Observed on 21 September, World Gratitude Day 2025 invites organisations to pause and recognise the people, systems, and values that sustain trust and resilience. While the day has no official global theme, its message is enduring: gratitude is not merely a courtesy, but a cultural practice that shapes ethics, accountability, and well-being. For highly regulated sectors such as health and social care, education, finance, and public services, gratitude plays a critical role in strengthening compliance cultures—reinforcing psychological safety, ethical behaviour, and continuous improvement. In this blog, Anna Nova Galeon explores how embedding gratitude into governance, training, and everyday operations can enhance trust, support inspection readiness, and build resilient organisations that thrive under regulatory scrutiny.