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2019 EDELMAN
                  TRUST BAROMETER
                  Germany

#TrustBarometer
2019 EDELMAN TRUST BAROMETER - Germany #TrustBarometer - Sparkassenzeitung
Divided
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2019 EDELMAN TRUST BAROMETER - Germany #TrustBarometer - Sparkassenzeitung
2018                      2019
                                                                              General Population        General Population               Trust
DISTRUST                                                                 49     Global 26          52     Global 26
                                                                                                                                         (60-100)
                                                                                                                                         Neutral

CONTINUES                                                                74
                                                                         71
                                                                                China
                                                                                Indonesia
                                                                                                   79
                                                                                                   73
                                                                                                          China
                                                                                                          Indonesia
                                                                                                                                         (50-59)
                                                                                                                                         Distrust
                                                                                                                                         (1-49)
Trust Index                                                              68     India              72     India
                                                                         66     UAE                71     UAE
                                                                         58     Singapore          62     Singapore
                                                                         54     Mexico             59     Malaysia
                                                                         54     The Netherlands    58     Mexico
                                                                         53     Malaysia           56     Canada
                                                                         49     Canada             55     Hong Kong
                                                                         47     Argentina          54     The Netherlands
                                                                         47     Colombia           52     Colombia           Biggest changes in
                                                                         47     Spain              49     U.S.
                                                                         46     Turkey             48     Australia          Hong Kong     +10
Global Trust Index increases 3 pts to neutral
                                                                         45     Hong Kong          46     Argentina
                                                                         44     Brazil             46     Brazil             Australia      +8
15 of 26 markets are distrusters,                                        44     S. Korea           46     Italy
down 3 from 2018                                                         43     Italy              46     S. Korea           Canada         +7
                                                                         43     U.S.               45     S. Africa
                                                                         41     Germany            45     Turkey
                                                                                                                             S. Africa      +7
                                                                         40     Australia          44     France
                                                                         40     France             44     Germany
                                                                         39     U.K.               43     U.K.               Russia         -7
                                                                         38     Ireland            42     Ireland
2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. The Trust Index is the average
percent trust in NGOs, business, government and media. TRU_INS.
                                                                         38     S. Africa          40     Spain              Spain          -7
Below is a list of institutions. For each one, please indicate how       37     Japan              39     Japan
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
                                                                         36     Russia             29     Russia
means that you “trust them a great deal.” 9-point scale; top 4 box,
                                                                                                                                                   3
trust. General population, 26-market global average.
2019 EDELMAN TRUST BAROMETER - Germany #TrustBarometer - Sparkassenzeitung
2018                     2019
                                                                              Informed Public          Informed Public                 Trust
TRUST RISES FOR                                                          59     Global 26         63     Global 26
                                                                                                                                       (60-100)
                                                                                                                                       Neutral

INFORMED PUBLIC                                                          83
                                                                         81
                                                                                China
                                                                                Indonesia
                                                                                                  88
                                                                                                  83
                                                                                                         China
                                                                                                         India
                                                                                                                                       (50-59)
                                                                                                                                       Distrust
                                                                                                                                       (1-49)
Trust Index                                                              77     India             83     Indonesia
                                                                         76     UAE               83     UAE
                                                                         70     Singapore         74     Canada
                                                                         67     The Netherlands   70     Malaysia
                                                                         65     Malaysia          69     Singapore
                                                                         65     Mexico            68     Mexico
                                                                         62     Canada            67     The Netherlands
                                                                         60     Argentina         66     Hong Kong
                                                                         57     Italy             64     U.K.
                                                                         57     Turkey            61     S. Korea
                                                                         56     France            60     Germany           Biggest changes in
A 4-point increase in the global Trust Index
                                                                         55     Australia         60     U.S.
                                                                         55     Germany           59     Australia         Hong Kong     +17
                                                                         55     Spain             59     France
                                                                         52     U.K.              56     Colombia          U.S.          +15
                                                                         51     Brazil            53     Argentina
                                                                         50     Colombia          53     Italy
                                                                                                                           Canada        +12
                                                                         49     Hong Kong         53     Japan
                                                                         49     S. Korea          53     S. Africa
                                                                         48     Ireland           53     Turkey            U.K.          +12
                                                                         47     Russia            51     Brazil
2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. The Trust Index is the average
percent trust in NGOs, business, government and media. TRU_INS.
                                                                         46     Japan             48     Ireland           Russia        -12
Below is a list of institutions. For each one, please indicate how       45     S. Africa         47     Spain
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
                                                                         45     U.S.              35     Russia
means that you “trust them a great deal.” 9-point scale; top 4 box,
                                                                                                                                                 4
trust. Informed public, 26-market global average.
2019 EDELMAN TRUST BAROMETER - Germany #TrustBarometer - Sparkassenzeitung
CONTINUED DISTRUST
AMONG THE GENERAL POPULATION                                                                                                                                                      -
                                                                                                                                                                                      Distrust

