NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa.,
Nov. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) announced it is a founding partner and
customer of Thrive Global, a corporate and consumer well-being
platform launched today by Arianna
Huffington. SAP's North American employees and the 45
million users of SAP® SuccessFactors® solutions will have access to
Thrive Global content to help improve their overall health,
well-being and productivity.
By teaming with Thrive Global to offer new resources and
solutions to lower stress and burnout, SAP believes it will drive
greater job satisfaction, engagement and productivity. The
integration of content from Thrive Global and SAP SuccessFactors
solutions will allow organizations to draw upon complementary
resources to create a balanced, supportive work environment primed
for positive business outcomes.
"Nothing is more valuable to a business than having a healthy,
happy and inspired workforce," said Jennifer Morgan, president of SAP North America.
"SAP puts people first, and we are committed to providing wellness
resources to help achieve and maintain optimal health. In Thrive
Global we have found a kindred spirit, and we're proud to unite
with Arianna and her team to enrich well-being across the SAP
community."
Thrive Global was created by Huffington, the co-founder of The
Huffington Post, to revolutionize the way people work and live by
offering science-based solutions to lower stress and burnout. Core
offerings include corporate training, health and wellness content,
and a retail platform with top technology and well-being
products.
"High stress and burnout in today's culture have reached
epidemic levels," said Huffington, founder and CEO of Thrive
Global. "SAP is an organization that recognizes that for people to
perform their best at work they need to take care of themselves,
and it has a track record of action to address that — both within
SAP and across its customer base. I'm thrilled to count SAP as an
important founding partner to Thrive Global in our movement to
empower people to thrive at work."
Organizational investments in employee health and wellness
initiatives have grown significantly in the past decade, with many
studies linking improved workforce health to higher levels of
employee engagement, retention and productivity. Despite the
increased spend on wellness initiatives, healthcare and absenteeism
costs are on the rise. In the United
States alone, it's estimated that absenteeism represents
more than $225 billion in annual
costs.1
The integration of Thrive Global content complements existing
SAP SuccessFactors offerings that already support employee
engagement, development, recognition and rewards. New capabilities
are under development that will connect with wearable devices to
incorporate health data, add competition and gamification concepts
to drive participation, and combine integrated content and advisory
services within SAP SuccessFactors solutions to make a positive
impact on people's lives.
"At SAP SuccessFactors2 we're committed to helping
clients find and support all-in people. Addressing employee
well-being is an extension of that commitment," said Mike Ettling, president of SAP SuccessFactors.
"Today's HR leaders understand the value of looking after not just
the employee but the person. This partnership with Thrive Global
simplifies the ability to do that."
For more information, visit the SAP News Center. Follow SAP
on Twitter at @sapnews.
1. PwC, "The rising
cost of absence," 2013.
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2. SAP
SuccessFactors is a new brand name launched in January 2016 and is
used here to mean the offerings, employees, and business of
acquired company SuccessFactors, which continues to be our legal
entity until integration with SAP is complete.
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