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| | | Welcome to the Corporate Responsibility Newsletter |
| Bringing news and info on our Cares, Living Well and Green programs direct to you | 
Over the past weeks we’ve been running Mental Health Awareness sessions for Line Managers across the whole of RSG. It’s been so interesting hearing people’s questions and reading their feedback, particularly on the issues surrounding empathy vs sympathy which seem to have hit a real chord with so many attendees.
After all, mental ill health is not something a lot of us talk about is it? I’ve been working now for over 40 years (if I count my very first Saturday job!), and for the vast majority of that time, mental health was never mentioned at all. But, like our physical health, ensuring we have good mental health is vital to our wellbeing, especially when there’s so much going on in the world at the moment – from full lockdown in the UK to the extreme weather events in the US.
The good news is that we’ll be rolling out the sessions to all employees in the coming weeks – watch out for the communications and please do take the opportunity to sign up. It’s just one hour and it could really help you to help others who are struggling.
Above all, take care of yourselves and your loved ones. Keep safe.
Jane Baldwin
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| LIVING WELL NEWS |
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| CARES NEWS |
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| GREEN NEWS |
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| Bookmark the What's On Page... |
 Make sure you keep a regular eye on the one-stop-shop page listing upcoming Living Well events and activities. We'll also include links to wellbeing activities taking place within our sister organizations that you are welcome to join. |
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| Our next theme for this year is sleep and our dedicated Sleep page offers full, all-new resources and information on activities relating to it. Find out how much sleep you should be getting and why routines are important, or join one of upcoming sleep-related mindfulness sessions. |
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| Mental Health Awareness Sessions for All Employees |
| Look out for an invitation to attend a one hour session on Mental Health Awareness over the coming week. These 60-minute sessions will provide you with the knowledge and tools to help you support your colleagues. It will teach you how to spot the signs that a colleague may be struggling, and provide you with guidance on how to confidently listen and have conversations, as well as signpost further support. We’ve had very positive feedback from the Line Manager sessions, so please do take this opportunity and sign up. |
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| Join the Fitness Community and Win Cash in their Health Bingo Challenge |
| Join the RSG Fitness Community Team’s Page and get involved with their Health Bingo Challenge where you’ll get the chance to compete for a £100 (or local currency equivalent) voucher. All you need to do is print off a bingo card, participate and cross off each activity then send photographic proof for a chance to win! Any questions, contact Jayne Hunt. |
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| Sales Meeting Cares Activity Raises $21k for Charities |
 Over 500 LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group employees participated in a fun, fast paced, trivia game show Cares activity as part of the 2021 Global Sales Meeting on January 26 and 27 with a whopping total of $21,000 prize money being donated across four amazing charities. |
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| The Knoble Announces LexisNexis Risk Solutions as a Founding Sponsor |
| The partnership will help The Knoble, a non-profit network of financial crime and fintech professionals that assists vulnerable people around the world, in its mission of establishing a global network to help prevent criminals from using the world’s financial systems to profit from targeting vulnerable populations. |
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| Sutton CAG Write Cards for Mums |
| A group of Sutton Charity Action Group (CAG) members spent a couple of Cares hours hand-writing notes in Mother's Day Cards for charity Stripey Stork as part of their Mum2Mum Campaign. LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group has donated the cost of the printing of the Mother's Day Cards, the gift bags and 50 gifts. |
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| RSG People Supporting Food Banks |
| Before the coronavirus pandemic, more than 35 million people in the United States and over eight million in the UK struggled with put food on the table. Because of COVID-19, millions more families are without stable employment so the need for food banks has increased exponentially. You can use your Cares hours to help any charity or educational establishment during work time and many of you have given your support to food banks. |
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| Black History Month Flashcard Project |
| Every Friday throughout February, sessions were held where our employees have supported nonprofit Black Homeschoolers of Central Florida, Inc. by making flashcards for students using their Cares hours. The flashcards created will help students learn about the accomplishments and contributions Black people have made to education, science, technology, human rights, civics and more. |
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| Alpharetta Hosts Blood Drive |
 Thirty-five LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group employees donated blood at the first American Red Cross Blood Drive for 2021 in Alpharetta on February 12. This year we have our sights set on 200+ donations from our Alpharetta-based employees, with six blood drives scheduled throughout the year. |
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| New Green Team Champions for Brazil |
 We’re delighted to share that Ricardo Hahn and Fernanda Obana have volunteered as our first RSG Green Team champions in Brazil. Welcome to our global team!
If you have an interest in environmental issues and would like to join an already established Green Team, or create one at your location, please contact Dawn Hartwell.
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| Cash for your Wildlife Snaps: Our Winners! |
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| Evanston Commuter Survey: The Results |
Our commute and international travel have lessened through lockdown, but what is the net impact from us now working from our homes. The Evanston team received 80% feedback to their recent commuting survey and are pleased to share the results with you. |
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| CHARITY QUIZZES |  If you would like to organise a charity quiz for between 25 and 100 people please contact Julie Lever (Data Services) or Monica Garrett (Risk) who can set it up for you.
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| RELX CR REPORT 2020 |  The RELX Corporate Responsibility Report 2020 is now live. View here.
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| EAP | 
If you or your family are going through difficult times, please remember that our Employee Assistance Program offers free help such as counselling and legal & financial support.
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We would like to thank all of you who took part in our ‘Cash for your Wildlife Snaps’ competition. Our panel of judges were really impressed by the quality of entries submitted and the variety of photos they had to choose from.