                                                                                                                                                                                            0        +
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Neutral     Trust

                                                                                                                                                                                                           Y-to-Y Change
Percent trust

                                                                                NGOs                                Business                             Government                                 Media

                                                                                         62                                    61                                                                          60
                                                                               54                                    56                                      54        55                          54
       Informed public

                                                                                    +8                                    +5                                      +1                                     +6

                                                                             2018 2019                              2018 2019                              2018 2019                               2018 2019

                                                                                                                          All institutions still distrusted
        General population                                                               44                          44        47
                                                                                                                                                                                                           44
                                                                                                                                                             43        40                          42
                                                                               37

                                                                                    +7                                    +3                                      -3                                     +2

                                                                             2018 2019                              2018 2019                              2018 2019                               2018 2019

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
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           5
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, Germany.
2019 EDELMAN TRUST BAROMETER - Germany #TrustBarometer - Sparkassenzeitung
2019                     2019
                                                                       Informed Public          Mass Population     Trust gap            Trust
A WORLD                                                           64     Global 27         50     Global 27           14
                                                                                                                                         (60-100)
                                                                                                                                         Neutral

OUT OF BALANCE                                                    88
                                                                  84
                                                                         China
                                                                         Saudi Arabia
                                                                                           76
                                                                                           69
                                                                                                  China
                                                                                                  Indonesia
                                                                                                                      12
                                                                                                                      14*
                                                                                                                                         (50-59)
                                                                                                                                         Distrust
                                                                                                                                         (1-49)
Trust Index                                                       83     India             69     Saudi Arabia        15
                                                                  83     Indonesia         68     UAE                 15
                                                                  83     UAE               66     India               17*
                                                                  74     Canada            60     Singapore            9
                                                                  70     Malaysia          58     Malaysia            12
                                                                  69     Singapore         54     Canada              20*
                                                                  68     Mexico            54     Mexico              14
                                                                  67     The Netherlands   54     The Netherlands     13
                                                                  66     Hong Kong         52     Hong Kong           14
                                                                  64     U.K.              51     Colombia             5
Mass population 14 points less trusting                           61     S. Korea          47     U.S.                13
                                                                  60     Germany           46     Australia           13
                                                                  60     U.S.              46     Italy                7
18 markets with double-digit trust gaps
                                                                  59     Australia         45     Argentina            8
                                                                  59     France            44     S. Africa            9
                                                                  56     Colombia          44     S. Korea            17*
                                                                  53     Argentina         43     Brazil               8
                                                                  53     Italy             42     Germany             18*
                                                                  53     Japan             41     France              18
                                                                  53     S. Africa         41     Ireland              7        *highest-ever
2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. The Trust Index is the
average percent trust in NGOs, business, government and           53     Turkey            41     Turkey              12         trust inequality
media. TRU_INS. Below is a list of institutions. For each one,    51     Brazil            40     U.K.                24*
please indicate how much you trust that institution to do what
is right using a nine-point scale where one means that you        48     Ireland           39     Spain                8
“do not trust them at all” and nine means that you “trust them    47     Spain             37     Japan               16
a great deal.” 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. Informed public
and mass population, 27-market global average.                    35     Russia            28     Russia               7                           6
DIVIDED ALONG GENDER LINES
Percent trust                                                                                                                                                                        Distrust        Neutral    Trust
                                                                                                                               Largest trust gap

                                         Trust Index                                                     NGOs                       Business                    Government                         Media
         Trust gap                             12                                                           11                            14                            10                           11

                                               38                                                          38                            40                                                          39
                                                                                                                                                                        35

 Women

                                               50                                                                                        54                                                          50
                                                                                                           49                                                           45

 Men

 Largest gaps in:                      Germany         12                                         U.S.            14            U.S.            15             Germany         10            UAE           16
                                       U.S.            11                                         Germany         11            Germany         14             Japan           10            Germany       11
                                       UAE             10                                         Japan           11            UAE             14             S. Africa       10            Japan         11

