In this Special Issue of Ipsos Ideas, our research magazine, experts from Ipsos Public Affairs offer insight into how a good reputation can be used to drive your business performance today, as well as to establish a reservoir of goodwill to draw upon when challenges and difficulties arise in the future.
The environment is a popular topic of conversation within corporate reputation circles. As Public Affairs researchers, Ipsos is frequently asked about the traction (or lack thereof!) of environmental programs in boosting corporate reputation. If the environment is so important to people, why isn't it a major driver of every company's corporate reputation? The answer to this question revolves around three loci: broad issue importance, salience of the environment for a particular company's industry and image, and environmental program or message fit.
