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April 2026

From intent to impact: Our latest Workforce Disclosure Initiative report


With millions of workers in their operations and supply chains, multinational companies are critical to driving responsible business practices worldwide.

For ten years, the Workforce Disclosure Initiative (WDI) has supported companies and investors alike to improve transparency and accountability around workforce issues and in supply chains.

Read our global workforce findings from the 2025 WDI dataset, analysing public disclosure from almost 3,000 companies.

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A worker sprays organic pesticides at the Chota Tingrai estate, in Tinsukia, Assam, India, July 23, 2025. Weather extremes are shrivelling harvests on India's tea plantations, endangering the future of an industry famed for beverages as refreshing as Assam and Darjeeling, while reshaping a global trade estimated at more than $10 billion a year.
A worker sprays organic pesticides at the Chota Tingrai estate, in Tinsukia, Assam, India, July 23, 2025. Weather extremes are shrivelling harvests on India’s tea plantations, endangering the future of an industry famed for beverages as refreshing as Assam and Darjeeling, while reshaping a global trade estimated at more than $10 billion a year. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary SEARCH “CHAWDHARY INDIA TEA SUPPLY” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES.

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A technician works in the newsroom of Tunisia Television in Tunis February 4, 2011.
A technician works in the newsroom of Tunisia Television in Tunis February 4, 2011. The media in Tunisia has enjoyed freedom of the press as a result of the “Jasmine Revolution” that disposed of the Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali regime that oftener spied on journalists and was widely known for its heavy censorship measures. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi (TUNISIA – Tags: POLITICS MEDIA)

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4-5 Nov, 2026

Trust Conference

Trust Conference is our flagship annual forum dedicated to tackling critical and intersecting global issues.

This year, we explored how to build democratic resilience amid surging autocratisation, escalating clampdowns on civic space, and ruthless legal attacks.

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