Social Impact and ESG Report 2025 Find statistics and updates on how Thomson Reuters is progressing on key ESG activities and advancing justice, truth, and transparency

Best Technology Workplaces, Great Place to Work Institute, Argentina and Brazil, 2025

India’s Best Workplaces in IT & IT-BPM, Great Place to Work Institute, 2025

We sourced 100% renewable energy for all global operations¹

Approximately $29M globally facilitated by the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s pro bono legal service TrustLaw in free legal assistance on 806 projects for non-government organizations (NGOs) and social enterprises²

Achieved ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for our AI Management System

Employees logged approximately 63,000 volunteer hours, benefiting 590 charitable organizations 

Over $2.73 million donated by the Social Impact Institute through grants and charitable giving 

Over 5,400 employees made an impact in 36 countries through donations and volunteerism 

For a complete list of awards, please visit Thomson Reuters Awards and Recognitions.

^{1 Sourced largely through the use of Renewable Energy Credits.
2 Pro bono valuation estimated using fees and hours data collected by the Thomson Reuters Foundation from pro bono legal teams.}

At Thomson Reuters, we are committed to solving big challenges for our customers and supporting skill-building for colleagues to thrive in an AI-enabled future. In 2025, we introduced new company values rooted in our purpose to inform the way forward and the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. These values elevate us to a higher standard of customer excellence, product innovation, teamwork, and success.

Obsess over our customers

We put customers' goals, needs, and challenges ahead of our own. We constantly innovate to ensure our customers help their clients succeed. We prioritize investments that drive customer value.

Compete to win

We are relentless about ensuring our solutions are superior to our competitors. We accomplish more by being tenacious, agile, and resourceful.

Challenge (y)our thinking

The best ideas win at Thomson Reuters. We listen and challenge each other, offering alternative viewpoints with facts, candor, and clarity. We have the courage to disrupt the market and ourselves.

Act fast, learn fast

We iterate in days — not weeks or months. We are willing to risk fast failure and we quickly learn from our mistakes. We are decisive and commit to decisions, turning them into actions.

Stronger together

We value our global team of talented people who are great at what they do, and even better when working together. We have very high expectations for performance while also caring for each other. We face all challenges with humility, accountability, and ownership.

Thomson Reuters is dedicated to upholding the Trust Principles and to preserving its independence, integrity, and freedom from bias in the gathering and dissemination of information and news. Thomson Reuters itself is obliged and committed to apply the Trust Principles to its operations.

The Trust Principles are:

• That Reuters shall at no time pass into the hands of any one interest, group, or faction;
• That the integrity, independence, and freedom from bias of Thomson Reuters shall at all times be fully preserved;
• That Reuters shall supply unbiased and reliable news services to newspapers, news agencies, broadcasters, and other media subscribers and to businesses, governments, institutions, individuals, and others with whom Reuters has or may have contracts;
• That Thomson Reuters shall pay due regard to the many interests which it serves in addition to those of the media; and
• That no effort shall be spared to expand, develop, and adapt the news and other services and products of Thomson Reuters so as to maintain its leading position in the international news and information business

Our board and its committees are responsible for overseeing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. The Corporate Governance Committee of the board of directors reviews our ESG strategy and progress, receiving quarterly updates from our management team. Management is tasked with informing the board and its committees about ESG topics and evaluating related risks, such as sustainability and climate risks, human rights, human capital management, inclusion and belonging, and social impact. We are dedicated to our values and ethics through our governance practices, including our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. We focus on long-term business management and programs that enhance ESG to achieve sustained value creation, ensuring the ongoing health of our company now and into the future.

Our values

Our Trust Principles and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics reflect our ethical values as an organization and our approach to doing business. They explain who Thomson Reuters is and what we stand for, and it reinforces what our partners, colleagues, and customers have always known — trust matters.

Responsible innovation

In 2025, Thomson Reuters solidified its leadership in responsible innovation by achieving the ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for our AI Management System. This milestone, covering flagship solutions like Westlaw Precision, part of CoCounsel Legal, followed a rigorous audit of our risk management and data governance, providing third-party assurance that our tools are secure and ethical. Concurrently, we accelerated our global regulatory readiness, including for the EU AI Act and the California Consumer Privacy Act, through the continued evolution of our data governance and responsible AI frameworks, informed by applicable regulatory expectations.

We also expanded our industry influence by convening the Trust in AI Alliance alongside other global AI leaders. Led by Thomson Reuters Labs, the Alliance brings together leading AI researchers and engineers from across industry and academia with a shared mission to advance the development of trustworthy, agentic AI systems. By connecting leading AI researchers, engineers, and institutional thought leaders, this initiative aims to help shape the frameworks, standards, and shared understanding needed to build confidence in the next era of AI.

Building trust through governance, security, and accountability

We have continued to implement a range of security policies, standards, technology, and practices, which are integrated into our overall enterprise risk management framework. We have a global team of certified security and privacy subject matter experts dedicated to the security of Thomson Reuters products and services. This extended team is committed to our Information Security Risk Management (ISRM) Program, which is endorsed by the Thomson Reuters Executive Committee. Our program and practices are aligned to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF). This alignment is achieved through the application of policies, standards, security controls at a level appropriate to the service provided, and communicating these security controls appropriate to the services provided, as well as by communicating relevant security protocols to application owners and technology teams across the business to support secure product development and a secure operating environment. These processes help us focus on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of customer data that we store, process, or transmit.

Thomson Reuters has an internal policy governance process in place, and the ISRM team manages a set of information security policies and standards that outline information security and risk management principles that apply to our people, processes, and technology practices. Additionally, we are focused on continuous improvement. We regularly review and adapt our policies and standards to address changes to our products and services, evolving threats, regulatory changes, and our customers’ information security expectations.

Our Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the company’s system of identifying the principal risks facing Thomson Reuters and ensuring that appropriate procedures and systems are in place to monitor, mitigate, and manage those risks. The Chief Executive Officer and senior management identify, assess, and manage the company’s risks through the design, implementation, and maintenance of an enterprise risk management (ERM) program. Senior management provide the Risk Committee with appropriate information and reporting to allow the Committee to perform its responsibilities. The Board of Directors, through its various committees, periodically receives reports from and meets with members of management to discuss material enterprise risks, including cybersecurity risk.

In 2025, Thomson Reuters achieved FedRAMP “In Process” status for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), demonstrating our strong commitment to meeting the rigorous cloud security and compliance assessment required by U.S. federal agencies to handle federal data securely. This milestone marks a significant step toward full FedRAMP Authorization. In addition, CoCounsel was successfully included in the Thomson Reuters AI Management System ISO/IEC 42001:2023 Certification.

At Thomson Reuters, security isn't just a feature; it's the foundation of our promise to our customers. Our Trust Center continues to serve as the primary gateway through which customers can learn about our security standards, our approach to information security, data privacy, and more. In line with our commitment to transparency, we have made public our framework for governing how we access and utilize certain data, our detailed approaches to cyber threats, and standards for employee training. 

During Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we hosted a special five-day event called SecureFest 2025: Real Threats, Real Security. This event featured thought-provoking sessions, workshops, and simulations designed to help attendees learn how to spot cyber threats. In addition, Thomson Reuters employees, including contractors with access to our systems, are required to complete an annual, mandatory Thomson Reuters information security handbook and privacy course. The security awareness team also conducts regular enterprise-wide phishing simulation exercises for all employees and contractors. We design phishing campaigns to increase secure behaviors within the organization. We also deliver specialized training to specific groups of employees, as needed.

Trusted AI

The most important investment we can make in AI is ensuring it is developed responsibly. To trust computer-generated guidance, whether ethical or practical, we must understand how an AI system reaches its conclusions and feel confident that its outputs are explainable. Transparency and clarity around data sources are essential. We continue to play a leading role in establishing rigorous standards for responsible AI development across CoCounsel, our AI technology, ensuring they both inform future technological advancement and safeguard all end users. Our Data and AI Ethics Principles provide the foundation for the development of trustworthy AI. They set out the guiding values for all Data and Model activities across Thomson Reuters, and our Ethics Advisory Committee oversees and ensures the delivery of trusted AI and support compliance with newly proposed AI legislation and ethics safeguards.

The Data and Model Ethics team enables the operationalization of Thomson Reuters Data and AI Ethics Principles. The team defines the enterprise-wide standards and processes for Data and Model Ethics. It supports business functions on the implementation of these standards and processes by recommending tooling, publishing guidance, developing custom training materials, and providing advisory services.

Training is made available for employees supporting data governance, responsible AI, and data and model ethics. The goal is for employees supporting the design, development, and deployment of AI solutions to have access to educational resources to help ensure that the use of data and AI by Thomson Reuters is informed and guided by our Data and AI Ethics Principles.

Our use of large language models (LLMs) is governed by Thomson Reuters principles, frameworks, policies, and standards. We maintain governance policies and standards designed to minimize the use of sensitive data in AI models, with escalated reviews by a Model Ethics Committee within Thomson Reuters, which evaluates the use of sensitive data within an LLM. Thomson Reuters has also built an internal LLM and AI solution for internal utilization and is actively encouraging employees to use the internal application for product development. 

Alignment to international frameworks

This report highlights our commitment to building a sustainable future for our business, our employees, and the communities we serve. We recognize that this work does not happen in isolation. Since 2018, we have been proud signatories of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), joining more than 25,000 companies worldwide in supporting its Ten Principles. These principles guide responsible business conduct aligned with human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption principles throughout our global operations.

Strengthening ESG and human rights initiatives: 2025 materiality and impact assessments

In 2025, Thomson Reuters completed an update to its ESG materiality assessment, enabling us to effectively prioritize our ESG commitments, empowering us to maximize our impacts, and promoting the continued integration of sustainability within our core business strategy. This assessment, carried out in partnership with a specialized sustainability consultancy, aligns with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). By virtue of its “double materiality” lens, the assessment explores how ESG topics affect our business — financial materiality — as well as how our business could positively or negatively impact people, economies, and the environment — impact materiality — over short, medium, and long-term time horizons. If a topic is material from either angle, or both, it qualifies as “material.” The results guide our strategy and decision-making around sustainability — impacts, risk, and opportunities (IROs), aligned with evolving regulatory expectations.

The views and input of our stakeholders are critical to this exercise. Insights were gathered from subject matter experts within the business, our external partners, and desktop research regarding the nature, magnitude, and likelihood of our ESG-related IROs stemming from our operations and our position within our value chain. Key stakeholders included our leadership, employees, customers, suppliers, and civil society organizations. Finally, we validated our process and results with leadership and one of the “Big Four” accounting and consultancy firms to ensure strategic alignment and organizational accountability.

Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA)

In 2025, we also completed our second company-wide human rights impact assessment (HRIA) of our global operations, products, and services. This assessment examined potential impacts across stakeholder groups and helped us to identify salient human rights risks which were then mapped against the expectations of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and which now inform our human rights strategy and roadmap. Our commitment to respecting human rights throughout our operations will continue to guide our work and the recommendations from this comprehensive ESG assessment will continue to help us identify, assess, and proactively respond to salient and material risks across our enterprise.

Partnering to combat human trafficking through education

In accordance with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, governments and companies share a responsibility to prevent human rights abuses within their operations and supply chains. In addition, as a global company, Thomson Reuters recognizes our responsibility to combat human trafficking both within our operations and in our communities.

Launched in 2025, our mandatory Human Trafficking Awareness and Education training, developed in collaboration with Wellspring Living, offered employees the opportunity to make a difference in the fight against human trafficking. Survivors of human trafficking often experience severe trauma that affects their mental health, physical well-being, and ability to successfully reintegrate into society. Through the training, employees learned how to recognize the signs of human trafficking, how to respond safely when suspecting trafficking, and how to report trafficking through proper channels and hotlines. 

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the professional landscape at unprecedented speed, creating both opportunity and complexity for the industries we serve. At Thomson Reuters, empowering professionals through our AI technology, CoCounsel, means more than adopting new tools, it means building trusted, practical AI solutions grounded in real-world needs, informed by insight, and driven by people. From accelerating innovation across our global workforce to bringing clarity to a fast-changing and often crowded environment, our approach to AI is rooted in responsibility, relevance, and impact. This year, our global AI community drove innovation and research, highlighted AI’s impact on professionals, transformed everyday work through professional-grade solutions, and expanded access to justice for those who need it most.

Unleashing innovation through our global AI community

Global AI spending hit roughly $1.5 trillion in 2025 and is forecast to rise by another $500 billion in 2026 as companies race to unlock the potential of breakthrough technologies. As a leader in professional‑grade AI for legal, tax, risk, and compliance functions, we must continue to innovate rapidly to meet evolving customer needs and the growing complexity of the global landscape.

Getting to that level of focus, determination, and expertise requires more than a company-wide commitment. It is rooted in our culture. That spirit of innovation was on vivid display in several events over the course of the year. Our Global AI Hackathon brought together more than 800 Thomson Reuters professionals working across 143 teams to build innovative AI solutions. Winning entries included an automated tool designed to streamline software development work, a solution to analyze and standardize legal documents across multiple jurisdictions, and a vulnerability-scanning capability that can automatically detect and fix software coding issues.

We launched a new Ideathon event, which is open to all employees and encourages the submission of breakout ideas with the potential to bring the next big thing to life. Winning submissions at the inaugural event included solutions to transform third-party compliance analytics and an AI-powered arbitration and mediation tool.

These, and other focused innovation initiatives, have been accompanied by a steady stream of learning days, technology demonstrations, and practical, real-world training exercises. We have enabled every employee by defining strong governance and providing access to tools and training. With a clear strategy to identify where AI can improve ways of working and outcomes, we ensure technology supports our people. This allows our talent to focus on meaningful, impactful work.

How AI is reshaping the professional landscape

When it comes to the challenges professionals face today, few topics have provoked more investment and uncertainty than the rapid-fire growth of AI. However, millions of knowledge workers are experiencing AI every day and forming their own views on how it will change their worlds.

The Future of Professionals Report 2025 and our 2025 Generative AI in Professional Services Report, with 2025 being their third year of publication, tap those lived experiences to deliver a concrete, real-world perspective on the impact of AI. Based on surveys of thousands of legal, risk, compliance, tax, accounting, audit, and trade professionals, the reports quantify AI’s effect on efficiency, adoption rates, investment, professional development strategy, and ethics and governance to help organizations and individuals thrive in a rapidly changing marketplace.

