Ipsos’ Impactful Research Honoured at the 2025 ESOMAR Awards
Toronto, ON, Oct 2, 2025 – Ipsos, a leading market research company in Canada and globally, is proud to announce that it has been awarded a Gold Research Impact Award for its groundbreaking Supporting Safer Digital Spaces research. The Global Award was presented at ESOMAR’s 2025 Congress on September 30th in Prague.
Tech-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) is a pervasive global issue, yet its prevalence and impact remain largely uncharted, especially in the Global South. Supporting Safer Digital Spaces is a groundbreaking multi-year research project, conducted by Ipsos Canada, in partnership with the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) with support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), provides the first comprehensive international study of TFGBV, encompassing 36 countries and 36,000+ participants. The study reveals alarming rates of online harm, disproportionately affecting women, gender-diverse, and LGBTQ+ individuals.
The survey results, papers and the Supporting Safer Digital Spaces report aim to inform policy recommendations and navigate shared governance issues that are integral to designing responses to TFGBV. Most importantly, the findings are actively shaping policy recommendations and interventions worldwide, paving the way for safer digital spaces for all.
Ipsos Canada's CEO Cynthia Pachovski stated, "Receiving the Gold Research Impact Award at the 2025 ESOMAR Congress underscores our commitment to advancing meaningful research that catalyzes change. We are honoured by ESOMAR’s recognition of our research and are proud to have partnered with the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) to provide evidence -based research that informs safer, more inclusive online spaces."
About ESOMAR
Founded in 1947, the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (ESOMAR) is a worldwide community of 50,000 insights professionals worldwide with 9,000 members across 135+ countries.
ESOMAR Awards celebrate innovators and visionaries in market research who elevate the industry and set new standards in delivering impactful insights. Learn more: https://esomar.org/awards.
About CIGI
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is an independent, non-partisan think tank whose peer-reviewed research, foresight and trusted analysis influence policy makers to innovate. With the engagement of a global network of experts and contributors, CIGI tackles the governance challenges and opportunities of data and transformative technologies, including AI, and their impact on the economy, security, democracy and, ultimately, societies. Learn more: https://www.cigionline.org/
About Ipsos
Ipsos is one of the largest market research and polling companies globally, operating in 90 markets and employing nearly 20,000 people.
Our passionately curious research professionals, analysts and scientists have built unique multi- specialist capabilities that provide true understanding and powerful insights into the actions, opinions and motivations of citizens, consumers, patients, customers or employees. Our 75 business solutions are based on primary data from our surveys, social media monitoring, and qualitative or observational techniques.
“Game Changers” – our tagline – summarizes our ambition to help our 5,000 clients navigate with confidence our rapidly changing world.
Founded in France in 1975, Ipsos has been listed on the Euronext Paris since July 1, 1999. The company is part of the SBF 120, Mid-60 indices, STOXX Europe 600 and is eligible for the Deferred Settlement Service (SRD).
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