From 28 May through 4 September, 2,583 SGS employees participated in the Global Corporate Challenge, a workplace health and wellbeing program designed to boost the health and performance of employees around the world. With 400,000 participants from organizations across the globe, it empowered participants to become active within their day-to-day lives via simple and sustainable behavioral changes – motivated by teamwork, competition, goal setting and a virtual journey around the world. In a nutshell, participants wore a pedometer and enter their daily number of steps on the GCC website. They received tailored nutritional advice and tracked their performance over time.

1. STEPPING UP TO THE GLOBAL
CORPORATE CHALLENGE
2014 was the second year that SGS participated in the Global
Corporate Challenge (GCC) to promote employee fitness.
2,583 34 100
Each person was
equipped with a
pedometer and challenged
to take at least
steps per day
369
Employees Teams Countries
Days
10,000
PERFORMANCE EQUIVALENCES
57
Times around the globe
1,149m
Each person crossing the
Sydney Harbour bridge
=
=
8
times every day
Participating SGS employees
have crossed the Sahara desert
=
3,557,062,218
15,044
Daily step average
Total distance times
=
143,420,749Cal
=
1,265
266
Pieces of luggage
597,586
Slices of pizza
Total steps
2,276,520km
5,317kg
Total weight loss
Total energy burnt
Number of trophies won
27,295
FEEDBACK & LEARNING
80% 93%
rated their GCC experience as
either good or excellent
would participate in the
GCC again
Comparison of performance before and after the initiative
82% 23%
of participating SGS employees exceeded
10,000 steps per day (recommended
activity level) after the initiative
GCC participants have reported additional benefits
Increased awareness of
physical activity levels
Reduced stress
levels
Better perception of
exercise as being fun
Improved energy
levels
vs
pre-GCC
Find out more
Discover GCC wellbeing stories from SGS participants
www.sgs.com/sustainability-initiatives