CCLA has been leading engagement initiatives on mental wellbeing since 2019. Our aim is to encourage best practice in protecting employee mental health and to bridge the gap between companies and investors.
The Covid-19 pandemic has provided a new sense of urgency to our mental health programme, having had such a significant impact on everyday life, corporate profitability and the economy. The Office of National Statistics found that in Britain alone, by June 2020 almost 1 in 5 adults were likely to be experiencing some form of depression, doubling from around 1 in 10 in March.
Although mental health is becoming an increasingly common topic of everyday life, our research indicates that it continues to be a difficult subject for companies and their employees. In the corporate world, stigma still exists, and whilst there are pockets of great practice within organisations, there is an absence of a serious structural attempt to treat corporate responsibility for mental health as seriously as physical health and safety.
Companies that prioritise employee well​being will set themselves apart.
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