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Welcome to People, Planet, Prosperity – Ipsos' monthly newsletter featuring our freshest insights on sustainability, diversity, and overall ESG business practices. Each month, we'll bring you actionable content that brands, companies and policymakers can use to make their company – and the world – better.

A major sustainability event, COP 28, is headed into overtime today in Dubai. This year, discussions focused on issues such as driving towards a global goal on finance that would help fund developing countries’ efforts in addressing climate change, expediting the transition to sustainable energy, and closing the emissions gap. In the U.S., 64% of Americans expect climate change to have a severe impact on their area in the next 10 years, and a majority of Americans don’t think their government is working hard enough to tackle climate change.

But what we are seeing strongly this year is a world in polycrisis, where climate change is set alongside geopolitical tensions and risks associated with new technology such as AI, as is evidenced in the latest AXA Future Risks report conducted by Ipsos.

Additionally, people are becoming more cautious in their attitudes towards climate change, as they also face rising cost-of-living pressures. So for the public, while dealing with climate change is still a priority, agreement that we are headed for environmental disaster without changing our habits has decreased in many markets.

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Latest Ipsos Insights

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Seven in 10 people anticipate "severe effects" of climate change in their area within the next 10 years

Ipsos polling conducted ahead of COP28, reveals public sentiment on climate change. More than half (57%) of respondents from 31 countries have witnessed severe climate impact, with Mexico, Brazil, and Türkiye experiencing the most, and 38% anticipate displacement due to climate change within 25 years. The most common criticisms of governments and businesses are insufficient climate change efforts and lack of information, with people also believing that the media downplays climate change impacts.

For COP28, here is what you need to know about American opinion on climate change

As world leaders gather at COP 28, these five charts show what you need to know about public opinion on climate change at home in the U.S., as well as how President Biden’s decision to skip the conference might (or might not) affect his reputation.

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A World in Polycrisis

AXA has published the tenth edition of its Future Risks Report. This year, the study highlights the concept of polycrisis. Geopolitical tensions, the exponential emergence of new technologies (such as generative AI), or the acceleration of global warming, no longer follow one another but are happening at the same time.

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Bridging ESG’s Financial-Ethical Gap

Concerns about return on investment often lead to companies decoupling financial performance and ESG impact. Ipsos proposes a new approach to double materiality assessments, guiding businesses toward a cohesive investment strategy for both profit and the planet.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are Central to Good Research

Here are five ways Ipsos is translating diversity, equity and inclusion concepts into survey practice, examining case studies for young adults, Black Americans, Hispanic Americans and diverse political attitudes.

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This episode features Radhecka Roy (Global Service Leader: Strategic Curation) in conversation with Parijat Chakraborty (Group Leader Public Affairs, India) and Sally Braidwood (Corporate Reputation Service Line Leader, Australia) as they discuss the significance of culture in comprehending people's priorities, attitudes, and behaviors, particularly where these concern our relationship with nature, our personal agency, and what we find rewarding. This conversation expands on the themes explored in the paper ESG Across Borders.

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Ipsos On Stage

Demystifying double materiality: A new model to guide ESG corporate strategy

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View our on-demand webinar showcasing our innovative approach to double materiality. Dive into the playback featuring insightful discussions led by Ipsos experts Jessica Long, Christine Glatz Rush, Arushni Gupta, and James Allen, as they explore:

What is double materiality?
What are the limitations of current approaches?
The need for a new, innovative model

Here you will gain a valuable understanding of how businesses can effectively navigate this new reporting mandate.

	New Mobilities

	Reaching Net Zero (a key objective for Ipsos) involves taking action on all categories of carbon emissions. One of them, accounting for around 5% of our total carbon footprint, is linked to employee commuting. Reducing these emissions means first measuring them – that’s the purpose of our employee commuting surveys. It also means deploying “sustainable mobility” packages for our employees in an increasing number of countries, encouraging them to shift to less carbon-intensive transport modes, ranging from public transport to bikes. Germany and France are among the first markets to implement the scheme. Alongside working from home some days of the week, this is one of the many steps that form our Net Zero journey.

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