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With this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week theme focusing on the importance of community, it started me thinking about the importance of understanding our workplaces as communities.

Why getting workplace mental health right is a business priority - a welcome addition to the conversation from the World Economic Forum.

We are delighted to announce that the Global Thriving at Work Awards 2025 are now open. 

In our April 2025 newsletter, we explore Standard 5: People Management from the Thriving at Work Framework — highlighting the crucial role managers play in fostering mentally healthy workplaces.

Liberty Duncan, HR Change and Projects Partner  at SMBC and Thriving From The Start Network committee member, shares how to protect wellbeing in face of external events.

A panel discussion which focusses on the question: How to Build a Mentally Healthy Workplace: What works?

Poppy Jaman reflects on what we still need to do for workplace mental health.

With approximately 60% of the world’s population in work, employers have a huge  opportunity to be a part of the solution to the mental health crisis.

Toni Graves, Global Head of Reward and Wellbeing at A&O Shearman, who used the previous version of the Framework to inform their global approach to workplace mental wellbeing said:

MindForward Alliance the organisation transforming workplace mental wellbeing, has launched its newly updatedThriving At Work Framework

We listen to colleagues around the world to understand the nuance of their environment, but also the shared root causes of poor mental health.

Data is a crucial component of our workplace mental health strategy. It helps us to identify the needs, risks and opportunities for improvement.

‘Mind Your Mind’ aims to encourage the sharing of experiences and foster reflection on how to achieve a safe, healthy and balanced workplace.

Support services are categorised to corresponding sections of the mental health continuum, so staff can quickly see the most relevant resources for them.

Involving employees in planning our workplace mental health initiatives has been paramount to our success.

The training helped people recognize the importance or role modelling positive behaviors and attitudes towards mental health and creating a culture of trust.

At our inaugural Global Thriving at Work Awards in May, we celebrated member businesses from across the world for their innovation in, and commitment to, workplace mental health.

This year's Organisational Leadership Award recognised BNY, a US headquartered global bank and financial services corporation, who have shown that prioritising mental health starts at the top. 

Insurance group Grupo Ageas Portugal stood out to the judges with a platform offering training programmes that both address societal needs and combat social exclusion, recognising how this intersects with wellbeing.

Fidelidade, a leading insurance company headquartered in Portugal, has set a benchmark on how businesses can address psychosocial risks in the workplace (things that may affect workers' psychological response to their work and workplace conditions) through an innovative and data-driven approach.

This year's Thriving at Work Early Careers Award recognised transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage firm CTT - Correios de Portugal for their outstanding trainee onboarding programme.

Shaulee Kamal Khan, General Counsel at HSBC Bangladesh is recognised for the work she has done in impacting the wellbeing and diversity landscape across the Asia Pacific region. This includes addressing challenging and often stigmatised subjects, such as heightened suicide risk among women, bankers and legal professionals.

Standard Chartered Singapore impressed the judges with their  holistic approach  to inclusion, combining solid policies with a company culture that prioritises the health,  family  and wellbeing of all employees.

We’re pleased to share the event recording and insights paper from this week's Pledge With Us event: Pledge 6 on How data can measure the impact of workplace mental health initiatives.

We’re pleased to announce that MindForward Alliance, a long-term partner of the GBC, is taking forward the Leadership Pledge to continue to amplify its message and engage leaders globally with this vital agenda.

We are excited to share the outcomes of the Global Thriving at Work Awards 2024.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and reliable individual to provide administrative support to our small, but very busy, training and administration team.

The 2024 Global TAW Awards recognise our Member organisations who are outstanding in one of the six award categories.

The Global Business Collaboration for Better Workplace Mental Health recently convened senior executives from Continental Europe for a leadership Roundtable discussion on the importance of prioritising workplace mental health in the region. Read key insights from the roundtable here.

Entries are now open for our Global Thriving at Work Awards. Members are encouraged to get your nominations in before 26 January 2024 to ensure your organisation is recognised for their innovation and good practice. 

World Wellbeing Movement and MindForward Alliance collaborate to put wellbeing at the heart of decision-making in business.

MindForward Alliance Announces New Global Board and Two New Executive Roles

The City Mental Health Alliance UK changes name to  MindForward   Alliance UK.

MindForward Alliance is delighted to announce that Kumar Kymal will take on the role of Chair of MindForward Alliance US. 

World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is an initiative from the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) taking place on the 10th September annually.

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We are pleased to share the insights paper following our Leadership Pledge webinar focused on Commitment 5 of the Leadership Pledge: My organisation will signpost our people to mental health tools and support they need. 

Last month our leadership campaign The Global Business Collaboration for Better Workplace Mental Health brought together 21 c-suite leaders in Singapore to discuss insights into their leadership in, and personal experience of, addressing mental health in the workplace across Asia Pacific.

The ‘great resignation’ , ‘quiet quitting’ and ‘loud leaving’ are all terms being coined lately to describe workplace trends across the globe as many employees feel stressed and exhausted . Yet, why is this when so many studies support the benefits of good work on not only our individual well-being but of an organisation?  

In this session Dr Brian Marien, Co-Founder of The Positive Group explores why psychological fitness sits at the very heart of the future skills agenda. Brian shows how our understanding of psychological health is undergoing a radical transformation in light of remarkable advances across the brain sciences. These insights, drawn from a large body of robust research, are highlighting the profound impact of workplace culture on health, performance and productivity.

In this fireside chat Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science at University of Oxford and Director of the Wellbeing Research Centre shares how his research has led to new insights in the relationship between happiness and income, productivity, economic growth, and inequality. He discusses the research on what drives employee wellbeing and the implications for businesses in looking after their workforce.

We are delighted to be hiring two roles; a Programme Manager and a Projects and Events Administrator to support our partner organisation The Global Business Collaboration for Better Workplace Mental Health (GBC) achieve its ambitious strategy to advocate for – and accelerate – positive action on workplace mental health globally. 

WHO and ILO call for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work

In an article with the McKinsey Health Institute, Poppy Jaman, CEO of the MindForward Alliance, shares her journey with mental health challenges. 

Today MindForward Alliance launches a new proposition paper ‘Putting the wellbeing of employees into the ‘S’ of your ESG strategy’.

Poppy Jaman reflects on how the World Health Organization  World Mental Health Report  brings us a clear perspective on the challenge our world faces.

We are delighted to announce that MindForward Alliance is the new Partner for  The Global Business Collaboration for Better Workplace Mental Health (GBC)

Introducing MindForward Alliance. A new global chapter from the City Mental Health Alliance which will pioneer workplace wellbeing and mental health best practices globally. This new chapter offers businesses a global membership programme of assessments, events, peer collaboration and workplace toolkits.