Thomson Reuters Goes Green for Earth Day

- Events being held in 28 Thomson Reuters offices worldwide

- Giant screens in Times Square, New York broadcasting live Earth Day events

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Apr 22, 2010, 03:08 ET

NEW YORK and LONDON, April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thomson Reuters (TSX /NYSE: TRI), the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced that it is hosting a week-long series of green events in its offices around the world to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.

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In New York, Thomson Reuters is using its own giant screens in Times Square to promote Earth Day and help raise awareness of environmental issues. The screens broadcasted live the Earth Day celebrations on April 22 featuring Mayor Bloomberg, Al Gore and UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon.

To coincide with Earth Day, 28 Thomson Reuters offices from every corner of the globe are hosting dedicated employee-led "Green Week" activities including:

River Thames clean-up – London
Native tree planting – Spain and Italy
Wild flower planting – Eagan, Minnesota
Beach clean-up – Stamford, Connecticut
World Wildlife Fund Low-carbon Office Operation Programme – Hong Kong
Bushland restoration – Sydney, Australia

Thomson Reuters is dedicated to a comprehensive global Corporate Responsibility programme and in 2009 was classified as having a low environmental impact by Ethical Research Investment Services (www.eiris.org), a leading global provider of independent research into the environmental, social, governance and ethical performance of companies. As the world's leading information provider, most of Thomson Reuters content is delivered electronically in formats that meet customer demand but do not rely on physical printed copy. Printed materials only form a small part of the company's overall environmental impact. Over 50,000 Thomson Reuters staff around the world are served by 75 Green Teams formed by employee volunteers who work to raise awareness of ecological issues and organise events to help staff reduce their individual and collective environmental impact.

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