Signal 46% of global employers projected to make wellbeing foundational by 2027

Summary

GWI's Workplace Wellbeing Initiative reports a projection that by 2027, 46% of employers worldwide will make employee wellbeing a foundation of their human capital strategy. It presents the figure as evidence that organisations are starting to treat healthy longevity as a structural workforce matter. The shift is driven by aging populations and rising retirement ages, which leave employers reliant on workers in mid and late career. The Initiative argues that brain health, muscle strength, metabolic health and stress resilience decide whether people can perform across longer working lives. The projection frames wellbeing as a core strategic investment rather than an optional benefit. The Initiative does not name the source of the projection.