Brand Vulnerability Index provides a disciplined way to measure, quantify and evaluate the genuine risk that a brand faces from issues-based campaigning, and to support decisions to mitigate this exposure.
Un recente studio condotto da Burson-Marsteller ha mostrato come il messaggio che una società si propone di comunicare nel 48% dei casi si perde nel passaggio ai media. Il divario si amplia quando si tratta di messaggi aziendali e blogger.
The document provides tips on how local businesses can rank higher in Google through paid listings, local listings, and web SEO by focusing on keywords, citations, reviews, and inbound links while also discussing measuring results through tracking rankings, traffic, and revenue.
- Trust in business is higher than trust in media, central government, and religious leaders in Italy, but central government is least trusted of all. Trust in companies depends on factors like provenance, core values, and sector.
- Italians trust local and national companies more than international companies. They have more trust in companies from the US, Japan, and Australia than from BRIC countries.
- Being honest, having good value, and treating employees fairly are most important to Italians when considering which companies to purchase from. However, treating employees well is less of a concern in Italy compared to other European countries.
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The Brand Vulnerability Index (BVI) is a methodology that measures and tracks a brand's exposure to issues-based campaigns from NGOs. It analyzes seven factors to assess a brand's risk levels across issues, and also takes into account the scale of NGO activity and pressure on each issue. The BVI is calculated using a formula and provides an indication of how vulnerable a brand is compared to its competitors. It is meant to help companies identify emerging risks, avoid damaging public campaigns, and develop strategic responses to managing NGO relations.
The document discusses various topics related to group influences on consumer behavior, including reference groups, opinion leadership, and the diffusion of innovations. Specifically, it provides information on:
1) The top 5 brands in the US in terms of word-of-mouth are Toyota, Walmart, Honda, iPod, and Chevrolet. The internet has aided word-of-mouth through easy sharing via email, blogs, etc.
2) Reference groups influence consumer behavior through informational, normative, and identification influences. The type of reference group influence depends on factors like the consumption situation.
3) Opinion leaders are influential consumers who provide information to others in specific product categories. Marketers target opinion leaders
Un recente studio condotto da Burson-Marsteller ha mostrato come il messaggio che una società si propone di comunicare nel 48% dei casi si perde nel passaggio ai media. Il divario si amplia quando si tratta di messaggi aziendali e blogger.
The document provides tips on how local businesses can rank higher in Google through paid listings, local listings, and web SEO by focusing on keywords, citations, reviews, and inbound links while also discussing measuring results through tracking rankings, traffic, and revenue.
- Trust in business is higher than trust in media, central government, and religious leaders in Italy, but central government is least trusted of all. Trust in companies depends on factors like provenance, core values, and sector.
- Italians trust local and national companies more than international companies. They have more trust in companies from the US, Japan, and Australia than from BRIC countries.
- Being honest, having good value, and treating employees fairly are most important to Italians when considering which companies to purchase from. However, treating employees well is less of a concern in Italy compared to other European countries.
Corporate use of social media increased across all major platforms in 2011 according to a study of Fortune Global 100 companies. The percentage of companies using Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube all grew compared to 2010. Companies also increased their activity levels on these platforms by posting more frequently, interacting with users more, and expanding their presence with more accounts on each site. Asian companies especially expanded their use of social media over the past year.
Established in 1953, Burson-Marsteller is a leading global public relations and communications firm. It has been based in Italy since 1982 and has operations both in Milan and Rome.
Communicating on Corporate Purpose is one of the key strategic tools for managers to build trust and reputation with stakeholders, according to our CORPORATE PURPOSE IMPACT STUDY
The Brand Vulnerability Index (BVI) is a methodology that measures and tracks a brand's exposure to issues-based campaigns from NGOs. It analyzes seven factors to assess a brand's risk levels across issues, and also takes into account the scale of NGO activity and pressure on each issue. The BVI is calculated using a formula and provides an indication of how vulnerable a brand is compared to its competitors. It is meant to help companies identify emerging risks, avoid damaging public campaigns, and develop strategic responses to managing NGO relations.
