WELL Equity Rating
The most valuable
resource is human.
The WELL Equity Rating empowers organizations to take action and drive accountability toward their diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility goals.
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Turn commitment into action.
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Provide all of your people with the tools to perform at their peak and feel their best. The WELL Equity Rating is a set of evidence-based strategies from the WELL Standard for transforming how places are designed, operated and managed to create environments where everyone can thrive.
Understand employee experiences and needs
Commit to responsible supply chains and hiring practices
Design spaces that welcome people of all backgrounds and physical abilities
Extend access to healthcare, social services and other benefits
Encourage healthy habits and behaviors
Volunteer time and resources to underserved populations in your community
IMPACT
Invest in your people.
Empower your business.
Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility are strategic imperatives for high-performing organizations.
Enhance ESG reporting and performance
38% of the Fortune 200 
include diversity and inclusion metrics in their ESG reporting
ESG metrics in S&P 500 executive incentive plans are increasing, with DEI being the most prevalent at 35%
Enhance ESG reporting and performance
Global companies with more gender diversity are 21% more profitable
Bolster employee recruitment, retention and productivity
Over three quarters of job candidates rated organizational culture a top consideration
Diverse organizations are a third more productive overall
“We need to begin to put the pieces together by assembling the right human capital and thought leadership and developing holistic strategies that impact the entire ecosystem within which inequities thrive.”
Dr. Yele Aluko
Managing Director and Chief Medical Officer | EY Americas
IWBI Health Equity Advisory Co-chair
Lead with transparency.
The WELL Equity seal demonstrates your commitment to creating places where everyone feels welcome, seen and heard.
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS
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Implement strategies that
align with target populations
align with target populations
- People who are
neurodivergent - LGBTQ+ individuals
- Primary caregivers
- Women & girls
- People who are
physically disabled - People who have been historically
racially and/or ethnically
minoritized
- User
Experience - Responsible
Hiring - Community
Engagement - Supportive
Programs - Inclusive
Design - Health
Services
- EE6 Administer Baseline and Annual Surveys
- EE2 Incorporate Integrative Design
- EH1 Implement DEI Support Systems
- ED3 Promote Nature, Place and Culture
- ED4 Enhance Lighting Environment
- EB3 Offer Accessible Health Services
- ES3 Provide Physical Activity Spaces
- ES5 Ensure Local Food Access
- EE1 Create DEI Assessment and Action Plan
- EE2 Incorporate Integrative Design
- EH1 Implement DEI Support Systems
- ED2 Provide Bathroom Accommodations
- EB1 Promote Health Benefits
- ES2 Provide Restorative Space
- EC1 Engage Community
- EI5 Gateway to DEI
- EE1 Create DEI Assessment and Action Plan
- EE7 Develop Stress Management Plan
- EH1 Implement DEI Support Systems
- EH2 Implement DEI Hiring Practices and Wage Equity
- ED2 Provide Bathroom Accommodations
- EB4 Offer Sick Leave and Flexible Work
- EB7 Offer New Parent Leave and Support
- ES2 Provide Restorative Space
- EE1 Create DEI Assessment and Action Plan
- EH1 Implement DEI Support Systems
- EH2 Implement DEI Hiring Practices and Wage Equity
- ED2 Provide Bathroom Accommodations
- EB1 Promote Health Benefits
- EB11 Support Victims of Domestic Violence
- ES1 Offer Lactation Support
- EC1 Engage Community
- ED2 Provide Bathroom Accommodations
- ED5 Provide Ergonomic Workstation Design and Control
- ED6 Provide Enhanced Ergonomics
- EB3 Offer Accessible Health Services
- EB4 Offer Sick Leave and Flexible Work
- ES3 Provide Physical Activity Spaces
- EC1 Engage Community
- EC4 Allocate Affordable Housing
- EE1 Create DEI Assessment and Action Plan
- EH2 Implement DEI Hiring Practices and Wage Equity
- EH4 Implement Responsible Labor Practices
- ED3 Promote Nature, Place and Culture
- EB1 Promote Health Benefits
- EB10 Establish Education and Support [Beta]
- EC2 Provide Community Space
- EC3 Historical Acknowledgement [Beta]
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Created by experts,
informed by experience
Our vision was stewarded by women of color, and others who have faced disparities in historically underserved and marginalized populations. As such, it was important to ensure a diversity of voices from various backgrounds were involved in the co-creation of the WELL Equity Rating. More than 200 experts from the IWBI Health Equity Advisory have vetted each and every strategy in this rating. Our mission is to actively confront these disparities and promote equity across all organizations.
“As an IWBI Keystone member and a WELL Enterprise Provider, En3 gains access to specialized cutting-edge resources, tools, and expertise, enabling us to implement advanced health and wellness standards across our projects. This strengthens our ability to design sustainable, people-centric environments and enhances our credibility and leadership in the global wellness and real estate sectors.”
Cheryl S. Durst, HON. FIIDA
Executive Vice President and CEO | International Interior Design Association
IWBI Health Equity Advisory Co-chair
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