"COVID-19 and Well-being: Life in the Pandemic explores the immediate implications of the pandemic for people’s lives and livelihoods in OECD countries. The report charts the course of well-being – from jobs and incomes through to social connections, health, work-life balance, safety and more – using data collected during the first 12-15 months of the pandemic. It also takes stock of what has happened to human, economic, social and natural capital that, beyond their effects on people’s lives today, shape living conditions for years to come. It shows how COVID-19 has had far-reaching consequences for how we live, work and connect with one another, and how experiences of the pandemic varied widely, depending on whether and where people work, their gender, age, race and ethnicity, education and income levels. The report also examines the role that well-being evidence can play in supporting governments’ pandemic recovery efforts. It argues that a well-being lens can prompt policy-makers to refocus on the outcomes that matter the most to people, to redesign policy content from a more multidimensional perspective, to realign policy practice across government silos, and to reconnect people with the public institutions that serve them." I am wondering about the after-effects of corona? What policies will shift/adapt/ stay the same? How the approach of education and work will develop and generally how wellbeing will be treated in society. What are your thoughts? Source: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/covid-19-and-well-being_1e1ecb53-en

Wonder how our future will look like? The future that is further away then we can ever imagine? With the VR Time Machine, it is possible to explore the Big Future, dive into a time in which everything changes. Travel billions of years in the Future via the exhibition of Next Nature Future Travels which lets you experience a hyper-realistic digital environment that stimulated the end of the Earth, the solar system and new beginnings and imagine different possibilities of human evolution and different scenarios of how the planet and beyond could transform. Can you imagine traveling in time? If you could travel in time, would you prefer to travel forward or backward in time Source: https://nextnaturefuturetravels.com/en

The company "NotCo" has created an innovative solution to produce plant-based milk ("NotMilk") that replicates the taste and nutritional value of animal milk. To recreate the regular milk texture and taste, the Artificial Intelligence chef Guiseppe analyzes the product structure at the molecular level and reproduces it with plant molecules. "The solution was simple (for us food-loving geniuses, that is); let’s create an algorithm that could learn how to combine an infinite combination of plants to replicate the flavor & texture of animal products - without compromising on taste, feel, or function." Source: https://notco.com/us/about-us #AI #health #food #texture

"Streaming high definition videos on your phone generates approximately four times more emissions into the atmosphere than necessary. The down-to-earth solution? You know it as standard definition. We call it Earth Definition. A greener, much needed alternative to HD that lets you stream responsibly." Source: https://www.earthdefinition.org

"The cosmetics company shut down its Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok accounts on Friday. Lush’s chief executive, Mark Constantine, said the decision to get rid of its accounts came because of the deep problems the company's seen with safety on social media. "I've spent all my life avoiding putting harmful ingredients in my products. There is now overwhelming evidence we are being put at risk when using social media," Constantine said in a statement. "I'm not willing to expose my customers to this harm, so it's time to take it out of the mix."" What do you think of Lush's decision to leave Social Media (for now)? Was it a smart move for their business? Are they being a role model for other companies? Leave your comments and thoughts below. Source: Source of Photo: https://www.thedrum.com/news/2021/11/22/why-lush-coming-social-media-again #digitaldetox #socialmedia #health #lush

A few days ago, the German climate activist, influencer and business owner Louisa Dellert, started a debate on Linkedin about female health - specifically destigmatizing menstruation. She addressed menstruation at the workplace and how periods are affecting the well-being as well as productivity of women at work. She mentions that a friend gets so-called "period leave". Companies like Nike have implemented the "period leave" since 2007. What are your thoughts on this Linkedin post and what do you think of standardizing "period leaves"? Source: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6886244312019980288/ #health #femaleempowerment #companies

"Solar Foods discovered Solein, a protein-rich food made from natural single-cell organisms. Solein combines the benefits, tastes and nutrients of both animal and plant proteins. We take our ingredients straight from the air by utilising renewable energy and the untapped microbiological diversity of planet Earth." Source:

The Dutch chocolate-making company Tony Chocolonely is known for its chocolate bars as well as their social impact regards child labor and slavery in the cacao industry. In addition to spreading awareness to social issues like human work and fair trade, Tony Chocolonely is now also lobbying for a sugar tax as they admit to being part of the health problem. "Thanks to Covid, health is, once again, a top priority. After all, we’re an impact company that makes chocolate, not the other way around. And besides, we were founded to tackle challenges in the cocoa industry, like modern slavery and illegal child labor. These will always remain our primary areas of focus. Sugar happens to be the inconvenient ingredient that helps make our work possible" (Tony Chocolonely, 2022). #health #food #company #impact Source: