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Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Around 15 percent of the world’s population, or estimated 1 billion people, live with disabilities. They are the world’s largest minority. At Thomson Reuters, to help make good on our promise to customers, our products and solutions first need to be accessible to all users, including those with disabilities and those who rely on assistive technology to access and use our content. That means we endeavor to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1AA. Examples of this include ensuring our products are keyboard accessible, providing contrast between text and its background for readability, ensuring that form fields have properly associated labels, and providing alternative text for images to convey meaning. Learn more about how we accelerated our digital accessibility timeline for a key product, Case Center, in our 2023 Social Impact and ESG Report.
It's time for our first #BeYouAtTR feature of Asian Heritage Month. We're excited to spotlight Chris, a Digital Operations Lead in Toronto. "Asian Heritage Month holds special significance for me. As a Canadian-born individual of Chinese descent, I wasn't fully immersed in Chinese customs growing up. This month is an opportunity to learn more about my own culture, and the cultures of other Asian groups, which I plan to share with my two young children. As a Co-lead of the Asian Affinity Network in Toronto, my goal is to create an environment that is not only informative for our Asian community but also increases awareness and allyship throughout the office. My vision is to contribute to an office culture in Toronto that is dynamic and inclusive – an environment where everyone can feel free to be their authentic selves while enjoying their work."
We are only a few weeks away from the 2024 IMPACTathon! IMPACTathon is an annual hackathon where Thomson Reuters employees utilize their skills for social good, offering pro bono consulting to nonprofits in need of strategic or capacity building support. With a range of projects spanning across all functional areas, they provide solutions during this 5-hour event. To give you a glimpse into the experience, listen to the story of one of our team members who participated in last year's IMPACTathon. "I was fortunate enough to be paired with the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), a national organization founded in 1974 that protects and promotes the civil rights of Asian Americans. Our team partnered with AALDEF to support their culture and change management efforts, including thinking through their hybrid work model. We also recommended a change management framework they could use now and in the future. I feel that often we forget that it’s not just the people with advanced degrees or technological skills that can do pro-bono work — IMPACTathon was a great reminder that we all have something to offer." Sweta, Talent Development Solutions Lead, United States
Thomson Reuters is excited to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the United States and Asian Heritage Month in Canada throughout May. Our theme this year is Allyship in Action: Collaborating for the Future. The Asian Affinity Network has curated a series of in-person and virtual activities and learnings for our teammates to provide an opportunity to uncover something new about allyship, encourage action, and collaborate to foster an environment conducive to innovation.
Explore how Thomson Reuters is building a more understanding, trusting world in our newly released Social Impact & ESG Report. The latest report outlines our progress on key ESG activities and highlights our efforts to pursue justice, truth, and transparency.
Thomson Reuters is committed to reducing its environmental impact globally. On Earth Day, we would like to highlight an employee-led group in Costa Rica that participates in sustainable activities to make a difference in their communities. Our teammates in Costa Rica are committed to reducing their impact on the environment. Last year, a group of employees participated in Global Volunteer Day by organizing a beach cleanup in one of the most polluted beaches in the country. A total of 50 employees collected more than 53 garbage bags of trash, preserving the beauty of natural spaces in Costa Rica for future generations. In addition, the Costa Rica Global Volunteer Network received the Bandera Azul Award, an annual award given to recognize effort and voluntary work for conservation and development, the protection of natural resources, the implementation of actions to address climate change, and the improvement of public health for the Costa Rica population.
Today is our second Global Learning Day of 2024, where our colleagues will have dedicated learning time to ensure they have the tools to learn, grow, and thrive in their careers. Our in-house experts are diving deeper into how we are activating our strategy and showcasing a day in the life across a variety of business units. These days continue to provide our teammates with dedicated time to continue to develop new skills and experiences. Stay tuned for our recap blog about how our teams spent the day and their key learning highlights. To learn more about career development at Thomson Reuters, check out this blog post from Chris Louie, our Head of Talent Development:
In February, we held our official launch events for our newest business resource group, the Interfaith Employee Network. The mission of this network is focused on creating a safe and respectful place to explore and celebrate diverse faiths and spiritual beliefs through education, dialogue, and awareness, empowering employees to bring their authentic selves to work. Learn more about the Interfaith Employee Network here:
Are you excited about working at the forefront of applying machine learning to real-world software problems in legal, tax, compliance, and news? Thomson Reuters Labs, our dedicated applied research division, is looking for individuals to join our team who are curious about solving big problems, passionate about continuous innovation, and have experience with the end-to-end model development lifecycle. We are hiring for the following roles in our Toronto, Minneapolis, Dallas, Ann Arbor, Zug, London, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Sao Paulo locations: • Applied ML Scientist • Applied Scientist, NLP • Senior Applied Scientists, NLP • Research Engineers • Senior Research Engineers • Lead Research Engineers • Manager, Applied Research • Manager, Research Engineering Don't miss this opportunity to drive groundbreaking advancements in machine learning while making a tangible impact across the legal, tax, compliance, and news sectors. If you are interested in learning more, visit our careers site and apply online today:
A few weeks ago, we hosted our annual SYNERGY legal conference in Sydney, Australia, where our product team did a great job of showcasing our generative AI legal products. Kathleen, a Senior Marketing Manager in Dubai, shared her thoughts on the experience. "I'm so grateful for the opportunity to spend time in Sydney, where I not only had the privilege of meeting the marketing team face-to-face but also played a pivotal role in orchestrating our SYNERGY 2024 legal conference. "The highlight of my experience? Engaging with colleagues, clients, and industry leaders at the event. I had the chance to collaborate directly with lawyers utilizing our cutting-edge Legal AI Assistant, CoCounsel Core, created by legal experts for legal experts. Their belief in how our solutions will revolutionize legal work was incredibly motivating. "I'm fortunate to be part of a team at the forefront of driving innovation in the legal arena and eagerly anticipate the opportunities that lie ahead!"
