Workforce Health Across the Value Chain 2025

Companies such as Apple and Lululemon have also expanded health and well-being programmes among indirect workers. Apple’s Supplier Employee Development Fund has reached more than 8 million workers, offering training on health, leadership and rights awareness. Health education programming includes content on nutrition, mental health, reproductive health and early disease prevention, tailored to local needs and developed with input from both suppliers and workers.29,30 Lululemon, meanwhile, has introduced on-site wellness and mental health resources across select sourcing sites.31 The commercial logic holds: healthy and secure workers, whether on the payroll or in the supply chain, lead to more consistent productivity, fewer disruptions and a stronger capacity to adapt to changing market conditions. These benefits are not just internal to a firm – they cascade through vertical relationships, multiplying the impact.32 By integrating health considerations into supply-chain strategies, companies can mitigate risks, enhance resilience and lay the foundation for sustainable growth in an uncertain and rapidly changing world. Workforce Health Across the Value Chain: Organizational Insights to Mitigate Risk and Create Sustainable Growth 8