Refinitiv in new partnership with SBT

New partnership announced between Refinitiv and Social Business Trust (SBT).

SBT are delighted to welcome Refinitiv as the latest corporate partner. Through SBT, Refintiv will use their business skills and talented teams to help some of the UK’s thriving social enterprises and charities grow.

Refinitiv is one of the world’s largest providers of financial markets data and infrastructure, serving over 40,000 institutions in approximately 190 countries. It provides leading data and insights, trading platforms, and open data and technology platforms that connect a thriving global financial markets community – driving performance in trading, investment, wealth management, regulatory compliance, market data management, enterprise risk and fighting financial crime.

“As a global data and technology company we hope to bring an additional set of skills to the SBT family, to help progress the agendas of these impactful organisations.” Luke Manning, Head of Sustainability and Strategic Initiatives, Refinitiv

Adele Blakebrough MBE, SBT CEO said: “We are delighted to welcome Refinitiv as our latest corporate partner to join SBT. The professional skillset they can provide, along with their expertise will be of great value to our social enterprises and charities.”

“With their knowledge of data, analytics, trading, and risk assessment, they will be able to provide valuable expertise to help our social enterprises and charities overcome regulatory challenges and scale intelligently.”

Refinitiv will provide analytics, trading, and risk assessment expertise to organisations in SBT’s portfolio, which include The Brilliant Club, Shakespeare Schools Foundation and Challenge Partners.

Luke Manning will represent Refinitiv on SBT’s Investment Committee, joining representatives from SBT’s other corporate partners.

www.refinitiv.com

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