Public Trust

Respect for the people of FLOW beyond their responsibility to protect the Great Lakes. Their enthusiasm, professionalism, and devotion are incomparable in maintaining the purity of pure Michigan water. Everyone really hopes to support this superior organization to protect our way of living and life itself. "

Edelman Trust Barometer in 2017 shows the public's trust in the world's governments, media, nonprofit organizations and companies is the worst. Trust in institutional leaders has also declined rapidly. In 2017, only 37% of respondents said they trusted the CEO "to do the right thing" on a global scale. In the Netherlands, 71% of the general public can not identify CEO by name, trust is even lower, 27%. So why? Traditional barometer, Edelman's annual worldwide research on trust status, shows that there is a big gap between thinking that the general public is important and thinking that the CEO is important. Because this difference has grown to an unprecedented extent, it is difficult for the public to identify with the CEO. Who are these business leaders? Do they know what happened in the lives of people and employees? Do they care? Why do they earn so much money compared to regular employees?

Result is? Public trust is at the bottom. The Edelman Trust Barometer in 2017 shows that public confidence has historically reached a low level - less than 50% of trust companies, governments, media and NGOs are doing the right thing . What hurts trust in the system is these factors, the change in globalization and technology. We have already enjoyed the benefits of these things, but people are now looking at the element of minus and want to be protected. At the same time, people vote for a new populist political brand. From Mr. Trump and his Twitter to Glastonbury's Corbin Mania - This new politic seems to be rebellious, more realistic and more personally motivated. The politics of Corbyn seems to go back to the socialist dreams of the 1970s, but Trump's politics is a shameless nationalism. The position of dissidents and anti-globalization they shared is reflected in the British Brexit voting and only adds to the uncertainties and changes we are facing now.