Job losses at Anglo American Platinum and Rio Tinto, as well as the possible liquidation of UK Coal, are just three incidents from recent weeks that highlight the headwinds facing the mining industry, with commodity prices remaining depressed. GlobeScan’s polling shows that the industry faces similar challenges connecting with the general public. In most of the countries surveyed in our Radar global public attitudes tracking, majorities cannot name a single mining company they respect. To some degree this low public … “Mining industry faces a struggle to win public hearts and minds”
Across the world both human and animal rights movements remain popular, with millions around the world joining advocacy and campaigning groups. Activists may sometimes find themselves on the wrong side of public opinion, such as when animal rights activists target the life sciences industry, or when the legal battles of criminals and terrorists are protracted, alienating the general population. But public support for the rights agenda nonetheless remains high. In our most recent global polling, 76% of those polled across … “High public concern for human rights – but UK among countries where animal rights seen as more important”
Recent weeks have seen a flaring of tensions on the Korean Peninsula—and while deciphering the intentions of the secretive North is notoriously difficult, analysts have variously painted Kim Jong Un’s bellicose rhetoric as an attempt to boost his standing among influential military players, a reaction to joint US-South Korean military exercises, or a continuation of previous attempts to garner aid or legitimacy through forcing regional partners back to the negotiating table. GlobeScan’s polling shows that well before the most recent … “Against Backdrop of North Korean Sabre Rattling, Neighbours Lose Patience”
Earlier this month, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) predicted that on current trends 39 percent of the world would be connected to the Internet by the end of the 2013. Penetration in developing countries is expected to reach 31 percent by the end of 2013. And, in a sign of the growing centrality of the Internet to modern life, our global tracking reveals that majorities in most countries consider Internet access to be a fundamental right. When we polled the … “Internet access firmly established as “fundamental right” in developing world”
Executive Summary of Intel’s “Women and the Web” Report, with research and analysis conducted by GlobeScan and Dalberg, enveils concrete data on the enormous Internet gender gap in the developing world and the social and economic benefits of securing Internet access for women.
Intel’s “Women and the Web” Full Report, with research and analysis conducted by GlobeScan and Dalberg, unveils concrete data on the enormous Internet gender gap in the developing world and the social and economic benefits of securing Internet access for women.
GlobeScan’s Communication on Progress for the UN Global Compact outlines our efforts in making the Global Compact ten principles part of our business strategy and day-to-day operations.
Report and findings from WaterAid’s survey of women in Nigeria relating to access to sanitation and levels of concern around violence and intimidation towards women in this context.