The 2025 Future of Professionals report found that organizations with a visible AI strategy stated they are twice as likely to experience revenue growth compared to those with ad hoc approaches. The Generative AI in Professional Services Report identified a critical gap in professional training on AI platforms, noting that although 89% of professionals see viable use cases for AI, 64% have received no formal training on using AI for industry work.

Both reports provided valuable insights. Generative AI is here to stay, with widespread personal adoption across industries and a gradual shift toward organization-wide use, driven by both free tools and increasingly specialized business solutions. Professionals cited increased efficiency and productivity as the primary benefits of AI, underscoring its growing necessity for organizations navigating rapid change.

Professional-grade AI solutions transforming the way we work

At Thomson Reuters, we’re not only a leader in the AI revolution; we are helping define the future of how all aspects of business and society will be transformed by AI.

As AI evolves from general productivity tools into industry‑specific systems, a clear line is emerging. Fiduciary professions like law, tax, audit, and compliance require more than stitching information together across systems and accelerating everyday knowledge work. What ultimately matters is whether the output is authoritative, traceable, and accountable to professional standards. In high‑stakes environments, speed alone isn’t the differentiator- trust is.

As evidence of this, look no further than the 2025 launches of CoCounsel Tax and Audit – our accounting, Tax, and Audit solutions, which are establishing the winning playbook for enterprise AI transformation. In addition, CoCounsel Legal, our most advanced offering to-date, brought together legal research, essential workflow automation, intelligent document search and AI-powered legal assistance within one unified solution. Together, these solutions are spurring widespread AI adoption in fields that are rapidly becoming the proving ground for AI development.

It’s not just our clients that are transforming the way they work with AI. Our own teams have been integrating AI into aspects of our day-to-day workflows. Across our global customer service operations, AI is improving operational efficiency and customer outcomes by reducing routine work for service teams, increasing customer satisfaction by 1.6%, and supporting a new 10% contact deflection target for 2026. AI capabilities have been embraced in our software development team as 30% of our code is AI generated, more than 80% of our engineers are active users of AI tools and software development velocity has improved by 20-30% for several products.

These internal efficiency gains are also enabling broader social impact. In our India office, an employee turned her own experiences with AI-driven efficiency gains and productivity hacks into an AI for Social Good initiative focused on teaching students from underserved communities how to use AI to solve real-world problems. In addition, we can reinvest in our customers and communities in ways that create lasting, mutual benefit. By doing so, we advance positive social impact while reinforcing our commitment to meeting customer needs.

AI for Justice delivers transformative impact in its first year

Access to justice is a core tenet of our mission to inform the way forward to a more understanding, trusting world for all. Even with extensive pro bono efforts and many hours devoted to improving access to legal services, there’s much more to be done. In fact, 90% of civil legal needs in the United States still go unmet, and half of all requests for help from legal nonprofits are turned away due to limited resources.

Technology is helping to solve that challenge. This year, our AI for Justice program, which equips legal nonprofits with practical, affordable AI solutions, such as our CoCounsel legal assistant, has made tremendous inroads toward improving access to justice. Organizations that participated in the program have reported significant results, including an increase in clients served, higher-quality representation, and greater professional satisfaction while reducing burnout, demonstrating how our technology can transform lives. We also learned what resources and support these organizations need to successfully integrate AI into their legal practice, and are building these resources to scale impact. 

Through participation in this program, the Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino doubled the number of clients it serves through hotline calls each day, allowing attorneys to handle 20% more case volume. In addition, The Innocence Center cut the average amount of time it spends preparing exoneration petitions by 50%.

This is just the beginning. We’ve launched a second phase of the program, tackling access to justice across the entire legal ecosystem and emphasizing scalable and systematic impact.

Learn more about the results from year one of the Thomson Reuters AI for Justice program.

Across our business, we leverage the power of trusted information, technology, partnerships, and our people to strengthen institutions, protect vulnerable communities, and expand access to justice. From pro bono expertise and grantmaking to data‑driven research and collaboration with courts, nonprofits, and law enforcement, our efforts reflect a belief that lasting change requires both insight and action.

Social Impact Sprint transforms nonprofit growth

Each year, we harness the collective strength and expertise of our people to help nonprofit organizations scale their operations and expand their reach. Now in its fifth year, the Thomson Reuters Social Impact Sprint, brings together groups of employees to lend their pro bono tax and accounting, technology, marketing, business operations, and leadership expertise to dozens of nonprofit organizations around the world.

This year’s event drew support from more than 170 volunteers who helped 40 nonprofits from six countries. Together, our teams committed 1,556 hours, or the equivalent of $342,320 in pro bono consulting. The real impact of the Sprint was on the people, nonprofit participants, and Thomson Reuters volunteers alike, who walked away with renewed purpose, reenergized spirits, and concrete next steps to carry their service commitments forward.

A key objective of the Social Impact Sprint is to ensure nonprofit partners leave with solutions that are both practical and sustainable. We are proud to share that 100% of nonprofits stated interest in participating in another Sprint. As Kyra Brissette, CEO of Media Literacy Now, a U.S.-based non-profit focused on teaching media literacy to K-12 students, explained, “Our time with the Social Impact Sprint team was both thoughtful and productive. The steps we developed together lay a strong foundation for Media Literacy Now to navigate our leadership transition, sharpen our strategic direction, and strengthen board engagement.”

Pro bono work delivers mutual value. Nonprofits benefit from the expertise of functional experts they may not otherwise have the capacity or resources to access, while employees consistently report that the experience is deeply rewarding. In fact, 94% stated they learned something new about nonprofit operations, and 92% would like to participate in another Sprint.

We are proud to foster a purpose-driven culture that values and rewards work making a meaningful difference in our communities. Initiatives like the Social Impact Sprint help unlock that sense of purpose each year, and we are excited to see its impact continue to expand.

20 years of impact with Lawyers Without Borders

This year marked the 20^th anniversary of our collaboration with Lawyers Without Borders (LWOB), a global organization that partners with legal professionals to build strong institutions, support pro bono initiatives, and promote judicial independence, all while maintaining a strict commitment to neutrality. This is a prime example of how leveraging our technology, an extensive network of professionals, and the power of volunteerism make a real difference.

We have been able to work closely with Lawyers Without Borders to support a wide range of initiatives, from electronically indexing 156 years of Supreme Court case law in Liberia, to training more than 1,000 legal professionals, to reaching 35,000 households in Kenya, to supporting the preservation of 2,500 Afghan laws. Twenty years of collaboration demonstrate what is possible when shared purpose and sustained commitment come together to advance justice. By continuing to stand alongside LWOB, we reaffirm our commitment to building stronger institutions, empowering communities, and ensuring the rule of law endures. Explore the retrospective and see what two decades of purpose-driven collaboration can achieve.

Pro bono in action: Global Legal Pro Bono Connection

Pro bono work is integral to our purpose-driven culture at Thomson Reuters. Our commitment to this work reflects both the depth and breadth of our subject matter expertise and the enormous sense of responsibility and respect we all have for the pursuit of truth, justice, and transparency. This year, members of our Legal Pro Bono Connection network contributed over 2,800 volunteer hours to support nonprofit organizations, delivering $1.7 million in pro bono legal services.

