Our Point of View

Maintain, Don’t Gain During the Holidays

What influences the foods you throw into your grocery cart or what your shopping list looks like? Does it depend on how hungry you are at the time? Who you are shopping with? It is likely a combination of factors. According to newly released research, it also depends on the season. A study from RAND...

Cary Conway and Adriana Selwyn | Dec 15, 2016
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Impact

Mandela Day: Making a Difference

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” – Nelson Mandela  In 2009, the United Nations General Assembly declared July 18 as Nelson Mandela International Day in commemoration...

Gugu McLaren, Sustainability Strategy, Discovery | Jul 18, 2016
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Impact, New Research

Health: The New Driver of Business Value

Revenues, profits, and cash flows: These are common concerns for chief financial officers (CFO) conducting business across sectors and geographies. Historically, workforce health has not featured among the top concerns for CFOs and other C-Suite executives, including the chief executive officer (CEO) or chief operating officer (COO). For many companies, this is changing. Workforce health...

Brett Tromp, Chief Financial Officer, Discovery Health | Jun 30, 2016
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Making Healthy Diets Affordable

Nineteenth century writer Virginia Woolf famously noted, “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well.” An unhealthy diet– is associated with four of the top ten risk factors that lead to premature death and is one of the main drivers of rising healthcare costs. Public health specialists have spent...

Gabriela Seplovich and Adriana Selwyn | Feb 2, 2016
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