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Ethical Standards in Business
Research undertaken by MORI has highlighted the public's key concerns with respect to the ethical practices of business. The findings are set to be published in a new guide from the Institute of British Ethics.
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Cross Border Shopping
A third (34%) of UK consumers have bought goods or services from abroad in the past 12 months and of these three-quarters (75%) have bought something from EU countries, according to a new survey conducted by the MORI Social Research Institute.
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Is Industry Socially Responsible?
Corporate responsibility continues to be an important influence on the opinions and behaviour of stakeholders including consumers towards companies, according to new research by MORI. The results are from MORI's annual Corporate Social Responsibility survey, which is sponsored by a number of organisations.
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The Economy And The Euro
The September 11 attacks in the USA were followed by a dramatic slump in economic confidence in Britain. MORI's Economic Optimism Index (EOI) at the end of September hit -56, its lowest point since the early 1980s, exacerbating an already precarious situation. (The August figure, -31, was already the lowest since November 1998).
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Companies Should Give More in Hard Times
By a margin of 5:1, the British public believe that it is more important that companies should show a high degree of responsibility in difficult economic times, according to MORI's annual general public survey on Corporate Social Responsibility.
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Children's Diets Seriously Short On Fruit And Veg
A MORI poll commissioned by The Cancer Research Campaign and the supermarket chain, Iceland, discovered that between five and six per cent of the children questioned had either eaten no fruit or no vegetables in the previous seven days.
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What Does The Election Tell Us About Consumers?
The British General Election of 2001 surprised few in its outcome, but almost everybody was surprised by the scale of the fall in turnout. While this is primarily of concern to those in the political world, it may also have wider lessons for companies in general as case study in apparent failure in marketing. In a paper delivered at the Research Show on 2 October 2001, Jessica Elgood and Roger Mortimore of MORI's Political Research team drew on a wide range of polling data surrounding the election to draw lessons from the election. Most of the data is set out, and discussed in detail, in Sir Robert Worcester and Roger Mortimore's newly published book on the election, Explaining Labour's Second Landslide (Politico's Publishing, 2001).
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Radio Times View of the Nation Television Survey
Survey of attitudes towards televion and viewing behaviour.
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Direct Line Survey Reveals Drivers Approve Of Speed Cameras
New figures published today by Direct Line have revealed that, contrary to common belief, half of all drivers would be happy to see more speed cameras on the roads, and in addition the vast majority (70%) think well placed cameras are a useful way of reducing accidents and saving lives.