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#TrustBarometer

2019 EDELMAN TRUST BAROMETERTrust in Technology

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19th ANNUAL EDELMAN TRUST BAROMETERMethodology

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Online Survey in 27 Markets

33,000+ respondents total

All fieldwork was conducted between October 19 and November 16, 2018

General Online Population1,150 respondents per market

Ages 18+

All slides show general online population data unless otherwise noted

Mass PopulationAll population not including informed publicRepresents 84% of total global population

Informed Public500 respondents in U.S. and China; 200 in all other markets

Represents 16% of total global population

Must meet 4 criteria

- Ages 25-64

- College-educated

- In top 25% of household income per age group in each market

- Report significant media consumption and engagement in public policy and business news

2019 Focus on Employer-Employee Relationship

55% of global general population are full- or part-time employees (but not self-employed); 4% are technology employees

Oversample of employees of multinational companies: 500 respondents per market

27-market global data margin of error: General population +/- 0.6% (N=31,050), informed public +/- 1.3% (N=6,000), mass population +/- 0.6% (26,000+), half-sample global general online population +/-0.8 (N=15,525). Market-specific data margin of error: General population +/- 2.9 (N=1,150), informed public +/- 6.9% (N=min 200, varies by market, China and U.S. +/- 4.4% (N=500), mass population +/- 3.0 to 3.6 (N =min 739, varies by market).Employee MOE: 27-market = +/- 0.8% (N=16,944)Market-specific = +/- 3.2 to 4.6% (N=min 446, varies by market)

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Percent trustA MODEST RISE IN TRUST

Business MediaNGOs Government

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Government and media still distrusted

Y-to-Y Change- +0

TrustNeutralDistrust

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. TRU_INS. Below is a list of institutions. For each one, please indicate how much you trust that institution to do what is right using a nine-point scale where one means that you “do not trust them at all” and nine means that you “trust them a great deal.” 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. Informed public and general population, 26-market average.

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Clashes Over Ethics At Major Tech Companies Are Causing

Problems For Recruiters

Silicon Valley’s backlash against Trump is being led by employees

More than 70% of US fears robots taking over our lives, survey finds

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2018: YEAR OF THE TECHLASH

Unsure about tech’s impact on society

Rising tech employee expectations

Unsure about tech’s impact on me

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CES 2019: ‘I feel my sanity draining away’

Forget ‘techlash’, the biggest problem for tech is a

widening transatlantic rift

2020 prospect Mark Cuban warns killer AI is the ‘ultimate threat to humanity’

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Trust In Technology Strong But Vulnerable

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Percent trust in each sectorTECH IS THE MOST TRUSTED SECTOR

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A modest rise for trust in tech

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. TRU_IND. Please indicate how much you trust businesses in each of the following industries to do what is right. Again, please use the same nine-point scale where one means that you “do not trust them at all” and nine means that you “trust them a great deal”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. Industries shown to half of the sample. General population, 26-market average.

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Percent trust, showing strong and weak trust in the technology sectorTRUST IN TECH HAS WEAK FOUNDATION Strong trust (8-9)

Weak trust (6-7)

Trust in tech more weak than strong in developed markets

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. TRU_IND. Please indicate how much you trust businesses in each of the following industries to do what is right. Again, please use the same 9-point scale where one means that you “do not trust them at all” and nine means that you “trust them a great deal”. 9-point scale; top 2 box, strong trust; codes 6-7, weak trust. Industries shown to half of the sample. General population, 27-market average.

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Percent who agree

CONCERN ABOUT TECH COMPANIES’ POWER OVER INFORMATION

Technology companies havetoo much power to determine what news and information people see or not

65%

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. ATT_MED_AGR. Below is a list of statements. For each one, please rate how much you agree or disagree with that statement using a nine-point scale where one means “strongly disagree” and nine means “strongly agree”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, agree. Question asked of half of the sample. General population, 27-market average.

