Culture of Health for Business (COH4B)
Developed by a group of leading companies, nonprofits (including the Global Reporting Initiative) and academia, in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Culture of Health for Business (COH4B) is a framework for the actions companies can take to manage their impact on health of employees, families and communities.
Included below are the practices and activities, such as productivity, brand and financial performance, that lead to both positive and negative business outcomes. Ultimately these activities could be grouped into 16 business practices, each within the control of business, that are measurable and supportive of performance tracking and disclosure, and of interest to the investment community.
The links in the “Report location” column direct to the pages where the related information can be found throughout this website.
For more information on the COH4B framework, please visit the GRI website.
| Culture of Health Business Practices (COHBPs) | Description | Report location |
|---|---|---|
| Strategic | ||
| Health culture | Promoting an organizational culture of health | Our Response to COVID‑19Employee Wellbeing |
| Responsible corporate political activity | Activity that shapes public policy or public opinion | Public PolicyTransparency Disclosures |
| Responsible marketing practices | Commitments to responsible marketing | Sales & Marketing PracticesEngaging with Health Care ProfessionalsDirect-to-Consumer Advertising |
| Policies & Benefits | ||
| Health promotion and wellness | Providing health promotion and wellness programs | Employee Wellbeing Compensation & Benefits |
| Paid family and medical leave | Allowing employees to earn pay while away attending to illness, a family member or newborn | Compensation & Benefits |
| Health insurance | Providing employer-based health insurance | Employee Wellbeing Compensation & Benefits |
| Equality, diversity and impartiality | Managing inequality, discrimination and diversity, including disability | Global Diversity & Inclusion Human Rights |
| Financial literacy | Providing financial literacy resources | Employee Wellbeing |
| Workforce & Operations | ||
| Work time | Managing working hours, schedules and schedule control | Compensation & Benefits |
| Job security | Managing job insecurity | Compensation & Benefits |
| Pay practices | Managing wage policies, minimum wages, wage satisfaction | Compensation & Benefits |
| Occupational health and safety | Mandatory and voluntary occupational health and safety | Employee Safety |
| Physical environment | Managing air quality, lighting, green buildings, health promotion attempts through the built environment | Climate Change & Energy Use EHS Management & Compliance |
| Community | ||
| Community environmental impacts | Managing the environmental impacts of company operations on communities | Climate Change & Energy Use Water Use Product Stewardship Air Emissions Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Waste Management EHS Management & Compliance |
| Social capital and cohesion | Encouraging links, shared values and understanding | Employees Overview Engaging Our Employees Employee Wellbeing |
| Community involvement | Investments in programs to benefit communities, including disaster response and recovery | Supporting Our Communities Philanthropy Social Investments Addressing Barriers to Health MSD for Mothers Impact Investing Engaging Our Employees |
