The Thomson Reuters Foundation is giving away a pair of tickets to the June 1st sold-out London Chime for Change “Sound of Change” concert in London with Beyoncé, Ellie Goulding, Jennifer Lopez, Timbaland and more stellar performers to put girls and women’s issues at the forefront of the world’s stage.
Our foundation is dedicated to helping girls and women worldwide know and defend their rights. We’re thrilled that their CEO Monique Villa has been selected to be on the Chime for Change advisory board, and now they are offering you and a friend the chance to attend the concert for free.
Don’t forget to tweet your response to @TR_Foundation. They will retweet the best, most inspiring ones, and your tweets could also appear on the screen at the Sound of Change concert!
The contest closes at midnight BST on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The winner will be announced on Friday, May 24, 2013 mid-day on our website. The winner will also be notified via email.
Just over three years ago, Congress enacted legislation that overhauls the U.S. health care system and affects nearly all taxpayers, many employers, and many elements of the health care industry. The legislation contains a host of tax changes, many of which are both complex and novel. Some already have gone into effect, some go into effect this year, and still others will be in place in 2014 and 2018.
The sixth volume of the bestselling Reuters Our World Now collector’s series, published by Thames and Hudson, is available now internationally and launches on June 11th in the US. Reuters photojournalists continually bear witness to events as they happen across the globe. Producing some 1600 images a day, their award-winning work pushes the boundaries of news photography. Sometimes surprising, sometimes devastating, always compelling, the images in this book, taken by 143 photographers of 55 nationalities encompass the drama and diversity of trends and topics that defined the past year.
In a knowledge business like Thomson Reuters, people really are a key asset. A lot of companies say that, but this year’s Corporate Responsibility Report highlights the many ways in which our staff do make a difference in their local communities and neighborhoods. This was never more visible than when Hurricane Sandy hit, affecting many of our Stamford and New York colleagues. We had employees working around the clock to make sure that our customers weren’t impacted by the storm as well as some that also found time to help out in their communities through clean up projects or by serving food.
21 May 2013Karen McArthur
Our learning and development colleagues run some great training programs, from new graduates to senior leadership. But stepping up in times of crisis or when the chips are down isn’t something that is taught in a program. It’s part of our DNA, it’s what we do around here and is something that we can be proud of. Last year we committed 35,661 paid volunteering hours and this year we are aiming to more than double that to 80,000 hours. Now our staff get two paid days per year to commit to the charity of their choice, everyone can do more to make a difference in their local community.
If you want to find out more about our workplace policies and how we support our staff, check out this year’s Corporate Responsibility Report.
A 2-mile (3-km) wide tornado tore through Moore outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, trapping victims beneath the rubble. Today’s graphic shows the areas in the US that experience the most tornadoes as well as the 10 deadliest tornadoes. You can follow all the coverage over at the Reuters live blog and here is more information on how you can help the Oklahoma tornado victims.
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The Marketplace Fairness Act gives states the power to compel retailers outside their borders to collect sales tax on online sales that are delivered to the state. Currently, states can only require merchants with a physical presence (nexus) within their borders to collect; this standard was set in the Supreme Court case Quill v. North Dakota in 1992. If the Act passes, more companies would be required to register and collect sales tax, which in turn will help states that need more sales tax revenue.
Read some of the highlights of the Marketplace Fairness Act here.
Project Mountain Alphabet, a book drive for a public school in Mankayan, Benguet Province in northern Philippines (about 244 miles or 392 kilometers north of Manila) all started with Webcast Production Manager Charlton Domoguen Kis-ing’s short post on his personal blog last October 2012. The post talked about the school’s lack of a decent library and several pictures of the school’s torn, outdated and incomplete reference and text books. His personal initiative soon spread through other social networking sites. (more…)
Being a responsible business is written in Thomson Reuters history. Our Trust Principles clearly set out our values and commit us to providing independent, unbiased news and data with integrity. Ethical business practices, underpinned by trust are the foundation on which we have built our Corporate Responsibility approach. The following is a piece from our 2012 Corporate Responsibility Report: (more…)
Despite having strong economic growth, Indonesia falls behind its neighbors in the healthcare sector. Today’s graphic shows where Indonesia ranks in terms hospital bed capacity and the size of the healthcare workforce.
20 May 2013Thomson Reuters
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