Society

London preserves its spot as the world’s most admired city in the 2022 edition of the Anholt-Ipsos City Brands Index. Paris, Sydney, New York, and Rome round out the top-5, but there has been some movement in the bottom half of the top-10 cities:

New Axios/Ipsos poll finds around half strongly support mask requirements in transportation settings

Purchasing and investment confidence show the most marked declines

New USA Today/Ipsos poll shows that the public supports Jackson’s nomination by a more than two-to-one margin

New global survey finds happiness levels on the upswing with the Dutch and Australians most likely to be happy

Consumer confidence rises above pandemic average for the first time since early February

Ipsos is delighted to once again be a sponsor of this year’s City Nation Place conference – an event dedicated to breaking down the silos between tourism, economic development and city management in order to foster a dialogue on how cities can work better together to attract talent, tourism, and investment to your communities.

This month sees us reflect on the impacts of the COVID pandemic two years on. Our featured global surveys cover topics including gender equality and interpersonal trust. We also look at the latest polling on the Ukraine conflict.

Two years into unprecedented upheavals feels like a good moment to take stock and think about what we have learned during this dramatic period.