Environment

There is a large variation in how well different sub-sectors’ efforts to address ESG issues are viewed amongst stakeholders. Supermarkets rank in top place for MPs (47%) and business journalists (38%), while FMCGs rank much lower for MPs (12%) than for business journalists (31%), and fashion ranks among the worst for both MPs (7%) and business journalists (10%).

A new Ipsos Global Advisor study for Earth Day 2022 finds that there is more to do to persuade the public to make high impact environmentally friendly changes, with few people able to identify which actions are best at cutting carbon emissions.

A new Ipsos Global Advisor survey of 23,577 adults aged 16-74 in 31 countries found that climate change is a regular concern for half of people across a global country average.

A new Ipsos UK KnowledgePanel survey finds public backing for actions by the government to encourage cycling and usage of public transport.

Many more blame price increases on market volatility and geopolitical tensions than on climate change policies: Ipsos survey for the World Economic Forum

More than 8 in 10 Britons are concerned about how dependent the UK is on energy imports from other countries and the chance that supplies to homes could be interrupted.

The latest Climate Mobilisation Observatory report from EDF Energy and Ipsos reveals that despite the British having many concerns about the environment, and being better informed about activities that emit greenhouse gases than their global counterparts, mobilisation to fight climate change is not growing.

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As time runs out to get Christmas presents sorted, new research by Ipsos shows a significant proportion of the British public will change the way they do their Christmas shopping to lower the effect it has on climate change this year.