The Workforce Disclosure Initiative (WDI) is one of the world’s leading programmes to improve transparency and accountability on workforce issues. Comprising of data voluntarily disclosed by companies and publicly available ESG information, WDI provides companies and investors with comprehensive and comparable insights.
After seven years at responsible investment charity ShareAction, WDI transferred to the Thomson Reuters Foundation in 2024, to accelerate its growth through our global networks, media and legal expertise.
About
With millions of workers involved in their operations and processes, multinational companies are critical to shaping responsible and ethical business practices that put people first. However, there is limited data about how businesses impact people.
WDI closes this gap. The initiative collects data that is voluntarily disclosed by companies on workforce issues across their operations and supply chains, from diversity and inclusion to workplace conditions. We share this information with investor signatories to inform responsible investment decisions.
WDI improves transparency by encouraging companies to report annually on workforce practices, identify gaps, and learn from best practice. Participating companies share nearly three times more data about how they manage people in their operations, when compared to information in the public domain.
Around 140 of the world’s largest companies disclose their data to WDI. Our investor coalition is made up of around 50 institutions that collectively manage $9 trillion in assets.
Through WDI’s insights, we advance corporate transparency to raise standards and improve accountability, enabling businesses to thrive whilst doing no harm.
Case studies from companies and investors
Mahindra Group
The Mahindra Group outlines how WDI has helped them build stronger relationships with stakeholders, and drive improvements across their businesses.
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COSCO Shipping Ports highlights how taking part in WDI has helped them identify data gaps and drive cross-company collaboration to improve practices.
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Border to Coast
Investor signatory Border to Coast highlights how WDI is not only informing their own analysis and stewardship, but is also driving wider change across the industry.
Read more: Workforce Disclosure InitiativeWays to get involved in the WDI
Companies
By participating in the WDI voluntary disclosure process, companies demonstrate their commitment to decent work and transparency, limit their risks, and gain competitiveness.
Investors
WDI data gives investors comparable insights into responsible workforce management that can inform their stewardship.
Our impact
Trillion
Assets under management held by WDI investor signatories.
Companies
Responding to the WDI survey in 2024.
Million
Workers directly employed by companies responding to the WDI survey in 2024.
More data
Businesses that disclose via WDI voluntarily share nearly three times more data about how they manage people in their operations than those that do not.
Insights & Resources
Workforce Disclosure in 2024: trends and insights
The global workforce is currently undergoing significant changes, exposing workers to new risks and opportunities while exacerbating existing ones. Global transformations (including the rise of automation and the…
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Together, we can harness WDI’s data intelligence to strengthen responsible business practices and protect workers worldwide.
Get in touch to find out more about opportunities to use WDI data or to partner with us to advance workforce reporting.