The document discusses various topics related to group influences on consumer behavior, including reference groups, opinion leadership, and the diffusion of innovations. Specifically, it provides information on:
1) The top 5 brands in the US in terms of word-of-mouth are Toyota, Walmart, Honda, iPod, and Chevrolet. The internet has aided word-of-mouth through easy sharing via email, blogs, etc.
2) Reference groups influence consumer behavior through informational, normative, and identification influences. The type of reference group influence depends on factors like the consumption situation.
3) Opinion leaders are influential consumers who provide information to others in specific product categories. Marketers target opinion leaders
Op donderdag 15 november 2012 organiseert het IBJ zijn 23ste Dag van de bedrijfsjurist. Het thema van dit jaar is "Social Media: recht of anarchie?".
Le jeudi 15 novembre 2015, l'IJE organise sa 23ième Journée du juriste d'entreprise. Le thème de cette année est "Social Media: droit ou anarchie?".
We are proud to be launching a new series of syndicated reports which cover industries, topics and provide invaluable insights into China’s social media as applied to brands and products. While a useful tool for any brand or industry operating in the Chinese market, these reports are a must-have for those contemplating a China market entry. Welcome to contact us for the full report and more details, email: report@cicdata.com
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This presentation allows you to understand how to increase your levels of Brand Trust.
We have identified that Honesty not Quality is the key driver of your Brand Trust levels and this will determine how much consumer advocacy your brand will enjoy. How can we make this claim?
The Envero Brand Trust Index measures over 2500 international brands, across 17 markets, 14 categories and surveying 30,000 consumers, including both the opinions of people who consume your brands and those who don’t but still hold an opinion about you.
We can help you to understand how you can significantly improve your levels of Brand Trust.
1) Envero is a company that helps clients build brand trust and positive word of mouth through measuring and improving their influence on consumers.
2) They use a four step process of commitment, diagnosis, strategy, and action to facilitate workshops and provide data from their Brand Trust Index to monitor performance.
3) Trust in institutions is low, so word of mouth recommendations are highly influential, especially on social media which can quickly spread positive or negative stories.
4) Envero measures the balance of positive and negative word of mouth recommendations consumers have for brands to determine their advocacy and areas for improvement.
This document discusses social media monitoring and reporting services. It provides examples of standard report types that can regularly monitor key business questions, including competitive analysis, brand perception, marketing effectiveness, market research, and product/program performance. For each report type, it outlines the main monitoring areas and metrics that would be included, such as mentions, shares of voice, influencers, demographics and content themes. Contact details are provided at the end to inquire further about these social media tracking and analytics services.
1. The document discusses different generations and target markets for beverage products. It lists various types of beverages that could be targeted including fruit juice, tea, beer, milkshakes, coffee, soft drinks, wines, and energy drinks.
2. It includes a quote from the president of OGO OXYGEN WATER expressing excitement about a partnership and opportunities to target luxury consumers with cutting-edge products and packaging.
3. The document provides a profile for Unit 1 that analyzes target markets and types of beverages but does not give many other details.
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- The six types of influencers
- How utilizing Network Theory allows for better influencer identification
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Branding social products like drugs and vaccines developed with public funds can provide benefits but also has disadvantages. It can increase product recognition and perceived quality but is expensive and requires long-term support. An optimal solution is to use modest branding to identify the product and development partnership while promoting the product category generically to support both commercial and non-commercial versions. Extensive branding campaigns should be avoided due to limited budgets.
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The document discusses managing the customer experience across different touchpoints. It notes that influencing a customer to consider a purchase happens through channels like advertising, word of mouth, direct mail, and social media. Moving a customer from consideration to purchase occurs through direct sales, physical stores, contact centers, and social media. After a sale, leveraging touchpoints like installation, customer service, warranties, surveys, maintenance, upgrades, and portfolio can improve the customer experience and brand. The key is managing all these touchpoints effectively across the customer journey from pre-purchase to post-purchase.
