Beyond the cost centre: articulating the business value of Trust & Safety.

What T&S investment protects, enables, and de-risks. Gone are the days when Trust & Safety (T&S) teams were seen as a costly back-office support. There is a broad acknowledgement that the work is complex and challenging. Yet, T&S still struggles to articulate its real ROI. This article breaks down the ways T&S drives tangible business value through several critical pillars: user retention, product development, regulatory resilience and financial performance.