Steps Up Action on Diversity and Inclusion
- discloses ethnic and racial diversity data for the first
time
TORONTO, April 6, 2021 /CNW/ -- Thomson Reuters today
issued its 2020 Social Impact Report. The report outlines the
company's Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) activities and
progress in areas including diversity and inclusion, access to
justice and transparency, environmental sustainability, and
community support.
For the first time, Thomson Reuters has released data on
employee racial and ethnic diversity and the company is expanding
the number of countries where employee self-identification is
possible. Additionally, Reuters News published its first global
newsroom diversity report. The company has also set new goals to
increase diversity in its senior leadership by 2022, including 45%
or more women, 20% or more racial and ethnic representation, and a
doubling of Black representation. In 2020, the company was ranked
in the Top 50 on Refinitiv's D&I Index, listed as one of
America's Best Employers for Diversity by Forbes and, for the ninth
consecutive year, scored 100% in the Human Rights Campaign
Corporate Equality Index.
"At Thomson Reuters, we have made fostering an inclusive culture
of world-class talent one of our top three global priorities," said
Steve Hasker, President and CEO of
Thomson Reuters. "Recently, we joined Measure Up, an initiative to
encourage companies to self-report their racial and ethnic
diversity data. While we have made some progress, we know that we
still have much more to do."
"Diversity and inclusion are just one element of our social
impact work, however. Our people and our customers increasingly
look to us for leadership and action," said Hasker. "Our
products, partnerships and people help to uphold the rule of law,
turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts and
inform and educate people, companies and communities globally. From
partnering with the world's largest media and technology companies
to combat misinformation, to supporting initiatives to stop human
trafficking, the work we do strengthens society."
Other highlights from the 2020 report include:
- Improving access to justice and transparency
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- Partnered with law enforcement to help catch human traffickers
at the Super Bowl LIV in Miami
- Launched a global fact-checking initiative in partnership with
Facebook to verify the accuracy of social media content
- Supporting the global fight against climate change
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- Used 100% renewable energy for all operations and will continue
going forward
- Joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to meet the
goals of the Paris Agreement
- Giving back to the communities in which we live and work
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- Contributed $1 million to the
rebuilding effort in Minneapolis
following the tragic death of George
Floyd and ensuing unrest
- Supported the Thomson Reuters Foundation's TrustLaw – the
world's largest pro bono legal network – enabling 120,000 lawyers
from more than 950 firms and companies to do over $170 million worth of work in over 175 countries
since its launch in 2010
The full report is available
at www.tr.com/social-impact-report.
Thomson Reuters
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of business information services. Our products include highly
specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax,
accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world's
most global news service – Reuters. For more information on Thomson
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CONTACT:
Brad J. Ryder
+1 437 779-2315
BradJ.Ryder@tr.com
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