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Offering insight into corporations in the U.S. and abroad, including corporations’ legal and tax functions, corporate leadership and strategy, and the impact of technology.

Legal Department Operations Index Survey

Corporate law departments continue to face old challenges like cost control, even as new ones, such as ESG priorities, raise fresh concerns

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Thomson Reuters Corporate Global Trade Survey Report

Turbulence tempered by technology

In the latest Thomson Reuters Corporate Global Trade Survey Report we see how global trade executives are managing everything from supply-chain disruptions to climate catastrophes

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Corporate law departments

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Strategies to minimize the impact of law firm rate hikes - Thomson Reuters Institute

When law firms inevitably try to raise their rates, there are actions that corporate law department leaders can take to mitigate the impact.

How to improve handling of law firm rate increase requests through data: A view from in-house counsel - Thomson Reuters Institute

By leveraging its data, corporate law departments can improve how they handle any rate increases that their outside law firms request.

Dealing with the conflict of generational preferences on how, where & when to work - Thomson Reuters Institute

Managing a multi-generational workforce's preferences around different work situations will become critical for organizations going forward.

Corporate tax departments

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ESG issues on the horizon for corporate tax departments in 2023 - Thomson Reuters Institute

Tax issues related to ESG, especially around company activities that impact the environment, will keep corporate tax departments busy in 2023.

Is your corporate tax department proactive or not? Here’s how you can tell - Thomson Reuters Institute

The end of the year is a time for reflection on the past year and introspection into how things could be done differently in the coming year.

Looking back at 2022 to see where we might go in 2023: The Thomson Reuters Institute blog - Thomson Reuters Institute

In 2022, our coverage chronicled the innovations sweeping corporations, law firms, and accounting firms, revealing how leaders handled change

Compliance & risk

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Financial markets' regulatory outlook for 2023: Resilience, vigilance & positioning for change - Thomson Reuters Institute

As financial services firms deal with an uncertain economy and other distractions, they would wise to learn what regulators see as important.

The possibility of an economic downturn may complicate strategic planning as we enter 2023: Podcast - Thomson Reuters Institute

In our latest podcast, we discuss what we're hearing about industry priorities in 2023 & how the economy may cause those priorities to shift.

Despite polarizing FTX hearing, bipartisan support exists for crypto-regulation - Thomson Reuters Institute

Even as disagreements flared at a Congressional hearing on the FTX collapse, sentiment emerged that crypto-regulation was probably coming.

Corporate talent & inclusion

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How criminal justice reform can offer employers a labor shortage solution - Thomson Reuters Institute

Expanding employment opportunities to those qualified candidates who may have a criminal record could go a long way to easing labor shortages

ESG Case Study: How corporate purpose strengthens Kellogg’s ESG communications with stakeholders - Thomson Reuters Institute

Kellogg's aims to advance sustainable access to food through a new initiative that leverages its communications around its ESG activities.

Welcome to 2023: ESG & employees still win even in economic uncertainty - Thomson Reuters Institute

Can ESG issues improve the well-being of employees in the coming year as human-centered business becomes more a part of the mainstream?

Global trade management

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Visibility into supply chains takes center stage as regulatory, corporate pressures mount - Thomson Reuters Institute

The relationship between companies' supply chains and their ESG strategies is strongly symbiotic, as many corporate board rooms are noticing.

Technology and talent are needed to manage the new global trade arena: Podcast - Thomson Reuters Institute

In our latest podcast, we discuss the "Global Trade Report 2022" and how today's challenges for global corporations that engage in trade.

How companies are measuring the impact of their “social” issues - Thomson Reuters Institute

While social issues among ESG priorities may take a backseat to environmental issues, both are intertwined and critical for organizations to consider.

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