GlobeScan Shared Research Program Opportunities 2026
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GlobeScan’s Shared Research Programs bring together leading companies, NGOs, academics, and sector experts to collaboratively explore the most pressing sustainability, societal, and business challenges of our time. Each program combines rigorous global research with cross‑sector insights, peer learning, and practical guidance – giving participants a unique opportunity to shape strategies, strengthen resilience, and accelerate impact across issues ranging from climate‑smart agriculture and water stewardship to health and well‑being, supply chain resilience, and 2030 goal implementation.
Why Shared Research?
- Access high‑quality insights at a fraction of the cost of custom research
- Learn from peers and cross‑sector partners facing similar challenges
- Build strategies grounded in credible data and global stakeholder expectations
Explore our current programs below by expanding each dropdown to learn more and see how your organization can benefit from shared intelligence and collective leadership.
Peer learning to accelerate sustainability goals for 2030 and beyond
ERM and GlobeScan are convening the 2030 Club, a peer‑to‑peer exchange designed to equip corporate sustainability leaders with what they need to progress and implement their 2030 goals and targets. Through a series of facilitated online working sessions across 2026, participating companies will share best practices, troubleshoot challenges, explore useful frameworks, and co‑develop success factors for internal alignment and engagement, strategy execution, and external communications. The program includes trends briefings, expert facilitation, confidential discussions under Chatham House Rule, and tailored workstreams informed by discovery interviews – giving members practical insights, peer support, and actionable recommendations to advance effective 2030 sustainability strategies.
Accelerating nature‑positive, resilient food systems
WWF and GlobeScan are launching a collaborative research program to help companies navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of sustainable agriculture and food systems. Through global surveys, expert interviews, farmer engagement, consumer research, and civil society analysis, the program provides actionable insights on the issues, risks, and opportunities that matter most across value chains – from climate, nature, and water to livelihoods, markets, and policy. It equips member companies with practical guidance, credible narratives, and cross‑sector perspectives to strengthen strategy, advance nature‑positive production, and build resilient, trusted food systems. Participants gain access to stakeholder intelligence, public and consumer data across 30 markets, and a thought‑leadership report and outreach led jointly by WWF and GlobeScan, helping them shape solutions, collaborations, and communications that deliver benefits for climate, nature, and people.
Understanding societal expectations shaping the health agenda
GlobeScan is launching a six‑month shared research program to help companies navigate the rapidly evolving global health and well‑being agenda by grounding strategy in public perspectives, stakeholder expectations, and emerging societal needs across 10 key markets. Through a combination of social research, expert and stakeholder dialogues, and cross‑sector learning sessions, participating companies gain deep insights into shifting health priorities – from mental health and chronic disease to climate‑driven risks, digital health, affordability barriers, and widening inequities – while exploring preventative, holistic approaches that consumers and policymakers increasingly expect. The program provides rigorous data, a multi‑market public opinion survey, expert interviews, facilitated workshops, and tailored strategic deliverables, helping companies strengthen trust, manage rising health‑related risks, capture growth opportunities in the expanding wellness economy, and shape credible leadership in a space where expectations of business are accelerating.
A research program to help companies build more resilient supply chains through insights from US farmers, ranchers, and consumers.
GlobeScan and Michigan State University are launching a shared research program to help companies strengthen supply chain resilience by listening directly to US farmers, ranchers, and consumers. Foundational to food and other supply chains, farmers face escalating pressures from climate change, market volatility, demographic shifts, and mental health challenges, among others. At the same time, consumers’ growing expectations on affordability and other issues are putting unprecedented pressure on farmers as the provider of food and other commodities systems. Through quantitative surveys, literature review, and peer learning sessions, the program will uncover the real challenges farmers face, identify what support they need from companies, and explore consumer perceptions of agriculture and pro‑farmer initiatives. Participating companies gain actionable insights, strategic guidance, and opportunities to co‑design research that advances ESG goals, enhances reputation, and builds a more sustainable, and future‑ready agricultural value chain.
Mobilizing collective action in critical river basins
WWF and GlobeScan are partnering with leading companies to accelerate credible, cross‑sector water stewardship in the world’s most critical river basins. Building on insights from earlier water agenda work and the growing need for more effective sustainability approaches, this program equips companies with practical intelligence, stakeholder engagement, and a new catchment‑scale digital tool to identify priority basins, understand existing initiatives, and connect with the right partners. Through integrated research, a basin‑level database, and a pilot action plan for innovative financing, participants gain a clear roadmap for mobilizing collective action and advancing scalable, high‑impact water solutions where they matter most.