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Percent who agree the technology sector is performing well on…

CONCERN THAT TECH PUTS PROFIT BEFORE CUSTOMERS

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Stronger concern among developed markets with only 39% belief in sector performance

55% 49%Protecting customer data

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Believe tech is putting the welfare of its customers ahead of profits

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2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. DRV_TEC_GEN. How well do you think the technology industry is performing on the behaviors listed below? Use a 9-point scale where one means they are “performing extremely poorly” and nine means they are “performing extremely well”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, performing well. Question asked of one-fifth of the sample. General population, 27-market average.

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My Fears About Tech

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I TRUST TECH ONLY AS MUCH AS IT BENEFITS ME

Percent who trust each type of technology to make life better for people like me

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Percent who trust technologies to make life better for people like them, and percent who trust each subsectors

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2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. TRU_IND. Please indicate how much you trust businesses in each of the following industries to do what is right. Again, please use the same 9-point scale where one means that you “do not trust them at all” and nine means that you “trust them a great deal”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. Industries shown to half of the sample. TRU_SUB_TEC. Now thinking about specific sectors within the technology industry, please indicate how much you trust businesses in each of the following sectors to do what is right. Again, please use the same 9-point scale where one means that you “do not trust them at all” and nine means that you “trust them a great deal”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. Question asked of one-fifth of the sample. DRV_TEC_BET. Please indicate how much you trust each of the following types of technology to make life better for people like you. Again, please use the same 9-point scale where one means that you “do not trust it at all” and nine means that you “trust it a great deal”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. Question asked of one-fifth of the sample. General population, 27-market average.

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Percent who believePACE OF DISRUPTION IS TOO FAST TO BENEFIT ME

47%Technological innovations are happening too quickly and are leading to changes that are not good for people like me

Globally,

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. POP_MDC. Below is a list of statements. For each one, please rate how true you believe that statement is using a nine-point scale where one means it is “not at all true” and nine means it is “completely true”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, true. General population, 27-market average.

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Percent of employees who worry about job loss due to each issue

EMERGING TECH POSES A THREAT TO MY LIVELIHOOD

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Not having the trainingand skills necessary to get a good paying job

Automation and/or other innovations taking your job away

59% 55%

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. POP_EMO. Some people say they worry about many things while others say they have few concerns. We are interested in what you worry about. Specifically, how much do you worry about each of the following? Please indicate your answer using a nine-point scale where one means “I do not worry about this at all” and nine means “I am extremely worried about this”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, worried. Question asked of half of the sample. Attributes shown to those who are an employee, but do not run their own business (Q43/1 AND NOT Q28/7). General population employees, 27-market average.

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Percent who agreeFEAR CAN BECOME MY REALITY

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I have personally suffered loss or hardship because of technological innovations

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. POP_CAB. For each of the statements below, please indicate how much you agree or disagree. 9-point scale; top 4 box, agree. Question asked of half of the sample. General population, 27-market average and by region.

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Percent who agree the tech sector is conscious of societal impact and contributes to the greater good

ERODING BELIEF THAT TECHNOLOGY HAS A POSITVE IMPACT ON SOCIETY

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2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. DRV_TEC_GEN. How well do you think the technology industry is performing on the behaviors listed below? Use a 9-point scale where one means they are “performing extremely poorly” and nine means they are “performing extremely well”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, performing well. Question asked of one-fifth of the sample. General population and employees working in the technology sector (Q420/13 AND NOT Q421/8), 26-market average, and by 18-34 year olds.

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A New Societal Contract for Tech

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Percent who agree GUIDE PEOPLE THROUGH THE CHANGES THEY FEAR

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Tech companies are not doing enough to prepare society for the full impact of emerging new technologies

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. DRV_TEC_AGR. For each of the statements below, please indicate how much you agree or disagree. 9-point scale; top 4 box, agree. Question asked of one-fifth of the sample. General population and employees working in the technology sector (Q420/13 AND Q43/1 AND NOT Q28/7), 27-market average.