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
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    7
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. General population, Germany, by gender.
An Urgent Desire
for Change

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DEVELOPED WORLD
PESSIMISTIC ABOUT FUTURE
Percent who believe they and their families will be better off in five years’ time                                                                                                                                                                    Mass population                            Informed public

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           88            89
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 86                                                              84 86
                14 markets in which majority of mass population                                                                                                                                                                        83                                         81 79            82
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            79
                do not believe that they will be better off in five years                                                                                                                                                     72 70                                   73 74 73
                                                                                                                                                                                                      69           69 69                    71        71
      63                                                                                                                                                   65
                                                                                                                                                                      62
                                                                                                                                                                                                              59
                                                                                54                                                              56                              56
                                                                                             53                                                                                         53 54 54
49                                                                                                     50        48                                              48        50
                                                                47                                                                                    45
                                                   43                                                                                 44 44
                    38        37        38                                                                  38           39 38 39
                                                                           32           34        34
                                                        31
                                   26         28
                         21
               16
                                               U.K.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Mexico

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Brazil
                                                                                                                                   S. Korea

                                                                                                                                                                  U.S.
                                                                                                                                              Spain

                                                                                                                                                                                                  S. Africa

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Malaysia
  Global 27

                 Japan

                          France

                                                                                         Canada

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         India
                                    Germany

                                                                                                   Italy

                                                                                                             Hong Kong

                                                                                                                          Russia

                                                                                                                                                                                         Turkey

                                                                                                                                                                                                               Argentina
                                                                                                                                                                            Singapore

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      UAE
                                                         The Netherlands

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             China

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Saudi Arabia
                                                                            Australia

                                                                                                                                                       Ireland

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Colombia
2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. CNG_FUT. Thinking about the economic prospects for yourself and your family, how do you think you and your family will be doing in five years’ time?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             9
5-point scale; top 2 box, better off. Informed public and mass population, 27-market average.
WIDESPREAD LACK OF BELIEF IN THE SYSTEM

                                              Mass population                                        Informed public

 Percent who agree                       Working           Not          Failing               Working            Not         Failing                                  How true is
 the system is…                          for me            sure          me                   for me             sure         me
                                                                                                                                                                      this for you?

                                                                            57
                                                                                                                                                                      Desire for change                 76   74
                                                                                                                  41
                                                                                                                                 38                                   Sense of injustice                74   70
                                                             29
                                                                                                   21                                                                 Lack of confidence                67   64
                                             14
                                                                                                                                                                      Lack of hope                      33   19

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. “System failing” measure. For full details on how the “system failing” measure was calculated, please refer to the Technical Appendix. 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. Informed public and mass population, Germany. Sense of injustice is an average of POP_MDC/1,2,3,8; Desire for change is POP_MDC/9; Lack of confidence is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  10
POP_MDC/10; Lack of hope is an average of POP_MDC/18,19,20 [reverse scored].
Looking for
Realiable Information

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MASSIVE RISE IN NEWS ENGAGEMENT
How often do you engage in the following activities related to news and information?                                                                                          -        0   +   Y-to-Y Change

                                       2018                                          2019

                                                                                                       THE DISENGAGED
                                                                                      49               Consume news less than weekly
                                         67

                                                              +13
                                                               pts
                                                                                      28
                                                                                                       CONSUMERS
                                                                                                       Consume news about weekly or more                         +18pts
                                         15                                                                                                                        More engaged
                                                               +5
                                                               pts                                     AMPLIFIERS                                                  with the news
                                                                                                       Consume news about weekly or
                                         18                                           23               more AND share or post content
                                                                                                       several times a month or more

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. News Engagement Scale, built from MED_SEG_OFT. How often do you engage in the following activities related to news and information? Indicate your
answer using the 7-point scale below. Question asked of half of the sample. General population, Germany. For details on how the News Engagement Scale was built, please refer to the
                                                                                                                                                                                                          12
Technical Appendix.
DIVIDED ALONG GENDER LINES
Percent trust                                                                                                                                                                        Distrust        Neutral    Trust

                                         Trust Index                                                     NGOs                       Business                    Government                         Media
         Trust gap                             12                                                           11                            14                            10                           11

                                               38                                                          38                            40                                                          39
                                                                                                                                                                        35

 Women

                                               50                                                                                        54                                                          50
                                                                                                           49                                                           45

