Improve hygiene and accessibility for everyone

New research from Tork, an Essity brand and global leader in professional hygiene, shows that nearly half of respondents, 44%*, feel anxious about using public washroom facilities.

To combat this, Tork has announced its commitment to advancing inclusive hygiene in public washrooms and aims to explore how hygiene in public washrooms, often the busiest rooms in a catering facility, can be improved. This also includes helping to make them more comfortable for both users and cleaning staff, regardless of health conditions, abilities, neuro-diversities, general hygiene concerns or stage of life.

The ability for people to feel comfortable in an environment, influences their ability to participate in social gatherings and work, their inclination to buy food or drink or dine at a restaurant and even what routes they choose to travel. Alongside experts and stakeholders, Tork aims to explore and solve the ways that hygiene in washrooms can be more comfortable for the majority of users.

This summer, Tork and the Global Handwashing Partnership hosted an inclusive hygiene-focused roundtable in Washington, D.C. By convening experts and facilitating discussion, the event aimed to elevate the conversation around inclusive hygiene in public washrooms and identify areas for change. Experts and leading voices representing public and private organisations met to review the new data, share expertise and work toward a greater understanding of the issues.

To learn more about barriers to inclusive hygiene, and practical steps for businesses to take, and to join Tork on the journey to help businesses provide more inclusive hygiene in their washrooms, please visit: tork.co.uk/inclusivehygiene

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*Data from the 2024 Tork Insights Survey of 6,000 individuals 18-65+ and 900 respondents representing businesses in the United States, Mexico, UK, Germany and France