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Percent who agreeMAKE TECH A FORCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE

Tech companies should play a larger role to help ensure that our education system keeps pace with emerging skills people will need in the future

Tech companies are proactively partnering with government to shape policies that ensure technology benefits everyone and not only the upper classes

77% 56%Global GlobalTech employees Tech employees

81% 65%

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. DRV_TEC_AGR. For each of the statements below, please indicate how much you agree or disagree. 9-point scale; top 4 box, agree. Question asked of one-fifth of the sample. DRV_TEC_GEN. How well do you think the technology industry is performing on the behaviors listed below? Use a 9-point scale where one means they are “performing extremely poorly” and nine means they are “performing extremely well”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, performing well. Question asked of one-fifth of the sample. General population and employees working in the technology sector (Q420/13 AND Q43/1 AND NOT Q28/7), 27-market average.

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Percent who agreePROFITABILITY IS NO EXCUSE

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Y-to-Y Change- +0A company can take specific actions that both increase profits and improve the economic and social conditions in the communities where it operates

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. TMA_SIE_SHV. Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements. 9-point scale; top 4 box, agree. Question asked of half the sample. General population and employees working in the technology sector (Q420/13 AND NOT Q421/8), 26-market average.

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Lead Change from the Inside-Out

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Percent of Tech employees who expect each from a prospective employer

TECH EMPLOYEES EXPECT EMPLOYERS TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION

Solve Issues Lead from the FrontReflect My Values

There are opportunities within my job to engage in activities that help address social problems or support the local community

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My values are reflected in the way the organization goes about its business

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of Tech employees agreeIt’s critically important for my CEO to respond to challenging times- Industry issues- Political events- National crisis- Employee-driven issues

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Shared Action

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. EMP_IMP. When considering an organization as a potential place of employment, how important is each of the following to you in deciding whether or not you would accept a job offer there? Question asked of those who are an employee, but do not run their own business (Q43/1 AND NOT Q28/7). CEO_DIR. On which of the following occasions do you believe it is critically important to hear directly from the CEO or head of the organization you work for? Question asked of those who are an employee, but do not run their own business (Q43/1 AND NOT Q28/7). Technology employees (Q420/13 AND Q43/1 AND NOT Q28/7), 27-market average. Data shown is a net of “when there is major news or an event that affects our industry or sector,” “when there is a major social or political event that affects our country,” “when there is a crisis in the country,” and “when employees demand that the CEO publicly take a stand on an important issue”.

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Percent of employees who engage in these types of behaviors on behalf of their employer

EMPLOYEE TRUST IS CRITICAL

Trust advantage

Advocacy +39

Loyalty +38

Engagement +33

Commitment +31

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2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. EMP_ENG. Thinking about your current employer, to what extent do you agree with the following statements? 9-point scale; top 4 box, agree. Question asked of those who are an employee, but do not run their own business (Q43/1 AND NOT Q28/7). General population employees, 27-market average, cut by those who trust their employer (codes 6-9) and those who do not (codes 1-5; 99). TRU_INS. [YOUR EMPLOYER] Below is a list of institutions. For each one, please indicate how much you trust that institution to do what is right using a nine-point scale where one means that you “do not trust them at all” and nine means that you “trust them a great deal”. Question asked of those who are an employee, but do not run their own business (Q43/1 AND NOT Q28/7). General population employees, 27-market average. Advocacy is an average of (EMP_ENG/3-5); Loyalty is an average of (EMP_ENG/1-2); Engagement is an average of (EMP_ENG/10-15); Commitment is an average of (EMP_ENG/6-9). See the tech appendix for a complete list of the items that went into each employee KPI dimension.

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STAY AHEAD OF TECHLASH

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Appendix

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Percent trust in technology

TRUST IN TECHNOLOGY OVER TIME

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2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. TRU_IND. Please indicate how much you trust businesses in each of the following industries to do what is right. Again, please use the same 9-point scale where one means that you “do not trust them at all” and nine means that you “trust them a great deal”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. Industries shown to half of the sample. Informed public and mass population, 23-market average.

