptional achievement as the sector marks World FM Day. Nominated by the Institute of Workplace and ...

Read More »