 Men

 Largest gaps in:                      Germany         12                                         U.S.            14            U.S.            15             Germany         10            UAE           16
                                       U.S.            11                                         Germany         11            Germany         14             Japan           10            Germany       11
                                       UAE             10                                         Japan           11            UAE             14             S. Africa       10            Japan         11

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
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   13
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. General population, Germany, by gender.
LOOKING FOR RELIABLE SOURCES
Percent who trust each source of news

                                                                                        Search         Traditional media          Social media

     Low trust in social media

                                                                                                                                                            63%
                                                                                                                               75
          68                                                                       65                  68 66                        66
     58                                               59 60                   61
                                                                                                                 50                      53

               32                                               34                       34
                                                                                                                                                             worry about false
                                                                                                                                                             information or fake news
                                                                                                                                                             being used as a weapon
      Germany                                           Europe               U.S./Canada              APACMEA               Latin America

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, Germany. COM_MCL. When looking
for general news and information, how much would you trust each type of source for general news and information? Please use a 9-point scale where one means that you “do not trust it at all”
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and nine means that you “trust it a great deal”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. Question asked of half of the sample. General population, Germany and by region.
TRADITIONAL MEDIA MOST TRUSTED
Percent trust in each source for general news and information

                                                     69                                                                               68                  68

              63                63                                                                                                                                                   Traditional media
                                                                         60                                      59                                       58
                                                                                             57                                                                                      Search engines*
                                                                                                                                      54
                                                                                                                                                                                     Online-only media**
                                                                          56                 56                  56
                                                     54                                                                                                    48
                                                                                                                                      52                                             Owned media
                                                                                                                                                           43
                                47                                                                                                                                                   Social media
              46                                                                             46
                                                     38                                                           44
                                34                     35               35
                                                                                34           33
           31                                                                                                    31
                                   31                34                                                                               27
         30                                                              33                 33                                                             32
                                28                                                                                31
              27                                                                                                                      25

          2012                2013                 2014                2015                 2016                2017                2018                 2019

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. COM_MCL. When looking for general news and information, how much would you trust each type of source for general news and information? Please use a
nine-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 half of the sample. General
population, Germany.
*From 2012-2015, “Online Search Engines” were included as a media type. In 2016, this was changed to “Search Engines.”
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**From 2012-2015, “Hybrid Media” was included as a media type. In 2016, this was changed to “Online-Only media.”
LOOKING FOR LEADERSHIP FROM CEOS

Percent who say that                                                        Percent who agree CEOs can create positive change in:
CEOs should take the lead
                                                                                                        Equal pay                                                                  71
on change rather than waiting
for government to impose it                                                 Training for the jobs of tomorrow                                                                 66

                                                                                 Prejudice and discrimination                                                            61

67%
                                                                                               The environment                                                           61

                                                                                                   Personal data                                                     59

                                            7pts                                            Sexual harassment                                                       57

                                                                                                      Fake News                                 32

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. CEO_AGR. Thinking about CEOs, how strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements? 9-point scale; top 4 box, agree.
Question asked of half of the sample. CEO_SIG. In which of the following areas do you think CEOs can have significant impact or create the most positive change?
                                                                                                                                                                                        17
Question asked of half of the sample. General population, Germany.
LOOKING FOR LEADERSHIP FROM MY EMPLOYER

         64%
          of employees agree
          It’s critically important for my CEO
          to respond to challenging times
           - Industry issues
           - Political events
           - National crisis
           - Employee-driven issues

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. 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). General population employees, Germany.
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
                                                                                                                                                                                                            18
the country,” and “when employees demand that the CEO publicly take a stand on an important issue”.
My Employer:
A Trusted Partner
for Change
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MY EMPLOYER MOST-TRUSTED RELATIONSHIP
Percent trust                                                                                                                                                                        Distrust      Neutral   Trust

                                        My employer                                          NGOs                   Business              Government                   Media

                                               73

                                                                                                44                       47                                               44
                                                                                                                                                 40

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. “Your employer” asked of those who are employed, but not self
                                                                                                                                                                                                                20
employed (Q206/1 OR 2 AND NOT Q421/8). General population, Germany.
EMPLOYERS TRUSTED
EVEN BY THE DISENFRANCHISED
Percent trust in “my employer”                                                                                                                                                        Distrust      Neutral   Trust

                           Mass              Informed                            System is          Not sure         System is                             Women               Men
                         population            public                            failing me                         working for
                                                                                                                        me

                                                  77                                                      76              75
                                72                                                                                                                             73                72
                                                                                      68