We took our commitment a step further by expanding the American Bar Association’s National Celebration of Pro Bono week into our own Thomson Reuters Global Legal Pro Bono Month. This month-long celebration showcases how our colleagues worldwide use their skills in service to others. Through engaging discussions, practical skill-building sessions, insightful webinars, and hands-on volunteer projects, we empower our teams to make tangible impact.

This year's initiatives spanned continents and causes. Our Australian Legal Pro Bono team supported St Vincent de Paul NSW on an extensive human rights advocacy initiative, U.S. lawyers partnered with the National Veterans Legal Services Program to help veterans pursue discharge upgrades, and volunteers across our global offices worked with Disability:IN to advance disability inclusion efforts.

Scaling impact through the Social Impact Grant program

Our commitment to causes aligned with our mission to improve access to justice, truth, and transparency extends far beyond our volunteerism and pro bono work. Since the inception of the program in 2024, we have awarded millions of dollars to organizations that share our vision of a more equitable future through our Social Impact Grant program. Now in its second year, the program has awarded over $1 million to 99 organizations in 10 countries.

Among the grant recipients were two nonprofits in Brazil. Exodus Road Brazil partners with law enforcement in Brazil to rescue victims of sex and labor trafficking while increasing public awareness of the issue. With the support of Thomson Reuters, the group was able to launch a nationwide prevention and education campaign that reached over 120 million people via social media and drove a measurable increase in human trafficking reports through local helplines. Innocence Project Brasil specifically focuses on addressing the issue of wrongful convictions in the country. They used their funding to develop new features for their internal platform, including direct volunteer registration, integrated email functionality, and the ability to log assistance requests received by mail. In addition, all mail received since the nonprofit’s founding is also being digitized and physically archived at its headquarters to improve processing efficiency.

Another Social Impact Grant program recipient, the Investigative Journalism Foundation, used their funding to produce a searchable public database of records about Canada’s residential school system. The database makes public over 160,000 pages of previously restricted documents chronicling unsafe and unhygienic conditions and reports of abuse, making them available to journalists and researchers worldwide.

The Social Impact Grant program reflects our ongoing commitment to social responsibility and our belief that informed action can drive meaningful change.

Using data, partnerships, and purpose to fight human trafficking

Our commitment to ending human trafficking extends far beyond our work in the field with law enforcement agencies, working with a range of partners both in the U.S. and globally. Throughout the year, we also brought together the world’s leading voices from the nonprofit, survivor support, and business communities to discuss strategies, build awareness, and cultivate support for anti-human trafficking initiatives. These efforts include our virtual global panels for Human Trafficking Prevention and Awareness Month and World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, an informative session with Fundación Freedom for Children in Mexico City and Children, as well as our sponsorship of the Champions for Children event with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).

The crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) in Canada represents a profound human rights challenge. Although Indigenous women and girls make up just 5% of the population, they account for more than 50% of human trafficking victims and are six times more likely to be murdered than other women. In response, Thomson Reuters ​published​ research using sophisticated geospatial analysis, which illuminated the critical correlation between geographic hotspots and victim experiences across cases of MMIWG. These insights have helped to inform collective action to address this issue.

Through targeted funding, the Thomson Reuters Social Impact Institute enabled new research by International Justice Mission examining the nexus between two global, emerging crime types — the financially motivated sextortion of children, and forced scamming, a new form of labor trafficking. By analyzing data from tens of thousands of tip line reports and cross-referencing with IP address data, the initiative was able to geolocate specific sources of these crimes. The research is a critical foundation for future law enforcement investigations and policy actions targeting these emerging crime types.

Supporting the courts that power the U.S. justice system

U.S. state courts handle roughly 98% of all court cases heard in America. Despite their crucial role in the U.S. justice system, these courts are often underfunded and overburdened. Thomson Reuters research shows that a staggering 71% of state court judges and court professionals say they will face significant staffing shortages in the next year and beyond. New technologies, from AI-powered research and drafting tools to digital evidence solutions, hold the promise to relieve that burden by creating a more efficient, effective, and accessible justice system.

Recognizing that the rapid evolution of AI presents both transformative opportunities and complex policy challenges for the justice system, the Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) launched a partnership with the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) in June 2024 to provide judges and legal and court professionals with the trusted, authoritative guidance they need to make informed decisions about AI technology adoption and use.

Since its launch, the TRI-NCSC AI Policy Consortium for Law and Courts continues to play a key role in enabling judges and legal and court professionals to make informed decisions about AI technology adoption and use. Offering a rich database of policy resources and educational tools, regular webinars — with over 6,000 registrants per webinar at the end of 2025 — and benchmark research studies, an AI Sandbox allowing judicial professionals to safely explore and test AI applications — including CoCounsel Legal — and practical guidance on navigating the justice system in the age of AI, the initiative has drawn thousands of participants from courts around the U.S.. Additionally, in 2025, we grew the Consortium's international membership to help ensure that the voices shaping justice in an AI-driven era reflect multi-jurisdictional perspectives. 

Empowering the next generation to disrupt forced labor

Could changing generational spending trends in retail consumer demand eventually reduce the prevalence of forced labor in global supply chains? That, and many other questions delving into the intersection between consumer behavior, global trade, and human trafficking, are at the heart of a research project initiated by the Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs’ Dynamic Sustainability Lab in partnership with Thomson Reuters.

The Forced Labor 2025 Report, an expansion of research started in 2024, examined the scale of modern slavery in global supply chains and highlighted that Generation Z has the economic power, ethical awareness, and willingness to drive meaningful change if barriers of cost, transparency, and access are addressed. Focusing on high-risk industries such as apparel, footwear, coffee, and tea, the research combines global data with a survey of nearly 400 Gen Z consumers to assess whether their generation of consumers is willing to pay more for goods made ethically and demand better corporate practices.

The project is a prime example of the power of academic and technology leaders with trusted information that can unearth critical insights to inform current business leaders about upcoming generations of consumers committed to transparent and ethical buying habits. Ultimately, eliminating forced labor depends on collective action to uphold business and human rights standards and transparency across global supply chains.

We continue to reduce our environmental impact globally and work toward our climate change targets. Our commitment to sourcing 100% renewable energy for our global operations has helped reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. At the same time, our Global Print business is integrating eco‑efficient technologies and responsible sourcing to minimize resource use and waste. These efforts are strengthened by the passion of our global Green Teams, whose local initiatives drive meaningful environmental impact in the communities where we live and work.

Update on climate change targets and disclosures

In 2020, Thomson Reuters joined the Science Based Targets initiative, committing to reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 from 2018 baseline levels, as well as reducing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from fuel and energy-related activities, business travel, and employee commuting by 25% by 2025 from 2019 baseline levels. We also set a goal to have 65% of suppliers by expenditure establish Science Based Targets by 2025, aligning supplier ambition with our own decarbonization pathway. Since 2020, we have sourced renewable energy for 100% of our operations. We have achieved this largely through the sourcing of renewable power by matching our electricity usage with renewable energy credits acquired worldwide. In addition to the switch to renewable energy, we remain carbon neutral through offsetting the remaining portion of our GHG footprint through carbon offsets.

