Volunteer days are vital to employees’ wellbeing…and your business—this CEO explains why

Fortune

And this isn’t just anecdotal evidence. According to a University of Oxford study, volunteering is the only workplace wellness offering that has a positive effect on employees’ well-being.

“My study analyzed data from about 50,000 employees from over 250 companies in the U.K. Volunteering was the only one of these interventions which showed…improved well-being,” says study author William Fleming, a sociologist and research fellow at the University of Oxford.

So if volunteering makes your employees feel good, more engaged at work and more productive—how could you say no?