Business in the Community launches Healthy Eating Toolkit

Today Business Action on Health launched the first in a series of unique practical tools and step by step guides, to provide UK employers with practical advice on how to integrate health and wellbeing into their organisation.

Health and wellbeing needs to be an integral part of business strategy. This is why BITC is campaigning for 75% of FTSE 100 companies to publicly report on workplace health by 2011.  By launching these tools we hope to provide HR and business directors with the necessary utensils to take action and enjoy a positive impact on their bottomline.

Developed in partnership with the HR consultancy Towers Perrin and created by the Food & Drink Federation in partnership with BITC, the Healthy Eating Toolkit draws on the collective experience of companies such as Cadbury, Kellogg and Tate & Lyle. It has been created by employers for employers, providing examples of best practice and explaining the business case for promoting healthy eating amongst employees. This is the first in a series of topic-specific toolkits to be launched by BITC, supplementing the Towers Perrin Workplace Action Pack.

The Towers Perrin Healthy Workplace Action Pack, launched in  October, offers a simple 12 step approach for any employer wanting to create a healthier workforce. A key element of this is healthy eating, where currently just one in ten employers provide healthy food options and advice.

Business Action on Health research 

These tools follow research from the Business Action on Health campaign showing that six in ten workers would consider quitting companies who fail to address health and wellbeing, and eight in ten say employers' attitudes towards health are an important factor when making a decision about a job. Despite the economic downturn, employee health and wellbeing is emerging as a key weapon in the corporate battle for talent. BITC's latest Corporate Responsibility Index, benchmarking responsible business, shows that businesses are increasingly responding to health and well being. with seven out of ten taking action.

The Business Action on Health campaign

The Business Action on Health campaign is a new business-led campaign developed by Business in the Community, to help companies get a better understanding of how to promote health and wellbeing in their organisations, to benefit their employees and their business.

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