Employee health and well-being is taking on a greater focus in the Asia Pacific region, affecting real estate decision making as more companies adopt wellness programmes and invest in physical infrastructure to benefit their employees, according to a September Wellness in the Asia Pacific workplace report by CBRE Research.

The trend toward greater workplace wellness is taking hold as “social, demographic and technological change drive a more productive approach to managing health and well-being,” notes the report. In addition to promoting a more engaged and productive workforce, Asia Pacific companies are also driven to invest in enhanced physical infrastructure and wellness programmes to help “attract and retain the best talent”, given research has shown a greater emphasis by potential employees, such as millennials, on wellness when considering jobs.

According to CBRE Research’s 2016 Asia Pacific Occupier Survey, about 30 percent of region