GlobeScan research across ten global markets shows how climate and environmental change affect people’s health, well-being, and everyday behavior.
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New GlobeScan research among 610 sustainability experts in 57 countries finds that 59 percent say the current approach to sustainability must be radically revised, up from 56 percent in 2025. A further 36 percent want modest revision, and only 4 percent say the current approach works well as it is. With 95 percent calling for change of some kind, patience with incremental progress is running out.
Join Chris Coulter (GlobeScan), John Elkington (Volans), Mark Lee (ERM), and an exceptional group of commentators from around the world on October 29 for the Routes to Transformation webinar.
In this episode, Chris and David speak with Lauren Rumble, Associate Director, Gender Equality at UNICEF, and Pernille Hagild, Manager, Global Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion at IKEA.
New GlobeScan research in 33 markets in 2026 finds near-universal demand for AI regulation. Support barely varies by region, from 89 percent in Latin America to 86 percent in Europe, and the most AI-optimistic publics, China (90%) and India (89%), want stronger rules as firmly as the most skeptical.
GlobeScan and the Corporate Affairs Academy at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, recently hosted a webinar exploring how Corporate Affairs is evolving in response to geopolitical disruption, AI, shifting stakeholder expectations, and increasing pressure to demonstrate business value.
New research across 33 markets shows how people worldwide view the benefits, risks, regulation, and societal impacts of artificial intelligence.
What do senior European business leaders need to deliver a competitive, resilient, and sustainable economy? Explore new insights on sustainability, competitiveness and the EU’s ability to deliver key priorities for businesses.
As the debate over AI’s dangers intensifies and calls to slow development grow louder, new GlobeScan research across 33 markets in 2026 finds the world’s two AI superpowers holding opposite views. In China, 83 percent of people agree that the benefits of AI outweigh its risks; in the USA, just 48 percent do, and more people now disagree than agree.
In this episode, Chris and David speak with Franziska Zimmermann, Managing Director for Sustainability at Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore.
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New GlobeScan research across 33 markets in 2026 finds one climate crisis experienced as very different realities. Six in ten people in Latin America (60%) say they are greatly affected by climate change, more than double those saying so in North America (29%). Africa and the Middle East (39%), Asia-Pacific (37%) and Europe (33%) sit in between, and the sharpest contrasts are inside regions: 54 percent in France and 53 percent in Italy after a summer of fires and heat, against 17 percent in Sweden and the Netherlands.
New GlobeScan research across 15 markets tracked since 2012 shows that 86 percent of people now agree that today’s social, environmental, and economic challenges represent a bigger crisis than humanity has ever faced before, up from 75 percent in 2012. Disagreement has almost halved over the same period, pointing to a public that increasingly sees the current moment as unprecedented.
Explore how sustainability professionals across Canada, Mexico, and the USA are navigating uncertainty, strengthening business integration, and turning ambition into action.
In this episode, David, Chris, and Mark reflect on relevant and timely takeaways from recent episodes and what they tell us about the evolving sustainability agenda.
New GlobeScan data show that four in five Corporate Affairs practitioners anticipate societal expectations for purposeful organizational leadership to increase over the next three years, despite a more challenging environment for discussing purpose and sustainability.
In this episode, Chris and Mark speak with Marcelo Behar, COP30 Special Envoy for Bioeconomy.
Explore GlobeScan-facilitated events at Climate Week New York City 2026, where business leaders will discuss new research on consumer attitudes, behaviors, and the future of the sustainability agenda.
In this episode, David and Chris speak with Dr. Guo Peiyuan, the Chairman of SynTao Green Finance, and one of the leading experts on sustainability in China.
New GlobeScan and BSR research explores how sustainability professionals perceive sustainability to be viewed within their organizations. Survey respondents believe sustainability teams see sustainability as a driver of long-term business strategy and innovation, while senior leadership is more likely to view it through a risk management and compliance lens.
In this episode, David and Chris speak with two of the world’s leading experts on corporate sustainability, Aron Cramer, President and CEO of BSR, and Tensie Whelan, Distinguished Professor of Practice Emerita, the Center for Sustainable Business at NYU’s Stern School.
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WWF Japan commissioned GlobeScan to evaluate a campaign to reduce demand for high-risk exotic pets in Japan, highlighting lessons for behavior change campaigns.
New BSR and GlobeScan research shows sustainability professionals expect Asia-Pacific, the European Union, and China to play increasingly influential roles in shaping the sustainability agenda over the next three years, while the United States is expected to have less influence. The findings point to a more geographically distributed future for sustainability.
How can Corporate Affairs remain fit for the future? Explore global insights on emerging risks, stakeholder expectations, AI, governance, and reputation from senior Corporate Affairs practitioners worldwide.
Explore findings from the Oxford-GlobeScan Global Corporate Affairs 2026 Survey, revealing how practitioners are navigating geopolitical uncertainty, AI-driven risks, and growing expectations to build trust and deliver business value.