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The Great Indoors | The Journey to Achieving Greater Sustainability Starts with Well-being

In another interview with Tarkett, a sustainable design company, SHINE’s Executive Director, Eileen McNeely explores the intersection of well-being and sustainability and shares how we at SHINE measure well-being. Over the past few months, we’ve seen a monumental shift in mindset which means sustainability is circling back to where it belongs: centre stage. The pressure is now on businesses, like never before, to take corporate social responsibility and deliver real…

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Harvard Gazette | 2020 New paper looks at sexual harassment of flight crews

In the latest paper from the Harvard Chan Sustainability and Health Initiative for Netpositive Enterprise (SHINE) program titled “Work, Gender, and Sexual Harassment on the Frontlines of Commercial Travel: A Cross-Sectional Study of Flight Crew Well-Being,” researchers examined the scale and scope of experience of sexual harassment at work among male and female flight attendants. The paper was published in The International Journal of Aerospace Psychology and lead by researchers…

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HSPH News | Flight attendants face significant amount of sexual harassment on the job

Sexual harassment appears to be a significant and underreported problem among both female and male flight attendants, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study, which was published August 17, 2020 in the International Journal of Aerospace Psychology, looked at data from 8,700 flight attendants from North America (U.S. and Canada) and 1,887 from the United Kingdom who took part in the Flight Attendant…

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New Paper on Work, Gender, and Sexual Harassment in Commercial Air Travel

In the latest paper titled Work, Gender, and Sexual Harassment on the Frontlines of Commercial Travel: A Cross-Sectional Study of Flight Crew Well-Being in Aerospace Psychology, researchers Dorota Weziak-Białowolska, Piotr Białowolski, Irina Mordukhovich and Eileen McNeely examined the scale and scope of experience of sexual harassment at work among male and female flight attendants. The data the research team examined represented the perception and prevalence of sexual harassment related to…

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Tarkett Joins SHINE Community of Supporters

The Sustainability and Health Initiative for Netpositive Enterprise (SHINE) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is pleased to announce that Tarkett has joined the SHINE community of corporate supporters. “We are thrilled that Tarkett has joined the SHINE ‘living laboratory’ network of companies aiming to discover and understand new ways to positively impact the health of people and planet throughout their business value chain,” says SHINE Co-Founder…

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New Paper on the impact of workplace harassment and domestic violence on work outcomes in the developing world

Researchers at SHINE, Dorota Weziak-Bialowolska, Piotr Bialowolski, and Eileen McNeely, just published a new paper on the impact of workplace harassment and domestic violence on work outcomes in the developing world. Some of the highlights include: Workplace harassment (WH) affects withdrawal from work, work attitudes and work quality. Domestic violence (DV) is a significant stressor impacting such work outcomes as withdrawal from work, work attitudes and work quality. WH and…

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CNN.com | At 19 hours, it’s the world’s longest flight. But how will the human body cope?

Dr. Eileen McNeely, founder and director of the Sustainability and Health Initiative for NetPositive Enterprise (SHINE) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health tells CNN Travel that the health impacts passengers could face on super long haul flight are similar those on shorter flights, but increased. “Exposures that are taxing on the body will still be present—but for longer times,” McNeely explains. “Passengers will still face possible hypoxia,…

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New Paper on Worker Well-being Taking Evidence from the Apparel Industry in Mexico

This paper aimed to identify drivers for worker well-being (such as job satisfaction, worker engagement, and self-assessed work performance) among Mexican apparel factory workers and their association with work outcomes, controlling for demographic, socioeconomic, and job-related variables. The researchers hypothesized that job resources and resources in life (which can be provided by employers) contribute to work outcomes and worker well-being, and that the influence of job or life resources on…

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Vogue Business | 6 ways blockchain is changing luxury

Originally published in Vogue Business.  Blockchain is one of the fastest-growing sectors in tech, and the fashion industry is taking note.  Investment in blockchain startups has increased at a compound annual growth rate of 90 per cent over the past five years, according to Nathan Pacer, co-founder and chief research officer of research firm Venture Scanner. “At its core, blockchain is all about proof of exclusivity and anti-counterfeiting — areas that…

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LS&Co Unzipped | A New Way to Measure Worker Well-being

Levi Strauss & Co.’s Worker Well-being (WWB) program aims to improve the lives of those who make our products around the world. To date, it has reached nearly 200,000 workers globally with factory-based programs that seek to address issues related to health, financial security and gender equality. The program operates on the premise that when workers are content, healthy and engaged, factory productivity will increase.As part of the initial launch,…

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