Charter Hall joins Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds as Open Road sponsor

Charter Hall Group has joined Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds (HHTS) as an Open Road sponsor.

Through the sponsorship, the property investment management firm will be partnering with key tenant customers including Coles, Woolworths, Toll, and Australia Post, who are also among HHTS’ Founding Partners.

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HHTS, a mental health and wellbeing organisation that operates specifically in the road transport, warehousing and logistics industries, is dedicated to improving and spreading awareness about the importance of psychologically safe work environments.

In a recent report released by SuperFriend, it was revealed that 44.8 per cent of workers experience a mental health condition, with 38.2 per cent of those workers saying that their workplace caused the condition or made it worse.

HHTS also revealed that truck drivers are less likely to access mental health services, and that drivers with depression are seven times more likely to have been in a crash.

“At Charter Hall, we are committed to creating a healthy environment where people are able to thrive and achieve their aspirations,” said Richard Stacker, CEO of Charter Hall Industrial and Logistics.

“We know that in our industry suicide is the third most common cause of death after heart failure and heart disease, and this means mental health should be a top priority for everyone in our space. The mental health-related statistics in our industry are confronting and raising awareness is critical,” Stacker said.

“The important work being done by HHTS goes to the heart of the change we hope to see in the sector. We look forward to working closely with HHTS and ensuring that businesses and employees across the industrial & logistics sector are equipped with the tools to prioritise wellbeing and drive positive change,” he said.

Charter Hall Industrial and Logistics conduct an annual tenant customer survey, paying particular attention to any feedback or suggestions on how tenant wellbeing can be prioritised and further improved.

The new sponsorship will also target on-site initiatives focused on wellbeing, like café-style amenities and outdoor areas.

HHTS Chief Executive Officer, Naomi Frauenfelder extended a warm welcome to Charter Hall in joining the HHTS community.

“For too long, employees in the road transport, warehousing and logistics industries have struggled with mental health and physical wellbeing, due to a number of industry risk factors,” Frauenfelder said.

“Our hope is that by the sector taking a more proactive approach through HHTS and our recently launched National Mental Health & Wellbeing Roadmap, we will go a long way in improving the lives of workers,” she said.

“We are very pleased to work with a company like Charter Hall, which has a demonstrated commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of its employees and customers across sector, and working together to further build awareness of this incredibly important cause,” she concluded.

Source: Charter Hall Group