Well-being - Essity Essentials Initiative

Through its Essity Essentials Initiative, Essity aims to raise awareness of the connection between hygiene, health and well-being among decision makers, experts and the general public around the world. As one of the world’s largest companies offering hygiene solutions, Essity has the knowledge, experience and dedication to help raise hygiene standards in the world, and we are fully committed to making it happen. Through our training programs, we reach 2,500,000 people annually.

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Essity Hygiene and Health Report 2023–2024: Highlighting the Economic Value of Prevention for Preparedness

Dec 27, 2023 10:00 AM ET

In light of economic downturns and austerity measures, it is important to focus on the broader value created for society through a total cost calculation, including societal costs.

Essity Hygiene and Health Report. Prevention for preparedness in Hygiene and health.

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Essity Hygiene and Health Report 2023–2024: Prevention for Preparedness in Hygiene and Health

Nov 20, 2023 9:30 AM ET

Prevention helps save lives and facilitates equity and equality. Prevention measures including access to basic hygiene services are as essential for health systems and societies as they are for individuals.

The Hygiene and Health Report: The Care Economy.

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Essity Hygiene and Health Report 2023–2024: Making Invisible Work Visible and Valued

Nov 6, 2023 9:30 AM ET

A major societal challenge in the care economy is that there are areas where work often goes unnoticed and undervalued. Yet these invisible contributions are the backbone of our communities and economies.

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Tomorrow is Global Handwashing Day 2022!

Oct 14, 2022 10:00 AM ET

During the COVID-19 pandemic it became obvious to the world that proper hand hygiene can help save lives for people everywhere. Unfortunately, there are still millions of people in many parts of the world that do not even have access to proper hand hygiene facilities. We aim to create awareness around this, and how important proper hand hygiene is throughout your day, no matter where you are or who you are.

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New Hygiene and Health Survey by Essity Identifies the Largest Threats to the Future of Well-Being

Oct 19, 2022 11:00 AM ET

The Global Hygiene and Health Survey 2022 focuses on the future of well-being as well as the knowledge gap around issues of hygiene and health. By comparing current behaviors and attitudes of people towards well-being with how they would like to live in the future, several gaps are identified in areas such as personal care, caregiving, health worries and sustainable consumption.

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Essity- Global Handwashing Day Power of Hands Video

Oct 15, 2018 2:15 PM ET

We are supporting the Global Handwashing Partnership on their activation to promote hand hygiene globally under their theme: ‘Clean Hands – a recipe for health on Global Handwashing Day, October 15, 2018. Essity, the maker of the Tork brand, is a partner and we actively contribute with education, insights and innovations for better hand hygiene. Learn more on globalhandwashing.org

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Global Handwashing Day 2018

Oct 12, 2018 2:35 PM ET

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Increased Awareness Around Sepsis Can Save Lives!

May 2, 2018 10:35 AM ET

Each year sepsis causes on average six million deaths worldwide. It is the primary cause of death from infection and is more common than heart attacks. This is why the Private Organization for Patient Safety and the World Health Organization (WHO) have centered the theme for this year’s May 5th World Hand Hygiene Day on the ways of preventing sepsis through appropriate hand hygiene.

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Essity Launches Essential Initiatives to Empower People Around the Globe to Overcome Hygiene Barriers

Mar 16, 2018 11:45 AM ET

Essity has gathered insights and ignited the conversation around the role and importance of hygiene in a global perspective through our Hygiene Matters initiative since 2008.

To emphasize our commitment to health as well as hygiene, we’re renaming Hygiene Matters to become the Essentials Initiative, because for us, hygiene and health are essential for improving well-being for everybody, everywhere.

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Tork Impacts Hand Hygiene Compliance in Hospitals

Jun 8, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Research shows that hand hygiene dispenser placements have an impact on Hand Hygiene compliance rates . To help healthcare institutions maximize positive hygiene impact, Tork has created this short video to support hospitals in dispenser placement decisions.