WELL Portfolio
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is leading the global movement to transform our buildings, organizations and communities in ways that help people thrive.
IWBI’s first standard is focused exclusively on the ways that buildings and everything in them can improve comfort, drive better choices, and enhance health and wellness.
ESF is Pursuing the Premier Standard
Find out what this entails
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WELL was developed by integrating scientific and medical research and literature on environmental health, behavioral factors, health outcomes and demographic risk factors that affect human health with leading practices in design, operations and management. WELL also references existing standards and best practice guidelines set by governmental and professional organizations.
Summary
- A health-focused rating program rooted in the WELL v2 building standard that covers a company’s defined portfolio
- Benchmarks progress internally and externally, and recognizes incremental achievements of individual properties annually
- Streamlines costs, documentation and performance verification
- Is flexible: Participants can pursue WELL Certification or WELL D&O (Design & Operations) for individual properties and spaces, but this is not required.
- Produces a WELL Portfolio Score for participants based on achievements across all properties in the defined portfolio, which changes over time to reflect ongoing progress.
A Holistic Approach to Health and Well-Being
A Focus on Equity
ESF is committed to achieving the WELL Equity Rating. This set of evidence-based strategies from the WELL Building Standard is about acting toward diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and driving improvements in culture and health.
This matters to us because it works to:
- Create a more diverse and inclusive workplace.
- Apply interventions specifically targeted toward supporting BIPOC individuals, first-generation immigrants, LGBTQ+ individuals, people who are physically disabled, people who are neurodivergent or primary caregivers.
- Bolster recruitment, retention and productivity.
- Design environments where everyone can thrive and feel welcome.
- Enhance ESG reporting and performance.