Mental health and wellbeing at pladis, the company behind brands such as McVitie’s, go ahead! and Carr’s.
Mental health and wellbeing has been on the agenda for a while now at pladis, the global snacking company behind some of the UK’s most loved brands such as McVitie’s, go ahead! and Carr’s.
Its grassroots mental health initiative has now become a company-wide engagement programme supported by the senior leadership team and over a hundred mental health and wellbeing ambassadors.
Jonny Jacobs, Strategy and Transformation Director at pladis UK and Ireland, has been a key driving force behind the programme. “Our aim was to recognise the importance of good mental health and the positive impact it could have on all aspects of life. What started as a small group of five ambassadors has now grown to over a hundred in the last year. It’s an incredible achievement and we’re so proud of everyone involved”.
Positioned internally as #PositiveMinds, the programme is spearheaded through senior stakeholder involvement, leading by example from the top, and has support from all levels across the business.
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