Inclusive Economies | Thomson Reuters Foundation

AREA OF FOCUS INCLUSIVE ECONOMIES

We believe in economies that value all members of society. We work with the corporate sector, civil society, academia and policy makers to develop initiatives that enable businesses to make better decisions affecting communities and the environment.

AREA OF FOCUS INCLUSIVE
ECONOMIES

OUR WORK

Our work is heavily focused on supporting more inclusive economies around the world. Our goal is to help create a positive environment in which social enterprises and purpose-driven companies can thrive and the private sector can act more responsibly, becoming accountable not only to shareholders but also to stakeholders, and society at large.

KEY INITIATIVES

Banks Alliance Against
Trafficking

Recognising the powerful contribution the financial sector can make to the anti-trafficking movement, the Thomson Reuters Foundation created the Banks Alliance against Trafficking – a series of regional multistakeholder working groups that support financial institutions to fight human trafficking using their data. The model brings together experts from financial institutions, NGOs, and law enforcement agencies.

The core aim of each regional Banks Alliance working group is to map the financial footprint of human trafficking in the formal banking system and to develop red flag indicators of suspicious activity, tailored to the region.

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The Stop Slavery Award was launched by the Thomson Reuters Foundation in 2015 to recognise companies who can be considered "best in class" based on the policies and the processes they have in place to limit the risk of slavery in their supply chain and operations, as well as on the role they are playing as key agents in the global fight against slavery.

The Stop Slavery Award has gone from strength to strength, most recently with the launch of new categories for 2020 recognising the contribution of SMEs, NGOs, grass roots organisations, the public sector and journalists.

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SERVICES

TrustLaw

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Through TrustLaw, we provide more than 1,000 social enterprises in 80+ countries with free legal advice from top law firms, workshops, tools and resources – including guidance on navigating regulatory frameworks, accessing crowdfunding, registering in various jurisdictions, and training of professional service providers on how to reframe their advice to take into account the needs of inclusive economies.

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Trust Conference

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Through our Trust Conference, we convene businesses, policy makers, civil society and the media to exchange ideas and share innovative solutions to the inequalities created by the global economy.

We create initiatives that bring together diverse stakeholders to identify and address serious challenges posed by modern economies.

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News Reporting

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Our news service covers social innovation daily, raising awareness of this emerging sector around the world.

We also report on modern slavery and trafficking, the human impact of climate change, food security, discrimination based on gender and/or sexual orientation, as well as the struggle of marginalised communities to access finance, land, and water.

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Media
Development

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Through our Media Development work, we equip journalists around the world to shed light on the impact of businesses on society.

We provide training on topics including how to identify and report on tax evasion, modern slavery, climate and environment-related issues, as well as discrimination based on gender and/or sexual orientation.

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