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Labrador Transparency was founded with a clear vision: to make information accessible, reliable, and transparent, building trust between businesses and their stakeholders. Under the leadership of our founder, Laurent Rouyrès, we have created a movement towards clear, investor-friendly disclosures, first in Europe and then in the United States.

Over the past 30 years, Labrador has revolutionized investor communications by making disclosures that are engaging, clear, and easy to understand. We define transparency through a certified method built on five pillars: Accessibility, Precision, Comparability, Availability, and Clarity. These standards, now broadly adopted in Europe and the United States, have become benchmarks for better, more understandable information. By simplifying elements like the presentation of risk, executive compensation, and the alignment of governance and strategy, we have transformed how markets view investor communications.

Every day, we help companies build strong relationships with their stakeholders through three core areas of expertise:

  • Consulting: Disclosure strategy and support for SEC filings, sustainability reporting, ethics and compliance, and other key stakeholder communications.
  • Design: Clear content, readability, and clear language.
  • Technology: Collaborative publishing, project management, clear language, translation tools, and AI-powered analysis.

To shape the future of transparency, we prioritize independence. We have established a Transparency Scientific Committee to analyze and validate our transparency criteria. In today’s uncertain world, our commitment to accurate, verifiable information is more critical than ever. By advocating for clear, universal standards, we are preparing future generations for a world where transparency is key to trust and performance.

At Labrador Transparency, we don’t just talk about transparency – we build it.

Our purpose

Our mission is to instill trust in businesses through transparent information.

To achieve this, we focus on three core principles:

1. Prioritize the benefits of transparency over our own interests

At Labrador Transparency, we believe that transparency serves a cause greater than our own interests. We aim to benefit all stakeholders—businesses, shareholders, employees, clients, and society. True transparency builds trust and creates an environment where information is accessible, clear, and accurate for everyone. This isn’t just a short-term strategy for maximizing results but a long-term commitment to responsibility and ethics. Since 2019, we’ve organized the Transparency Awards, recognizing the quality of corporate information from 250 companies, helping both businesses assess their transparency and citizens identify best practices.

2. Design information for the reader

We put the reader—whether a shareholder, investor, regulator, or analyst—at the center of our approach. “Designing information” means making data—whether financial, social, or environmental—accessible, relevant, and understandable to each stakeholder. We aim to structure information clearly and intuitively, simplify complex reports, reduce technical jargon, and use visuals to make information more engaging and easier to understand. This helps stakeholders make informed decisions quickly and without confusion.

3. Overcome resistance to transparency

Transparency can sometimes be seen as a burden or threat. Disclosing sensitive information or clarifying complex governance issues may face internal resistance. At Labrador Transparency, we view these challenges as opportunities to promote a true culture of transparency. We explain the benefits not only for compliance but also for performance and reputation. By overcoming these barriers, we help create an environment where transparency becomes a driver of trust and cooperation.

Evidence-based Commitment

For the Group, transparency is not just a belief, but a proven commitment backed by tangible results. Our scientific approach delivers measurable outcomes: a 15% reduction in word count, 25% faster reading speed, 35% better comprehension, and a 40% reduction in time spent searching for information. These numbers show that clear, precise information not only accelerates understanding but also boosts engagement. In Shareholder Meetings, this leads to more informed voting, as shareholders understand proposals.

Evidence based Commitment

Our values

At Labrador Transparency, our Purpose, ‘Instilling trust in business through transparent information,’ guides every action we take. Our mission is reflected in values that unite our team and inform everything we do. Our values are not just abstract principles; they embody our commitment to bring greater clarity, integrity, and accountability to the information we publish.

Help others

We believe that companies play an important role in the modern world. Our goal is to help companies earn and retain their stakeholders’ trust. We do this by shaping their investor and stakeholder information to make it clear, accurate and truthful. The regulated information we produce is certified and therefore reliable, and we have gone a step further by defining what makes it transparent. Our mission is to apply the principles of transparency to make regulated information understandable for everyone. Transparency earns readers’ trust, which in turn creates value for the company. Our role in creating value is a source of pride and the driving force behind Labrador; as a company, we aspire to be of service and do good.

Pursue an ideal

We will always place the ideal of transparency ahead of our own interests. We strive to make complex topics clear, and we share our expertise. We anticipate rules, trends, and technologies to improve outcomes. We showcase industry best practices through the Transparency Awards and our studies. Yet we do not favor our own work or judge those who have not yet achieved optimal transparency. Our conduct reflects our values; we uphold confidentiality, pursue quality, and transform obligations into opportunities.

Believe in what we do

All ideas and innovations proposed by Labrador – for every business line – must have a clear benefit for the user. If disagreements arise, we face them head-on and suggest a clear, measurable path to progress that reflects our values. For that, we need courage to defend our true convictions at the risk of ruffling feathers, humility to improve, and modesty.

Cultivate our uniqueness

Regulated information is serious enough as it is, so we don’t take ourselves too seriously. If you approach obligation as a chore, it is painful and dull. But if you turn it into an opportunity to create value, it becomes inspiring and dazzling. While many other actors support compliance, we add clarity and transparency to the documents we prepare. We produce information that is accessible, not something that reads like it was written by experts for other experts. And we believe that education should be fresh, entertaining, and elegant to make people want to learn more and change their habits.

Decide to be optimistic

We have chosen to be optimistic. We aspire to be a global leader in corporate reporting as we maintain our credulous wonder in a world of skeptics. We have discerning taste, and our events are inclusive, unpretentious, and elegant, just like our offices. And we like a little bit of panache.

Always move forward

We reinvent our business daily. We measure our progress and our contributions to the market. Innovation is central to what we do – we do not copy. We aim to improve information, and accurate statistics inform our progress – after all, what is not measured cannot be improved, and proof is our truth. Our end goal is not perfection. It is an ongoing progress.

Move forward together

All opinions are valid and should be considered until a decision is made. Then, we all make every effort to help the project succeed. To do our best as a group, each person gives their all and contributes their unique talents to a shared goal. Innovation comes from trial and error. We must be patient with ourselves because things are never perfect on the first try. We know we might fail, but that is how we learn. Each person approaches their work in the way they want others to. Diversity, inclusion, kindness, high standards, and an understanding of other people’s challenges are the foundations of the Labrador community.

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