GoodBusinessLab

Good Business Lab (GBL) and the Retailers Association of India (RAI) are collaborating to drive action on people-centric wellbeing solutions for the retail industry. RAI will convene key stakeholders across the ecosystem, while GBL will contribute research expertise to support evidence-building, shared learning, and identification of priority areas for action, informed by consultations with retailers. As one of the first steps in this partnership, we participated in RAI’s Ekam Summit, where Smit Gade, Senior Director, Research & Field at GBL, moderated a panel on what measurable DEI outcomes can look like in practice. The discussion brought together leaders from across the retail ecosystem, including Sanchita Ghosh (Titan Company Ltd.), Bani Khurana Shaikh (Reliance Retail), Shubra Singh (IKEA), Nabamita Banerjee (Shoppers Stop), Maya Fuke (Nexus), and Neelam Ahluwalia (BigBasket), who shared perspectives on translating DEI commitments into operational realities. In the same forum, Eshika Gombar, Associate Director, Growth at GBL, gave a talk on GBL's portfolio of projects across gender, health, livelihoods, climate, and workplace environment, as well as shared potential solutions pathways for building a diverse and inclusive retail sector. If you are a retailer interested in shaping and piloting people-centric interventions, reach out to us at info@goodbusinesslab.org. #Retail #DEI #WorkerWellbeing #FutureOfWork #GoodJobs

Catch us in Mumbai! We're on-site at the Mumbai Climate Week at the Jio World Convention Centre, joining the city-wide convening of government, business, civil society, foundations, and multilaterals focused on citizen-driven climate action and Global South priorities. We are here to connect with partners working on what it takes to make climate adaptation implementable and measurable for the people most exposed to risk, especially frontline workers in workplaces and supply chains. If you are attending and want to connect, DM us to set up a quick meeting. #MCW2026 #WorkerWellbeing #ClimateResilience

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A clear takeaway from the Economic Survey 2025-26 is that job quality will be won or lost inside workplaces. Across sectors and policy themes, from employment patterns and women’s participation to labour reforms and skilling, the Survey points to the same reality: intent matters, but conditions at work determine outcomes. The real test is translation, building practical, workplace-based systems that improve wellbeing, strengthen voice, and make “more jobs” also mean “good jobs”. Learn how these priorities translate on the shop floor through case studies and evidence from our work. Economic Survey 2025-26 | Box XII.3, Page 483: indiabudget.gov.in/economicsurvey… #GoodJobs #WorkerWellbeing #FutureOfWork #InclusiveGrowth

Catch us in Paris! Attend our side-session or meet us to talk about worker wellbeing and creating good jobs with us. Good Business Lab is joining a global group of government, business, trade unions, civil society, international organisations, and academia to share learnings and practical solutions for implementing due diligence in garment and footwear supply chains, at the OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector 2026. We are contributing through our virtual side session, Making Due Diligence Actionable, with the Social & Labor Convergence Program and Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd. Eshika Gombar, our Associate Director for Growth, is also joining the panel, From Risks to Resilience: Responding to Climate Impacts on Workers, to discuss how due diligence can respond to climate impacts on workers. Our team is on-site in Paris for the forum. If you are attending and want to connect, DM us to set up a quick meeting. #DueDiligence #WorkerWellbeing #GoodJobs #OECDForum

The evidence is clear: investing in workers strengthens productivity, resilience, and long-term growth—key to the Viksit Bharat vision. Read about us in the Economic Survey 2025-26: indiabudget.gov.in/economicsurvey… #EconomicSurvey #WorkerWellbeing #GoodJobs

Our research across large manufacturing workplaces shows how peer support, earned wage access, and workplace health programmes improve outcomes for workers and firms alike. Read about us in the Economic Survey 2025-26: indiabudget.gov.in/economicsurvey… #EconomicSurvey #WorkerWellbeing

India’s 560+ million workers sit at the heart of its growth story. As jobs expand, how firms and labour markets work in practice matters more than ever. Read about us in the Economic Survey 2025-26: indiabudget.gov.in/economicsurvey… #EconomicSurvey #WorkerWellbeing #GoodJobs

"We lack monitoring and measurement systems that can give us information about actual temperatures on the ground and the experience of heat in low-income settlements or inside factories made of tin and asbestos. This compromises our understanding of heat and acts as a hurdle in creating systems to help those most at risk" - Apekshita Varshney, Heat Watch Join our live webinar here: linkedin.com/events/bridget…