2023 Edelman Trust Barometer Reveals Business is the Only Institution Viewed as Ethical and Competent; Emerges as Ethical Force for Good in a Polarized World
The 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals that business is now viewed as the only global institution to be both competent and ethical.
January 15, 20232022 Special Report: Trust and Health
It is now clearer than ever that trust is a key determinant of health, central to both individual and public healthcare decisions.
March 9, 20222021 Connected Crisis Study
Our study finds that while most executives expect their company could face a crisis, fewer than half feel well-prepared to respond.
October 5, 2021Why Trust and Authenticity Define the Next Era of B2B Marketing
There was real energy and dynamism at The Drum’s 2025 B2B WorldFest this month, as marketers convened to shape the future of the industry.
November 13, 2025About the Edelman Trust Barometer
Edelman Trust Barometer research is a globally deployed online survey of the general population. Designed by our research team, the survey questionnaires are programmed, translated, localized, and completed in up to 28 countries around the world, with respondent samples selected to reflect the demographics of each population.
January 15, 20232022 Special Report: The Geopolitical Business
At a time when the world has been challenged by geopolitical conflict, economic uncertainty, climate threats and social inequalities, the stakes for business failing to take a stand and engage on societal and geopolitical issues has never been higher.
May 23, 20222022 Special Report: Trust and Climate Change
As climate fears worsen and government, business, and media are not trusted to do what is necessary to respond, global cooperation will be imperiled, according to our latest research.
November 3, 20222022 Special Report: Trust in Technology
While product innovation and competence have powered Tech’s high trust levels in years’ past, our latest research shows that increasing geopolitical challenges, a growing divide between developing and developed markets and a lack of societal leadership in the sector are putting Tech’s high trust at risk.
October 18, 20222022 Special Report: Trust in the Workplace
Despite enduring one of the greatest workplace disruptions amid an increasingly polarized world where economic uncertainty thrives and trust in institutions has eroded, ‘My Employer’ remains an anchor of trust and stability.
September 1, 20222022 Special Report: The New Cascade of Influence
In a social-first world, people are feeling an intense urgency for action that makes progress against the most pressing issues of our time — issues mounting in number, intensity, and seemingly on their doorstep, raising the stakes for brands to act.
June 20, 2022