We help our local and global communities thrive by contributing to their success.
RELX Cares, our global community programme, supports employee volunteering and giving that makes a positive impact on society. The mission of RELX Cares is education for disadvantaged young people that advances one or more of our unique contributions as a business, including protection of society and reducing inequalities, advancing science and improving health outcomes, furthering the Rule of Law and access to justice and fostering communities. Employees have up to two days’ paid leave per year for their own community work. A network of 220 RELX Cares Champions ensures the vibrancy of our community engagement.
In 2025, we held the 15th Recognising Those Who Care Awards to highlight colleagues who have made outstanding contributions to RELX Cares. The eight winners of the individual award travelled to visit charity projects in the Philippines hosted by our colleagues at Reed Elsevier in the Philippines. In addition, one individual was awarded extra RELX Cares volunteering days and two individuals and two teams were given the opportunity to make a donation to the charity of their choice.
Each September, we hold RELX Cares Month to celebrate our commitment to our communities around the world. During the Month, over 4,000 colleagues across RELX took part in hundreds of volunteering and fundraising events. These included employees in the UK who recorded audio books for sick children; colleagues from LexisNexis Risk Solutions US who painted skateboards for disadvantaged children; Elsevier India colleagues who mentored young people from an educational charity; LexisNexis Legal & Professional New Zealand who took part in a beach clean-up; and colleagues at RX China who worked with a charity providing horse riding for children with special needs.
Giving
Our central donations programme aligns with the RELX Cares mission. Employees serve as sponsors for charities seeking funding, which must in turn indicate how they help further one or more of RELX’s unique contributions.
RELX Cares Champions vote on submissions using decision criteria such as value to the beneficiary and opportunities for staff engagement. In 2025, RELX Cares Champions donated £334,242 to 29 charities supporting over 120,000 young people.
Projects included:
- In the US, giving underserved Philadelphia teenagers the chance to take part in outdoor expeditions
- In Poland, funding social integration and creative programmes for Ukrainian child refugees
- In India, providing free education to children in a vulnerable Delhi resettlement colony
In managing community involvement, we apply the same rigour as we do to other aspects of our business. Read our methodology at www.relx.com/additional-cr-resources.
We extended our partnership with our global fundraising partner, Save the Children, until 2027. Since 2022, the partnership has raised more than £200,000, including through marathon running, quiz nights and taking part in Save the Children’s Christmas jumper day, and we have pledged to raise at least another £80,000 by 2027. The funds support Save the Children’s work in 90 countries, through emergency response and long-term programmes, the charity has an immediate and lasting impact on the lives of millions of children around the world.
We donated £5m in cash (including through matching gifts), and £15m in products, services and staff time (market-value) in 2025. Some 38% of employees were engaged in volunteering through RELX Cares. According to 2025 Business for Societal Impact (B4SI) data, the average volunteering rate was 27.2% for our sector and 24.8% for all sectors.
We encourage in-kind contributions, such as product and equipment donations, aligned with our Product Donation Policy (available at www.relx.com/cr-downloads), which included books, access to content, and discounted charity rates for some products.
Impact
In accordance with the B4SI model, we monitor the short- and long-term benefits of the projects with which we are involved. We ask beneficiaries to report on their progress to increase transparency and engagement.
In addition, we survey RELX Cares volunteers on the impact the programme has on their work following each volunteer activity. In 2025, we received over 15,400 responses, 89% of respondents said their motivation and pride in RELX had increased as a result of volunteering and 87% said they had experienced a positive change in behaviour or attitude as a result of volunteering.
Jeffrey P Mladenik and Andrew Curry-Green Memorial Scholarship
As a lasting memorial to our colleagues Jeffrey Mladenik and Andrew Curry-Green, who lost their lives on 9/11, we offer scholarships in their name to children of eligible employees.
Ayush Tailang son of Sameer Tailang, Principal Software Engineer for Risk in Atlanta, is passionate about business and technology. Ayush graduated from high school with Honors and is now a freshman at the University of Georgia where he is studying Management Information Systems at the Terry College of Business. Ayush has earned an IT specialist certification and consistently places among the top rank in a range of technology competitions. He is a member of the National Honor Society and the National Technical Honor Society. Outside of academics, Ayush competes in dance tournaments, plays alto-saxophone and is involved in varsity athletics.
Brooke Healey, daughter of Chris Healey, Customer Success Manager for Risk, graduated from high school with a 4.5 GPA and in the top two percent of her class. She has a passion for science, particularly environment and earth sciences. She played varsity volleyball and was also a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Maths Honor Society and the California Scholarship Foundation, where she volunteered over 100 hours per year, earning her the President’s Volunteer Service Award. She was also a member of her high school’s environment club. Brooke is attending the University of California, Los Angeles and will major in environmental science.