New Study by Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. Shows Workplaces With WELL Certification Significantly Outperform Non-Certified Spaces in Driving Employee Well-Being and EngagementNew Study by Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. Shows Workplaces with WELL

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[{"type":"text","content":"NEW YORK CITY, NY AND TOKYO, JP / ACCESS Newswire / May 19, 2026 / The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. (Panasonic EW) announced today new findings from a Panasonic EW-led study indicating that WELL Certified workplaces significantly outperform non-certified spaces-delivering substantial gains in employee well-being, engagement and workplace experience, and underscoring the powerful connection between healthy building strategies, human performance and organizational resilience. Drawing on more than 4,200 occupant surveys across 41 office projects in Japan, the study provides one of the most comprehensive analyses to date of how health-focused buildings translate into measurable outcomes.","length":747,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""This study, conducted in collaboration between IWBI and Panasonic EW, provides a comprehensive analysis of WELL Certified offices across Japan," said Dr. Yoshifumi Murakami, Manager of Well consultant & Service Promotion Dept. at Panasonic EW. "The findings show that WELL Certified workplaces achieved higher performance not only in environmental factors such as air, sound and lighting, but also in workplace experience and organizational environment, contributing to improved employee well-being and engagement. We believe these results reinforce the importance of designing workplaces with well-being."","length":631,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The findings demonstrate a clear and consistent performance advantage. Employees in WELL Certified projects reported a 19% increase in overall well-being and a 20% increase in perceived work engagement compared to non-certified buildings. Across the core indoor environmental quality factors examined, those most tied to human health and performance, WELL projects also showed significantly higher satisfaction, including access to nature (+36%), water quality (+26%), indoor air quality (+23%), sound environment (+21%), speech privacy (+21%), thermal comfort (+20%), natural light (+18%) and lighting environment (+13%). Importantly, this performance advantage held even against recently renovated workplaces. WELL Certified offices outperformed recently renovated non-certified offices by 10% in well-being and 8% in engagement, underscoring that renovations alone fail to deli...

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