ESG MATERIALITY ASSESSMENT SUMMARY SOCIAL IMPACT 2022 The assessment work further found that Thomson Aligned to the Universal Declaration of Human At the same time, the assessment also found potential risks to human rights across Thomson Reuters Reuters is uniquely positioned to maximize Rights (UDHR), this includes advancing rule of value chain. These risks were categorized by rightsholder groups and included (in no particular order): opportunities for positive impacts on human rights law — a key tenet of human rights — as well as through its unique set of products and services. individual rights such as: UDHR Description Supply Chain Work to ensure all workers in Thomson Reuters supply chain are treated with respect UDHR Article Description Workers and dignity, and that our suppliers comply fully with all employment laws, abide by our Supply Chain Ethical Code, and share our commitment to respecting human rights. Freedom from 2 Through products and services that seek to reduce bias in algorithmic Discrimination decision-making partnerships with organizations such as the Law Firm Employees Work to make progress on providing equal career opportunities and pay through Anti-Racism Alliance (LFAA) and the National Organization of Black attainment of our diversity goals and global pay reviews; work to further ensure the Law Enforcement (NOBLE). safety of all employees with special emphasis on Reuters journalists, who are also human rights defenders. Freedom from 4 Through partnerships with law enforcement, and more recently, with Slavery the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Data Subjects Work to ensure that Thomson Reuters tools and products are free from on a digital awareness campaign aimed at providing crucial safety discrimination and bias, and that consumers can access and correct data to ensure information and advice to Ukrainian refugees to help them spot the no harm to individuals. warning signs of human traf昀椀cking. Customers/ Work to further enhance/improve our cybersecurity requirements/systems to Free Expression and 19 Through Reuters News, which publishes and distributes fair and End Users safeguard sensitive consumer data from data breachers/harm by nefarious actors; Right to Information accurate news and information, as well as partnerships with the strive to ensure that people with disabilities can access and bene昀椀t from our products National Association for Media Literacy (NAMLE) and Facebook to and services. combat dis- and misinformation. Community/ Work to improve accessibility measures for consumers to policies and procedures; Right to Participate in 21 Through Reuters News reporting on political campaigns, the Society seek to leverage our work in virtual courts to improve access to justice; work to reduce Free and Fair Elections Thomson Reuters Pro Bono Connection program, and participation in carbon emissions to achieve net zero by 2050. Time to Vote. Right to 22 Through products such as CLEAR, which can detect and limit fraud in Social Security Based on the 昀椀ndings of the HRIA, Thomson we strive to unite our commercial and societal government programs, thereby helping ensure access to bene昀椀ts for Reuters has developed a human rights roadmap to those in need. responsibilities: to Increase Knowledge, to Act with address risks and close management gaps including Courage and Integrity, and to Pursue Justice, Truth, through the development of a holistic governance and Transparency, all the while guided by our Trust process, guided by our forthcoming Human Rights Principles, including that of integrity, independence, Policy, and on-going human rights due diligence and freedom from bias. in line with the UNGPs. Our commitment to Moreover, the recommendations from this respecting human rights throughout our operations comprehensive ESG assessment will continue to will continue to guide our work and re昀氀ects our help us identify, assess, and proactively respond to Purpose as a content-driven technology company salient and material risks across our enterprise. powering the world’s most informed professionals, © 2023 Thomson Reuters TR2906771/04-23
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