Supporting organisations to create mentally well workplaces.
Currently
1 in 5
Australian workers currently experience a mental health condition.
State of Workplace Mental Health in Australia. Melbourne: Beyond Blue.
Australian businesses lose
$6.5B
each year by failing to provide early intervention/treatment for employees with mental health conditions.
Mental Health Fact Sheet: Mental Health and Employment, MHCA
On average, an ROI of
2.3x
can be expected on every dollar invested in creating a mentally healthy workplace.
(Creating a mentally healthy workplace: Return on investment analysis. Melbourne: Beyond Blue.)
The stakes for people and business have never been higher, but workplaces that choose to prioritise the mental wellbeing of their people can reap the benefits.
Every dollar spent creating a mentally healthy workplace can, on average, result in a positive return on investment of $2.30. (Creating a mentally healthy workplace, Beyond Blue).
Additionally, organisations with a positive approach to mental health and safety have increased productivity, improved worker engagement and are better able to recruit and retain talented people. (Heads up Initiative: Employer of Choice Study).
However, the return on investment is not only a net good for business, but can literally save and improve lives.
The B Well Coalition exists to support organisations to create mentally well workplaces.
The Coalition actions a range of initiatives year-to-year helping organisations to uncover data and insights, share emergent best practice, and foster a community of leadership and collaboration.
The B Well Coalition is part of the B Team Australasia—a regional organisation that actively works with CEOs and leadership teams to enhance how they impact people and the planet. Through coalitions and initiatives, the B Team Australasia tackles complex, global challenges like climate change, mental wellbeing in the workplace, the future of artificial intelligence, and the future of leadership.
Organisations that have contributed and participated in the Coalition include:
100% Human at Work
Citi
Crescent Capital Partners
Downer
Ipsos
Light Warrior
NSW Ministry of Health
Ramsey Health Care
Resolution Capital
Scentre
Schneider Electric
Sims Ltd.
Sonder
TPG Telecom
TeamGage
Telstra
Unilever
Wanderlust
Whispir
Worley
The B Well Coalition’s program of work is built on three strategic priorities: Data and insights, community of leadership, and resources and support.
These strategic priorities help foster workplace culture that support positive mental wellbeing which, in turn, underpin a thriving workplace.
IMPACT
Thriving workplaces that are powered by people experienceing positive mental wellbeing.
OUTCOMES
Workplace culture that support positive mental wellbeing.
INPUT
Data and insights
INPUT
Community of leadership
INPUT
Data and insights
CARMEL MONAGHAN
CEO (Australia) · Ramsay Health Care
GILLIAN CAGNEY
President (Australia & NZ) · Worley
GARETH O’REILLY
President (Pacific) · Schneider Electric / Fletcher Building
LYNETTE MAYNE
Executive Chair · The B Team Australasia
VAL MOSLEY
Director (Operations) · The B Team Australasia
LEE CROCKFORD
Director · The B Well Coalition
"Our State of Mind" is Australia's only nationally benchmarked study into mental wellbeing culture in the workplace.
In collaboration with lead research partner, Ipsos Australia, Our State of Mind is a revolutionary, validated approach to understand the drivers of mental wellbeing in the workplace.
The project is divided into two distinct phases:
· Phase 1 · National study
· Phase 2 · Company benchmarking
After the successful 2023 launch of the inaugural study, Our State of Mind now looks to rapidly scale in 2024 and is eager to collaborate with partners interested in demonstrably improving mental wellbeing in the workplace.
PHASE 1 · NATIONAL STUDY
Phase 1 is a national panel study with a sample of c. N=5,000 people. Participation is specifically weighted to be representative of the Australian workforce.
To build on the quality of 2023 data, the 2024 study will also include greater granularity on industry and sector.
This phase culminates in a public, national report that also tracks shifts in wellbeing culture between years.
Timeline: c. May–August 2024
PHASE 2 · COMPANY BENCHMARKING
After the national study, Phase 2 allows organisations to participate in their own private survey with results benchmarked against the national study.
With privacy and anonymity of participants baked into the study, organisations can expect robust, highly detailed insights.
High-performing organisations are subsequently invited to share their best-practice initiatives as both a celebration of achievement and as an opportunity for other organisations to learn from.
Timeline: c. October–December 2024
If you want to understand the wellbeing culture of your organisation, then register for your own benchmarking survey.
Individual reports start at $5,000 and include project management, data collection and cleaning, and reporting.
Sponsorship is the ultimate way to support Our State of Mind and grow the nation's understanding of mental wellbeing culture in the workplace.
Major sponsors of $50k or more will be co-branded across all Our State of Mind marketing and assets—seen by thousands of Australians, businesses, governments, and charities.
We are an initiative of The B Team Australasia and are delighted to be partnering with market research experts Ipsos Australia.
ABN 32 640 334 005
The B Well Coalition acknowledges the traditional owners across the various lands on which we operate—paying respects to elders past and present.
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