Roberto Di Bernardini, CHRO at Danone, participated in the first ‘Ask The Expert’ Series of the year, a follow-up to the Employee Wellbeing Campaign, which is part of The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) ambition to accelerate industry action on employee health wellbeing.
As part of the launch of the Acceleration Areas, CEOs and C-Suite level executives have volunteered to share their tips, tricks and insights with the industry on how they prioritise people and planet both personally and in their business.
Sharon Bligh, the CGF’s Director of Health and Sustainability, moderated the interactive session, which delved into what wellbeing means to Roberto personally and why it’s important for business.
“Wellbeing is a holistic concept – it encompasses not just physical wellbeing but also mental and financial. Nowadays employee wellbeing programmes are not just a nice-to-have for business, it’s a must.” – Roberto Di Bernardini, Chief Human Resources Officer at Danone.
Roberto drew upon data from a McKinsey Health Institute business study in March 2024, which concluded that improving employee health and wellbeing could create between $3.7- $11.7 trillion in economic value, and increase global GDP between 4-12% by investing in employee health & wellbeing in all economies.
With Danone’s mission to bring health through food to as any people as possible, Roberto highlighted the company’s holistic wellbeing programme “Be Well by Dan’Cares” which includes three aspects:
The session closed with questions from the audience and a discussion around the practical aspects of what keeps employees happy and well through tailor-made benefits and flexibility, as well as fostering good relationships between managers, their employees and leaders.
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