Primarily through investment in renewable power for our facilities, we’ve been able to drive more than a 95% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from our 2018 baseline. We achieved our 2025 absolute Scope 3 reduction target, resulting in a 52% decrease compared to our 2019 baseline. As of 2025, 49% of suppliers by spend have pursued Science Based Targets, reflecting meaningful progress in our supplier engagement efforts. We are evaluating opportunities to continue advancing our climate strategy and to align future targets with our long-term ambition to achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. 

Driving environmental impact through smarter print practices

For more than 225 years, Thomson Reuters has served the global publishing industry, particularly the legal and tax sectors. That longstanding legacy continues through our Global Print segment, which integrates sustainability into its operations to advance responsible and efficient publishing practices. Global Print aligns its work with the company’s broader sustainability goals by emphasizing eco‑friendly production methods, reduced material consumption, and responsible sourcing. These efforts are designed to minimize environmental impact while helping publishers adapt to evolving production and inventory demands.

Global Print has invested in advanced digital printing technologies that reduce the consumption of valuable resources. These technologies enable more agile and cost-effective production models, allowing publishers to manage tighter inventories and reduce outdated stock and waste across the publishing lifecycle. Alongside these operational improvements, Global Print maintains strict sourcing standards. All paper mills and merchants supplying paper to Global Print are required to hold certifications such as the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, or the Forest Stewardship Council. These requirements ensure that paper is procured from suppliers who support responsible forest management and sustainable forestry practices.

The results of these efforts demonstrate Global Print’s continued progress toward reducing its environmental footprint. In 2025, the segment recycled 9,030 tons of paper, 206 tons of corrugated materials, 94 tons of aluminum, 150 tons of steel, 11 tons of plastic, and 374 tons of wood. These landfill‑diversion achievements underscore Global Print’s commitment to environmentally responsible operations and its role in supporting a more sustainable future for the publishing industry.

Powering global sustainability through our Green Teams

With our global presence and resources comes a tremendous responsibility to help support the communities in which we live and work. That is why we’re proud of the work done by our Green Teams network to promote programs and projects that help minimize our impact on the environment and promote sustainability on a global scale. The Green Teams, developed to bring Thomson Reuters colleagues together around a series of knowledge-sharing events, volunteering activities, and local sustainability initiatives, were busy this year with programs rolling out in Bangalore, Costa Rica, Mexico City, New York, and Toronto.

Our Green Team chapter in Costa Rica was recognized by the government of Costa Rica for a third consecutive year as part of its Ecologic Blue Flag Program (Bandera Azul), which reflects their commitment to maintaining high standards in facility upkeep, responsible use of natural resources, and ensuring that all services are carried out correctly and with care for the environment.

The Mexico City Green Team continued to build its relationship with Cultura Integral Forestal (CIF). Employees participated in an engaging session with the organization that highlighted how everyday actions, such as recycling, reducing waste, and volunteering, can contribute to environmental protection. Employees also participated in three volunteer events resulting in the reforestation of 2,238 trees and plants of species endemic to the area.

The Bangalore Green Team advanced environmental sustainability through a series of initiatives that combined employee engagement, community partnership, and climate action. Activities included a plant sale with the Association of People with Disability that supported skills training for youth with disabilities, a hands‑on bio‑enzyme workshop promoting eco‑friendly alternatives for home and industry, and a drive in Bandipur focused on tree planting and conservation with the HOPE Foundation. Together, these efforts reinforced the Green Council’s commitment to environmental stewardship, social inclusion, and community impact.

Our Green Team in New York was also active in 2025, hosting a community clean-up and ecological restoration event in the Bronx River Corridor and organizing a series of recycling and waste-management seminars at our Times Square offices. The Toronto Green Team established several employee workstreams, including green software, on-site sustainability initiatives, and fostering climate conversations at Thomson Reuters. In celebration of Earth Week, the team also hosted webinars and workshops, including a session with the on-site facilities team on proper waste-sorting practices in the building. Collectively, these efforts highlight the significant impact that small groups within a larger community can have in driving change and motivating action on sustainability.

At Thomson Reuters, our global team fuels innovation through their curiosity, ambition, and intellect. We foster a values driven culture that attracts top talent, empowers our people to grow, and lets them do the work that matters most.

Across our organization, we are advancing a culture rooted in shared values, meaningful connections, and a deep sense of belonging. Through expanded learning opportunities, leadership development, and intentional community-building initiatives, we are preparing our people for the future. From increasing workforce accessibility to enhancing well-being and flexibility, we are investing in the tools, skills, and support systems that help every colleague grow and succeed. Together, these efforts reflect our dedication to building a workplace where people feel inspired, supported, and ready to lead.

The values that shape how we work

Our stated purpose at Thomson Reuters is to inform the way forward to a more understanding, trusting world for all, which is delivered when our team of more than 27,000 rallies around a shared set of values. In 2025, we defined the five core values that shape how we work and strengthen our culture each day. Rooted strongly in our purpose, these values serve as ambitious, memorable, and aspirational principles that strengthen our culture and elevate customer excellence, innovation, and performance. The Thomson Reuters Values are:

Obsess over our customers.
Compete to win.
Challenge (y)our thinking.
Act fast. Learn fast.
Stronger together.

Over the course of the year, we helped bring these values to life through a series of events and company-wide awareness efforts that drew together 16,500 of our colleagues globally. On Values Day our team members participated across 371 learning sessions worldwide, supported by more than 350 volunteers working in 50 different office locations. This was a unified global experience to ensure our values are not just words on a page but understood by colleagues so we can live them at Thomson Reuters.

Connection, belonging, and understanding

At Thomson Reuters, inclusion is how we open the door to the broadest pool of talent, inviting colleagues with different perspectives, experiences, and skills to do their best work together. Belonging is the ongoing work we do to ensure every colleague feels connected, supported, and able to grow and thrive. Together, they create an environment where people can challenge thinking, make better decisions, and ultimately serve our customers with clarity and impact.

We cultivate that environment of trust through several initiatives each year. Thomson Reuters Business Resource Groups (BRGs) consist of 11 employee-led networks open to all colleagues that produce leadership seminars, career development initiatives, and a wide range of identity and community awareness events. This global network has grown to include more than 80 local and virtual chapters operating in 17 countries. Some highlights include the Aspire to Lead conference and #IAmRemarkable workshops, focused on personal growth and confidence building, hosted by Women at Thomson Reuters, and BENERGY and ECN Worldwide, focused on early career development and career navigation, hosted by the Black Employee Network (BEN) and Early Careers Network (ECN). These events are available to all employees and help create awareness and understanding of a broad range of experiences across our organization.

Our Global Allyship Community and Cultural Fluency program together played a critical role in strengthening our inclusive culture and equipping colleagues to collaborate effectively across differences. The Global Allyship Community builds practical skills that empower colleagues to use their voice, behaviors, and influence to support one another, anchored in five core allyship actions identified through cross‑BRG dialogue. Complementing this work, the Cultural Fluency program helped colleagues understand cultural differences, recognize how their own tendencies shape collaboration, and build the adaptability needed to thrive in a global organization.

Through Ten Thousand Coffees, we promote active mentoring and community engagement throughout our global workforce. This digital platform curates authentic networking and social learning experiences for leaders and employees. This year, more than 4,500 one-to-one colleague introductions were made possible through the program. These are just a handful of the community-building initiatives taking place nearly every day at Thomson Reuters, all of which help us create an environment where people can challenge conventional thinking, make better decisions, and better serve our customers with clarity, thoughtfulness, and impact.

Building skills for the Future of Work

In 2025, Thomson Reuters continued with our Grow My Way Initiative, which includes broad-scale employee education and tools for building the skills needed to thrive in an AI-enabled future. A key focus was combining AI fluency and the human skills necessary for an AI-augmented workplace. Over the course of the year, more than 14,000 colleagues participated in Grow My Way events, including three company-wide Learning Days, with 96% of participants indicating that the sessions were a valuable investment of their time. We also launched My AI Coach, an internally developed AI-powered tool that leverages coaching techniques to provide in-the-moment support to navigate challenges, build skills, and lead effectively. More than 8,900 colleagues took advantage of this on-demand coaching during 2025. Finally, our global AI Champions Network, a group of over 600 Thomson Reuters employees, focused on helping teams learn, innovate, and thrive with AI.

As a result of these and other initiatives, the Thomson Reuters workforce is now actively using AI tools in their day-to-day work, helping us all level up and lead the way to future innovations.

Leadership for a changing world

We invest in developing leaders at every level to navigate a fast‑moving, constantly evolving environment. Our leadership development approach equips managers and emerging leaders with the mindsets and practical skills needed to lead effectively, support their teams, and drive performance.

In 2025, these efforts included strengthening foundational people-leadership capability, deepening coaching and feedback skills, and expanding immersive leadership development opportunities. The Thomson Reuters annual leadership conference brought together 185 leaders from around the world for three days of focused connection and development. Through initiatives like our Elevate Leadership Program, co-developed with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management, 31 talented employees participated in an intensive nine-month experience focused on leading change, innovation, and data-driven decision-making. More than 880 leaders participated in skill sessions through the Leading at Thomson Reuters and Managing at Thomson Reuters programs. These included building capability in adaptability, sensemaking, critical conversations, and values-aligned coaching sessions for senior leaders and mid-level managers.

All told, several hundred current and future business leaders participated in these programs over the course of the year, helping us set the stage for the next generation of growth at Thomson Reuters.

Accessibility by design

How people access and use our tools and information to make a difference in the world is important. Accessibility is everyone's responsibility, and it’s essential we work together to ensure that our digital platforms are accessible and inclusive.

We are proud to recognize the roll-out of our Thomson Reuters Accessibility Standard for all employees and contractors focused on incorporating accessibility into our business. This standard provides a common framework and practical guidance on accessibility adoption in their work, and more importantly, ensures we meet the expectations of our customers and regulators. In addition, to bring more attention to the importance of inclusive design, we celebrated Global Accessibility Awareness Day with a series of workshops and educational sessions organized by our Disability Employee Network to promote accessible design.

Our commitment to accessibility was recognized for a fourth consecutive year by Disability:IN, which named Thomson Reuters a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion. Together, through our efforts to remove all barriers to access, and working to embed accessibility into every design decision we make, we hope to pave the way to a more inclusive and accessible world for all.

Supporting well-being through trust and flexibility

Thomson Reuters continues to strengthen a workplace culture where flexibility, well-being, and human connection power our people’s success. Through modern offerings like our Flex My Way policies, hybrid first ways of working, and our expanding portfolio of global well-being resources, we enable colleagues to navigate work and life with confidence and support. These commitments reflect how we show up for our workforce by creating space to rest, renew, and perform at our best in an environment built on trust, balance, and care.

Our Flex My Way initiative, which gives employees the ability to work remotely, work from other locations, and take extended leave for caregiving, bereavement, and sabbatical, continues to grow. This year, over 20% of our global workforce took advantage of the program to work from locations inside or outside their home country, giving them greater flexibility to balance work, family, and personal responsibilities, without stepping away from their roles. In addition, 7% of employees used caregiver leave to take care of an immediate family member. We also continued to offer two Mental Health Days off and provided tools to help employees build their resilience to thrive in a constantly changing environment.

Together, these initiatives demonstrate that at Thomson Reuters, flexibility and support extend beyond the workplace. We are committed to supporting the whole person, and we understand that by building a strong foundation of trust and connection, we can learn, inspire, and grow together more effectively.

We are dedicated to conducting our business ethically and responsibly, placing the well‑being of our customers, employees, communities, and the environment at the forefront. To live out these values, we encourage employee volunteerism, provide financial and in‑kind contributions, and match employee donations. Our teams actively engaged with community organizations and charities to drive meaningful social impact, contributing approximately 63,000 volunteer hours, including over 10,000 hours of pro bono support for nonprofits worldwide.

Through our global corporate match and volunteer rewards programs, employees amplified their giving, earning corporate funding for their volunteer time. In 2025, donations by our employees, together with our corporate matching and rewards donations, totaled approximately $2.3 million to over 1,900 nonprofits in 26 countries. Employees around the world also joined our annual Global Volunteer Day, demonstrating the significant difference we can make through collective action.

Stronger together: making a difference on Global Volunteer Day

Making a difference in the communities in which we live and work is a big part of our culture at Thomson Reuters. As we continue to grow as a company, it is important that we recognize the profound impacts we can have simply by coming together around a shared purpose. That spirit of collective strength was on clear display this year during our annual Global Volunteer Day. The event, which was developed to help employees champion local causes and put the power of our global company behind important issues, brought together 1,775 employees volunteering across 20 countries.

Whether volunteering individually or as part of our global events, our colleagues demonstrated an incredible commitment to helping nonprofits. In our Frisco, Texas office, employees assembled care packages for women and their children facing domestic violence and Hope Kits for women battling breast cancer. Volunteers in Toronto, Canada, assembled care kits, served meals at a local shelter and sorted and coordinated food donations. In Bangalore, India, volunteers rolled up their sleeves to make seed balls, a simple yet powerful method to contribute to reforestation efforts in the region. Meanwhile, in São Paulo, Brazil, employees cleaned and organized a local animal shelter for dogs.

Together, our teams committed over 8,200 volunteer hours to help more than 100 different charitable organizations address a wide range of causes, including food insecurity, human services, affordable housing and homelessness, and child welfare initiatives.

Giving back across the world

Over the course of the year, Thomson Reuters employees, working individually in their communities and collaborating with colleagues to support charitable efforts around the world, have collectively made an impact in their communities.

APAC

Our Thomson Reuters Australia office sponsored the Walk for Justice NSW, an annual event where donated funds support work in delivering pro bono legal advice and strategic representation for refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia. In Singapore, employees dedicated their volunteer hours to supporting older adults through a series of meaningful community engagements. They assembled care and hygiene kits, delivered essentials, and spent time connecting with seniors through conversations that fostered warmth and companionship. These events enabled volunteers to reach more elderly residents and strengthen ties within the community.

EMEA

Employees in London supported several charitable initiatives, including several park, beach, and garden clean-up projects, assembling toiletry kits for homelessness organizations and women refugees, and collecting food and business clothing donations for those in need. In Poland, employees came together to create birthday cards for terminally ill children, complemented by gift vouchers provided as an additional way to support children and their families.

North America

Major fundraising and volunteer efforts in Toronto and Mexico City helped feed families struggling with food insecurity, drive life-saving blood donations, and support efforts to combat human trafficking. Among these initiatives, volunteers in Toronto raised more than $208,113 Canadian dollars to support the United Way of Greater Toronto, enough to provide important household items to over 1,000 families. In addition, Fundación Freedom for Children received a $20,000 Social Impact Grant to support the creation of a specialized care center for child victims of trafficking, exploitation, and abuse in Mexico City.

South America

In Chile, employees dedicated more than 200 hours of service to the Don Bosco Foundation’s Children’s Day, promoting awareness of the rights of children and youth through recreational and leisure activities. In Argentina, our volunteer teams committed more than 400 volunteer hours to Don-Arte Argentina, an organization that believes every child, adolescent, and family deserves to grow and develop surrounded by affection, dignity, and opportunities. The team of volunteers rolled up their sleeves, doing everything from painting the walls of the organization’s community center to collecting donations to help this great cause.

Delivering impact through funding and employee engagement

Lasting impact is built through collaboration. Through partnerships with nonprofit organizations around the world, Thomson Reuters supports initiatives that expand opportunity, advance justice, and protect human rights. By pairing sustained funding with employee volunteerism and pro bono expertise, we help our partners strengthen their work and deliver meaningful outcomes for the communities they serve.

Foundation for Excellence (FFE)

Over the past six years, our work with the Foundation for Excellence (FFE) has played a transformative role in expanding access to higher education for high-potential students in India. Since 2020, we have provided nearly $387,000 in funding, enabling 222 scholars to pursue engineering degrees through 628 scholarships. This sustained support has helped remove financial barriers for students, unlocking pathways to high-impact careers and long-term economic mobility.

Beyond financial assistance, we contributed to scholars’ holistic development through internships, AI learning initiatives, and more than 1,000 hours of one-on-one mentoring delivered by over 100 employees. Graduates of the program have gone on to secure roles at leading global companies. Through grants, volunteerism, and pro bono support via the Social Impact Sprint, FFE has strengthened both student outcomes and organizational capacity.

“Foundation For Excellence (FFE) is thankful, humbled and proud of the collaboration with Thomson Reuters where generosity and a shared vision have helped nurture the next generation of change makers.” — Dr. Sudha Kidao, Managing Trustee, Foundation for Excellence India Trust

Equal Justice Works

Thomson Reuters has been a longstanding partner of Equal Justice Works, supporting its mission to advance justice for underserved communities for more than two decades. Since 2005, we have contributed more than $786,000 in funding and, beginning in 2015, have sponsored seven Equal Justice Works Fellows. These Fellowships enable early-career attorneys to launch impactful, community-based legal projects while building sustainable careers in public interest law. 

The impact of this support is reflected in the lasting work of the sponsored Fellows, many of whom continue to serve as public sector and public interest attorneys beyond their Fellowship terms. This year, Fellow-led initiatives have strengthened Tribal sovereignty through the development of culturally appropriate Tribal legislation and expanded voting access for eligible incarcerated individuals across multiple U.S. states. In addition to financial support, employees have deepened their engagement through leadership roles, including participation on the Equal Justice Works Annual Dinner Steering Committee, demonstrating a shared commitment to equity, access to justice, and systemic change.

"Over the past 21 years of our partnership, Thomson Reuters has played a vital role in supporting Equal Justice Works to create opportunities for lawyers and advocates to effect meaningful change in communities across the country. Thanks to their support, seven fellows have received funding to pursue their passion for advancing access to justice in areas such as voting rights, veterans’ rights, criminal justice reform, and Indigenous people’s rights. We are grateful for their ongoing commitment to promoting equal, justice." – Crystal Mojica, Director of Communications, Equal Justice Works

VAANI Deaf Children’s Foundation

For seven years, Thomson Reuters has partnered with VAANI Deaf Children’s Foundation (VAANI) to help ensure that deaf children in India are not left behind. Between 2018 and 2025, Thomson Reuters provided more than $178,000 in grant funding, alongside employee volunteer engagement. This support has strengthened both health and education outcomes, including enabling newborn hearing screening at a government hospital in Assam and supporting more than 200 deaf children and their parents through literacy, remedial education, and life skills programs.

Employees have also played a critical role in building VAANI’s capacity and inclusivity through hands-on volunteerism. Teams helped develop learning materials and Information & Communication resources, contributed to the Deaf Kids Library with stories adapted into Indian Sign Language, and supported improvements to VAANI’s HR processes and governance.

"VAANI’s vision has always been that no deaf child is left behind. Thomson Reuters is helping us turn this vision into reality, especially in the areas where the need is greatest. We are deeply grateful to Thomson Reuters for not only fortifying the financial backbone of our organization but also for supporting us in creating pathways for deaf children to live independent, empowered, and meaningful lives." - Sumedha Joglekar, Executive Director, VAANI Deaf Children’s Foundation

STOP THE TRAFFIK

Since 2024, Thomson Reuters has partnered with STOP THE TRAFFIK to strengthen global efforts to prevent human trafficking and exploitation. Through funding totaling $40,000, we have enabled STOP THE TRAFFIK to respond rapidly to emerging intelligence and direct resources to areas of greatest need. Over the past year, this support helped prevent the exploitation of over 1,100 people who may have otherwise been trafficked, while reaching more than 655,000 people through targeted prevention and safety campaigns.

Our support has also enhanced STOP THE TRAFFIK’s data driven approach to combating exploitation. The Traffik Analysis Hub contains more than 10.8 million data points, supporting over 630 users. This data is complemented by intelligence reports informing interventions by 13 global organizations, including global financial institutions and multinational businesses.

“Unrestricted funding and support from the Thomson Reuters Social Impact Institute has helped us deliver critical safety information to those most at risk of exploitation, allowing us to counter disinformation, and promote human rights. In addition, the direct contribution of Thomson Reuters staff through Social Impact Sprints has accelerated several of STOP THE TRAFFIK’s most pressing strategic priorities.” — Millie Smith, Head of Development and Communications, STOP THE TRAFFIK

Unlocking opportunity for underserved communities across India

In 2013, India’s Ministry of Corporate Affairs introduced the Companies Act of 2013, requiring companies of a certain size to spend at least 2% of their average net profits from the previous year on local social responsibility initiatives. The effort has catalyzed widespread corporate investment in critical social causes.

As one of the companies subject to India’s corporate social responsibility laws, Thomson Reuters has been committed to not only meeting the threshold requirements, but also going above and beyond to share our skills, resources, and expertise with a wide variety of non-governmental organizations (NGO) doing important work to improve the lives of the people in the communities where we live and work.

Our programs supported education, skills development, and economic inclusion across several communities, including scholarships for 156 academically gifted, financially deserving students pursuing engineering and medicine, complemented by mentorship for more than 30 students and “AI for Good” learning sessions. We also provided holistic support, including education, healthcare, nutrition, and parental counseling to 60 students from underrepresented communities, expanded educational and vocational services for 250 children with hearing impairment, delivered STEM learning to 100 children, and strengthened community capacity through training for mothers and frontline ASHA workers. Additional initiatives focused on early intervention and skill development for people with intellectual disabilities, mobility access, and employment-focused training for 25 persons with disabilities.

