(Photo: Shutterstock)
As corporations enhance their efforts around environmental, social and governance issues, the S in ESG – the human impact of business activities – is increasingly starting to include how employers are impacting workers' mental health and well-being.
So says Paula Allen, senior vice president and global leader, research and total wellbeing at LifeWorks, a provider of digital and in-person wellbeing solutions based in Toronto. Allen discusses the growing importance of mental health in conversations around ESG, why boards and investors are pushing businesses to take into account the wellbeing of their employees – and take-aways for HR leaders to prepare for this new reality in the post-pandemic world.
Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to BenefitsPRO, part of your ALM digital membership.
Your access to unlimited BenefitsPRO content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
