
- •INCOME INEQUALITY NOW AFFECTS TRUST MORE THAN ECONOMIC GROWTH
- •TRUST INEQUALITY SETS NEW RECORDS
- •TWO DIFFERENT TRUST REALITIES
- •PESSIMISTIC ABOUT ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
- •FEAR BEING LEFT BEHIND
- •CAPITALISM UNDER FIRE
- •WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF WORK
- •WORRY TECHNOLOGY IS OUT OF CONTROL
- •WORRY ABOUT QUALITY INFORMATION
- •SOCIETAL LEADERS NOT TRUSTED TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES
- •TAKING THE FUTURE INTO THEIR OWN HANDS
- •ONLY NGOS SEEN AS ETHICAL
- •INSTITUTIONS SEEN AS UNFAIR
- •ETHICAL DRIVERS 3X MORE IMPORTANT TO COMPANY TRUST THAN COMPETENCE
- •SERVE THE INTERESTS OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS
- •CEOS MUST LEAD
- •CONSUMERS EXPECT BRANDS TO ACT
- •OVERCOME SKEPTICISM THROUGH ACTION
- •PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT ESSENTIAL ON JOBS
- •ADDRESSING GREATEST FAILURES GETS EVERY INSTITUTION TO TRUST
- •BUILDING TRUST FOR THE FUTURE
- •MORE TRUST IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- •TRUST IN MEDIA RISES, IN 16 OF 26 MARKETS
- •TRUST IN THE UNITED NATIONS INCREASES IN 11 OF 26 MARKETS
- •INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE
- •Trust in Business in Detail
- •INDUSTRY SECTORS OVER TIME
- •TRUST DECLINES FOR ALL COUNTRY BRANDS
- •FAMILY BUSINESS MOST TRUSTED
- •Modeling Trust
- •INSTITUTIONS SEEN AS LACKING HONESTY
- •INSTITUTIONS SEEN AS LACKING A VISION AND PURPOSE FOR THE FUTURE
- •BUSINESS: COMPETENCE AND ETHICS ACROSS MARKETS
- •Trust and Information
- •CHAMPION RELIABLE SOURCES
- •Traditional media and search engines most trusted
- •ADVERTISERS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FAKE NEWS
- •CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT WITH NEWS
- •EXPERTS AND PEERS MOST CREDIBLE
- •Societal Issues
- •CAPITALISM IN QUESTION AROUND THE WORLD
- •JOB LOSS
- •2020 Edelman Trust Barometer Team

TAKING THE FUTURE INTO THEIR OWN HANDS
Climate Change |
Automation |
Income Inequality |
#MeToo |
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Angers, August 2019 |
London, November 2019 |
Oregon, December 2019 |
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Nike employees |
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Géant automated |
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