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. 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”. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. Question asked of those who are employed, but
not self employed (Q206/1 OR 2 AND NOT Q421/8). General population employees, mass population employees and informed public employees, Germany, by gender, and “system failing” scale.
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For details on how the “system failing” measure was calculated, please refer to the Technical Appendix.
Trust at Work

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EMPLOYEE                                                                                          Shared Action                           37

EXPECTATIONS NOW                                                                                  My employer has a
                                                                                                  greater purpose, and my        56%
INCLUDE SOCIETAL                                                                                  work has a meaningful
                                                                                                  societal impact
CHANGE                                                                                                                               19

Percent of employees who expect
each from a prospective employer
                                                                                        Personal
                                                                                                                                          38
                                                                                        Empowerment
     Strong expectation
     You would have to pay
     me a lot more to work
                                            Deal breaker
                                            I would never work
                                            for an organization
                                                                                        I know what is going on, I am part
                                                                                        of the planning process, and I have
                                                                                                                                 63%
     for an organization that               that does not offer this                    a voice in key decisions; the culture
     does not offer this                                                                is values-driven and inclusive
                                                                                                                                     25

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. EMP_IMP. When considering an
                                                                               Job Opportunity                                            40

                                                                                                                                 71%
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      My employer offers wage growth,
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               training, career growth and work
employees, Germany. Buckets are the sum of the average of codes 1 &            which I find interesting & fulfilling
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.                                                                                                             31
TRUST CEMENTS THE
EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE PARTNERSHIP
Percent of employees who engage in these
types of behaviors on behalf of their employer
                                                                                                                                        Trust advantage

                                                                                                                        76                                                     Trust their employer
                             Advocacy                                               35                                                           +41
                                                                                                                                                                               Do not trust their employer

                                                                                                                   72
                             Loyalty                                              33                                                             +39

                                                                                                                         79
                             Commitment                                                      46                                                  +33

                                                                                                           63
                             Engagement                                            34                                                            +29

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, Germany, 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, Germany. Advocacy is an average of (EMP_ENG/3-5); Loyalty is an average of (EMP_ENG/1-2); Engagement is an average of
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(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.
ACTIVATE EMPLOYEE VOICES
Percent who rate each source as very/extremely credible                                                                                                                                   Company voices

                                                                                                                                                                                      -         0        +   Y-to-Y Change

        69
                             60
                                                 56                   55
                                                                                          49
                                                                                                               42
                                                                                                                                   39                   39
                                                                                                                                                                            36                      34
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  30

    l   +2                    0
                                             l   +3                   -2
                                                                                      l   +4                   -1
                                                                                                                               l   +5                    0                   -9
                                                                                                                                                                                             l      +1            -2

                                                                                                                                                    Financial
    A person       Company                    Regular            Academic               NGO              Successful                                                                          Board of        Government
                                                                                                                                  CEO               industry            Journalist
  like yourself technical expert             employee             expert           representative       entrepreneur                                                                         directors         official
                                                                                                                                                     analyst

2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. CRE_PPL. Below is a list of people. In general, when forming an opinion of a company, if you heard information about a company from each person, how
credible would the information be—extremely credible, very credible, somewhat credible, or not credible at all. 4-point scale; top 2 box, credible. Question asked of half of the sample. General
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population, Germany.
INVESTING IN EMPLOYEE TRUST IS
INVESTING IN YOUR BOTTOM LINE

                                                                                   How a company treats                                        Percent who agree that “a good
                                                                                   its employees is one of                                     reputation may get me to try a
                                                                                   the best indicators of its                                  product, but unless I come to
                                                                                   level of trustworthiness                                    trust the company behind the
                                                                                                                                               product, I will soon stop buying it”

                                                                                   79% 61%
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.
                                                                                                                                                                                      26
Question asked of half the sample. General population, Germany.
TRUST AT WORK:
THE NEW EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE CONTRACT

1. Lead                 2. Empower            3. Start                 4. CEO
   Change                  Employees             Locally                  Leadership
- Be aspirational       - Give them a voice   - Solve problems         - Live your values
                                                at home
- Address concerns      - Create                                       - Engage directly
  about the personal      opportunities for   - Improve societal
  impact of change        shared action         conditions in the      - Be visible and show
                                                local communities        a personal
- Train the workforce   - Empower them          in which you operate     commitment, inside
  of the future           with information                               and outside the
                                                                         organization

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CEO Edelman Deutschland

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ernst.primosch@edelman.com
t: +49 221 828 281 00
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www.edelman.de

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