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The relationship between trust and regulation
If we are to believe the narrative of trust being in crisis, we should be seeing large-scale concerns about levels of regulation around the globe.
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Pharma knocks tech off the top spot as most trusted industry
Business leaders are not trusted to tell the truth – yet are seen to have a responsibility to speak out on issues according to the new Ipsos Global Trustworthiness Monitor report.
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Global predictions for 2023
Following a very challenging couple of years in 2020 and 2021, many people around the world feel 2022 has been a little better. However, uncertainty about both short- and longer-term futures prevails. Global citizens are struggling to be optimistic about 2023 as most express concern about the state of the economy, the environment and world security.
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Climate change: a growing skepticism
Purchasing power is now the key priority on a global level. Despite the importance they attribute to the climate and extreme weather events, people are less inclined to become involved and are more dubious as to the human origins of the phenomenon.
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Feeling the pressure: Context
As we began 2022, the pandemic was the number one concern in our What Worries the World survey, with inflation down in seventh spot.
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Feeling the pressure: Understanding consumers during inflationary times
Sometimes if feels like we are moving from unprecedented crisis to unprecedented crisis.
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Inflation: Seven in ten expect prices to continue to rise in 2023
A new 36-country survey for the World Economic Forum finds a growing number of people think unemployment will rise next year
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Seven in 10 people in 34 countries support global rules to stop plastic pollution
Consumers globally believe it is important for such a treaty to incorporate five key measures to tackle plastic pollution : ban unnecessary single-use plastics, ban types of plastic that cannot be easily recycled, have rules making manufacturers and retailers responsible for reducing, re-using and recycling plastic packaging, have global rules requiring all new plastic products to contain recycled plastic and require labelling of plastic products so that it is clear how to responsibly sort them for reuse, recycling or disposal.