Arogya World, a global health non-profit organization, today named 15 progressive companies as Healthy Workplaces for 2018. The companies are recognized for their emphasis on chronic disease prevention in the workplace setting.
Arogya World also recognized 7 companies as Platinum, the highest level of its Healthy Workplace program, bringing the total in this category to 29 companies to date, with a workforce of approximately 750,000 employees. This invitation-only effort recognizes companies for quantitatively tracking employee health, and scores them for leadership and commitment to employee health. In addition, one company is also being recognized as a "Tobacco Free Worksite", bringing the total number to 3 companies to date in this category.
All these leading public and private sector companies, which span across healthcare, IT, manufacturing, consumer goods, energy and infrastructure, will be recognized as Healthy Workplaces in front of their peers and thought leaders on Nov 14, 2018, at Arogya World's annual Healthy Workplace Conference and Award event in Bangalore.
"We are pleased the momentum behind this program is increasing and the workplace is being leveraged as a platform for change," said Nalini Saligram, Founder & CEO, Arogya World. "We congratulate all 2018 Healthy Workplaces. By partnering with us, these winning companies have declared a genuine interest in workplace health, and we look forward to working with more companies to make a real difference in the health trajectory of future generations in India."
Healthy Workplaces 2018
GSK Pharmaceuticals Limited, Nashik
Grasim Industries Ltd. - Epoxy Division , Vilayat
Mahindra Group Corporate Office
GSKCH Corporate Office and Nabha Patiala Plant
Amara Raja - Karakambadi, Tirupati & Nunegundlapalli, Chittoor
Torrent Power Ltd. Sugen Mega Power Project
Bunt Sangha's S.M.Shetty International School & Junior College
Sintex Industries Limited
Sintex - BAPL Limited
Bunt Sangha's S.M.Shetty High School & Junior College
Nuvoco Vistas Corp. Limited
GSK Pharmaceuticals Limited Vemgal
National Hydro Power Corporation Ltd. NHPC
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. Dehradun, ONGC
2018 Platinum Companies
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Automotive Sector
Cyient Limited
Amara Raja - Karakambadi, Tirupati
GSK Consumer Healthcare Limited, Sonepat
Mindtree
The 7 Platinum companies of 2018 are data driven and have shown promising results over the last two years:
28% reduction in smoking or tobacco use
48% increase in employees who exercise regularly
25% reduction in those who had difficulty sleeping
30% reduction in stress
17% increase in those that completed health risk assessments.
3.9% reduction in average recorded blood pressure and more than 14% reduction in triglycerides.
Tobacco Free Worksite
Arogya World's 2018 Tobacco Free Worksite recognition goes to Exide Industries Limited, Hosur, which worked hard to implement a comprehensive and structured series of steps to qualify for this award.
(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)