This year, that work was recognized by the Global CSR, Sustainability & ESG Awards program, which named our Livelihood Program in Mumbai their Best Employment Generation Initiative of the Year. The program, which helps people with disabilities by enhancing mobility, self-sufficiency, skills training, and independence, was instrumental in helping dozens of people secure employment in 2025.

In 2025, we partnered with seven NGOs through our corporate social responsibility work in India and helped more than 2,200 beneficiaries, including 250 scholars nationwide.

Supporting communities through the Employee Impact Grant program

The Employee Impact Grant program expands the ways our people can support the causes that matter most to them. With flexible funding priorities and grant options, the program is designed to enable employees to help nonprofits address their most urgent needs with resources that create immediate and meaningful impact. As part of our broader suite of Corporate Citizenship Programs, alongside Corporate Match and Volunteer Rewards, this program reflects our belief that engaged employees are essential to supporting their communities. By placing employees at the center of our philanthropic efforts, we reinforce a simple belief that the dedication and insight of our people drive our progress toward a better world for all.

When we support the passions and values of our employees, we help spark change in their communities. In its second year, the program provided over $99,000 in funding to 45 nonprofits across seven countries. Whether it’s providing grants to purchase scooters for veterans to offer them independence, helping improve facilities for visually impaired youth, or supporting investigative efforts to solve cold cases of missing and unidentified persons, we’re committed to helping employees create positive, lasting impact.

Creating impact through in-kind giving

We continued our strong relationship with Books for Africa, the largest shipper of donated text and library books to Africa. In 2025, Thomson Reuters donated 10 comprehensive law libraries to Books for Africa's Jack Mason Law & Democracy Initiative, each containing 178 books and valued at nearly $100,000, deepening our relationship. These books will have an incredible impact on legal professionals and communities across Africa. This donation builds upon the 150 law libraries that have shipped to 26 African countries throughout the history of this collaboration.

Our Global Print business offered discounted printing services to the Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program in Canada for their Legal Information for Indigenous People National Edition Booklet. This important booklet helps Indigenous peoples and their supporters understand complex federal laws, special legal protections, and key resources related to areas like the Indian Act, child welfare, self-governance, health, and rights. The cost savings allowed the organization to channel more resources into programs that directly support the communities they serve.

Finally, we provided some of our products and services free of charge to various not-for-profit organizations to support their initiatives, including access to our Westlaw, Practical Law, HighQ, and CoCounsel products. For example, since 2010, Thomson Reuters has made our CLEAR product available to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in the U.S.. Additionally, through our AI for Justice legal aid initiative, not-for-profit legal organizations can utilize CoCounsel Legal, our premier AI-powered legal assistant.

In-kind donations offer a meaningful way to assist organizations in need while promoting a fairer, more transparent, and sustainable global community.

Values in action: Celebrating the Thomson Reuters Awards winners

The Thomson Reuters Awards recognize colleagues who exemplify our values and deliver outstanding impact to our customers, our business, and our people. Winners demonstrate our values in action, with bold goals, decisive execution, smart risks, and continuous learning. On behalf of each winner, we make a $10,000 donation to a nonprofit of their choice. Since its inception in 2020, $390,000 has been donated to 41 charities across 47 winners.

The winners pioneered breakthrough AI‑powered solutions, including record‑time launches of Westlaw Advantage Deep Research and Ready to Advise in CoCounsel Tax, setting new standards for speed, customer‑first design, and competitive advantage. Others reimagined compliance and governance to protect critical government business, safeguarded Reuters’ Pulitzer‑winning investigative journalism through extraordinary legal leadership, and transformed sales capability by embedding AI‑first, customer‑centric learning at scale. These collective achievements span technology, trust, and people, delivering measurable business results while strengthening our organization for the future. 

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is an independent charity registered in the United Kingdom and the United States. It works to strengthen free, fair, and informed societies by bolstering the resilience of independent media, strengthening access to the law, and fostering responsible business practices. The Foundation leverages its unique media, legal, and data-driven expertise to deliver a range of targeted initiatives and services — including capacity-building programs, research, news, legal support, and convenings, including its flagship annual forum, Trust Conference.

Strengthening civil society

A robust legal system that protects rights, promotes equality, and holds power accountable is a cornerstone of democracy. The Foundation works with lawyers, civil society and independent media worldwide to make legal support more accessible, fostering a fair legal ecosystem that supports those looking to uphold human rights. 

A central part of this work is TrustLaw, the world’s largest pro bono service, which facilitates access to free legal support for NGOs and social enterprises so that they can navigate challenges and continue to deliver impact.

In 2025, TrustLaw facilitated approximately $29 million in pro bono support for civil society and media. Projects included research on climate laws and policies that informed a model law for African states, as well as comparative research on electoral reform and voting rights for Transparency International U.S.. Overall, more than 806 organizations received support to strengthen capacity and advance their missions. This year, the Foundation also released a report on the legal needs amongst civil society organizations (CSOs), drawing on a survey of TrustLaw’s global network — 50% of CSOs reported rising legal needs over the last year.

Advancing transparency and accountability on workforce issues

Corporations have enormous influence on society and face rising expectations from investors, customers, and regulators to show how they manage social and environmental issues. The Foundation offers data-driven insights to encourage responsible business practices across sectors, helping to develop economies that benefit businesses and people.

The Foundation’s Workforce Disclosure Initiative (WDI) is a leading voluntary disclosure platform that supports companies to report on how they manage people in their operations and across their supply chains. It improves accountability on workforce issues and helps companies get ahead of stakeholder expectations.

In 2025, 142 firms self-disclosed information on issues such as worker voice, diversity and inclusion, and the gender pay gap. The WDI data is shared with an investor coalition of 27 institutions collectively managing $5 trillion in assets under management, helping to inform their stewardship and advance responsible investment decisions. The Foundation further expanded its WDI insights by analyzing publicly available ESG data from 3,000 global companies. They also extended WDI’s benefits to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). 

Hosting the world’s largest dataset on corporate AI adoption

AI has the potential to benefit society, but only if it develops in ways that safeguard people and the planet. Through the AI Company Data Initiative (AICDI), the Foundation is building a global dataset on corporate AI adoption to improve transparency, create a benchmark for best practice, and ensure there are sufficient guardrails to mitigate risk.

Launched in partnership with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the AICDI – a free, voluntary survey grounded in UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of AI – helps companies to understand how and where AI is being used, and its impact on people, society, the environment, and human rights.

In November, the initiative became the world’s largest dataset on corporate AI adoption, compiling publicly available data from 1,000 global companies across 13 sectors, alongside engaging with leading firms to voluntarily share data.

Trust Conference

In October, the Foundation’s annual Trust Conference convened more than 750 delegates from over 40 countries to address the most pressing global challenges. Over two days, speakers explored the forces reshaping the world, how technology and power intersect, and what that means for people and society.

Speakers included Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare; Michele Jawando, President of Omidyar Network; and Anne Bouverot, French President's Special Envoy for AI.

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