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2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. TRU_INS. Below is a list of institutions. For each one, please indicate how much you trust that institution to do what is right using a nine-point scale where one means that you “do not trust them at all” and nine means that you “trust them a great deal.” 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. TRU_IND. Please indicate how much you trust businesses in each of the following industries to do what is right. Again, please use the same 9-point scale where one means that you “do not trust them at all” and nine means that you “trust them a great deal”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. Industries shown to half of the sample. General population, 26-market average.

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Percent trust in the technology sector, and change from 2018 to 2019

TRUST IN TECHNOLOGYLESS RESILIENT IN DEVELOPED MARKETS

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Trusted in all 26 markets

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INFORMED PUBLIC TRUST IN TECHNOLOGYINCREASES IN 16 OF 26 MARKETS

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2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. TRU_INS. Below is a list of institutions. For each one, please indicate how much you trust that institution to do what is right using a nine-point scale where one means that you “do not trust them at all” and nine means that you “trust them a great deal.” 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. TRU_IND. Please indicate how much you trust businesses in each of the following industries to do what is right. Again, please use the same 9-point scale where one means that you “do not trust them at all” and nine means that you “trust them a great deal”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. Industries shown to half of the sample. Informed public, 26-market average.

Trusted in 26 markets

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TRUST IN INTERNET OF THINGSINCREASES IN 18 OF 26 MARKETS

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TRUST IN AUTONOMOUS/SELF-DRIVING VEHICLESINCREASES IN 17 OF 26 MARKETS

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2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. TRU_SUB_TEC. Now thinking about specific sectors within the technology industry, please indicate how much you trust businesses in each of the following sectors to do what is right. Again, please use the same 9-point scale where one means that you “do not trust them at all” and nine means that you “trust them a great deal”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. Question asked of one-fifth of the sample. General population, 26-market average.

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TRUST IN BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGYINCREASES IN 19 OF 26 MARKETS

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2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. TRU_SUB_TEC. Now thinking about specific sectors within the technology industry, please indicate how much you trust businesses in each of the following sectors to do what is right. Again, please use the same 9-point scale where one means that you “do not trust them at all” and nine means that you “trust them a great deal”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. Question asked of one-fifth of the sample. General population, 26-market average.

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TRUST IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEINCREASES IN 21 OF 26 MARKETS

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2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. TRU_SUB_TEC. Now thinking about specific sectors within the technology industry, please indicate how much you trust businesses in each of the following sectors to do what is right. Again, please use the same 9-point scale where one means that you “do not trust them at all” and nine means that you “trust them a great deal”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. Question asked of one-fifth of the sample. General population, 26-market average.

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TRUST IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGYTRUSTED IN ALL MARKETS

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2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. TRU_SUB_TEC. Now thinking about specific sectors within the technology industry, please indicate how much you trust businesses in each of the following sectors to do what is right. Again, please use the same 9-point scale where one means that you “do not trust them at all” and nine means that you “trust them a great deal”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. Question asked of one-fifth of the sample. General population, 27-market average.

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2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. EMP_IMP. When considering an organization as a potential place of employment, how important is each of the following to you in deciding whether or not you would accept a job offer there? Question asked of those who are an employee, but do not run their own business (Q43/1 AND NOT Q28/7). General population employees and employees working in the technology sector (Q420/13 AND Q43/1 AND NOT Q28/7), 27-market average. Buckets are the sum of the average of codes 1 & 2 for the items that make up each dimension. For details on the full list of items that went into each of the three dimensions, please refer to the Technical Appendix.

Strong expectationYou would have to pay me a lot more to work for an organization that does not offer this

Deal breakerI would never work for an organizationthat does not offer this

Job OpportunityMy employer offers wage growth, training, career growth and work which I find interesting & fulfilling

Personal EmpowermentI know what is going on, I am part of the planning process, and I have a voice in key decisions; the culture is values-driven and inclusive

Shared ActionMy employer has a greater purpose, and my job has a meaningful societal impact

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