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Introduction
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We are proud to be launching a new series of syndicated reports which cover industries, topics and provide invaluable insights into China’s social media as applied to brands and products. While a useful tool for any brand or industry operating in the Chinese market, these reports are a must-have for those contemplating a China market entry. Welcome to contact us for the full report and more details, email: report@cicdata.com
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This presentation allows you to understand how to increase your levels of Brand Trust.
We have identified that Honesty not Quality is the key driver of your Brand Trust levels and this will determine how much consumer advocacy your brand will enjoy. How can we make this claim?
The Envero Brand Trust Index measures over 2500 international brands, across 17 markets, 14 categories and surveying 30,000 consumers, including both the opinions of people who consume your brands and those who don’t but still hold an opinion about you.
We can help you to understand how you can significantly improve your levels of Brand Trust.
1) Envero is a company that helps clients build brand trust and positive word of mouth through measuring and improving their influence on consumers.
2) They use a four step process of commitment, diagnosis, strategy, and action to facilitate workshops and provide data from their Brand Trust Index to monitor performance.
3) Trust in institutions is low, so word of mouth recommendations are highly influential, especially on social media which can quickly spread positive or negative stories.
4) Envero measures the balance of positive and negative word of mouth recommendations consumers have for brands to determine their advocacy and areas for improvement.
This document discusses social media monitoring and reporting services. It provides examples of standard report types that can regularly monitor key business questions, including competitive analysis, brand perception, marketing effectiveness, market research, and product/program performance. For each report type, it outlines the main monitoring areas and metrics that would be included, such as mentions, shares of voice, influencers, demographics and content themes. Contact details are provided at the end to inquire further about these social media tracking and analytics services.
1. The document discusses different generations and target markets for beverage products. It lists various types of beverages that could be targeted including fruit juice, tea, beer, milkshakes, coffee, soft drinks, wines, and energy drinks.
2. It includes a quote from the president of OGO OXYGEN WATER expressing excitement about a partnership and opportunities to target luxury consumers with cutting-edge products and packaging.
3. The document provides a profile for Unit 1 that analyzes target markets and types of beverages but does not give many other details.
This document provides a digital marketing audit for the fashion brand LAVIN. It includes an analysis of LAVIN's brand recognition in China through search volume, social buzz, and brand presence on social media platforms like Sina Weibo. It finds that LAVIN has lower search volume and social mentions than top competitors. The document also analyzes what Chinese netizens discuss about LAVIN and identifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. It proposes a 6-month and long-term digital strategy focused on improving brand awareness through social media, search, and display campaigns. An estimated 12-month media budget of 9.14 million yuan is also provided.
Introduction to social media - Shahnawaz KarimShahnawaz Karim
Introduction to social media. This PPT gives you all the information that you need to know about social media as well as how to implement the campaigns.
Brand crises can negatively impact brand equity by weakening brand awareness, brand image, and brand loyalty. A crisis may cause an immediate loss of 60% of sales volume and market share for high equity brands. Crises stemming from product quality issues can generate negative brand associations. For high reputation brands, a medium-sized crisis poses a threat to the entire product category. Competitors may take advantage of a brand crisis through more aggressive marketing. To regain equity, brands must come clean, address misinformation, and focus on communication, reputation restoration, and leveraging competitive advantages through marketing.
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Brand Audit Report from VOZIQ with comprehensive assessment of overall brand, products and services to identify improvement opportunities. VOZIQ (http://voziq.com) provides social media analytics solutions & services to protect brands, improve marketing & PR effectiveness, generate sales leads & maximize your social media ROI.
Integrating Digital Marketing Into Your Business Strategy: 2011 Agriculture M...Shelly Kramer
The Agriculture Media Summit (#AgMS) is the largest gathering of crop and livestock publications professionals in the U.S. The annual event is hosted by the American Agricultural Editors' Association (AAEA), the Livestock Publications Council (LPC) and the ABM AGri Council. The mission of the Ag Media Summit is to provide professional development and education opportunities for its members, as well as to promote, support and enhance the viability of ag media as an efective communications medium
I was asked to present at the 2011 #AgMS, held in New Orleans, LA on the topic of Integrating Digital Media Into Your Business and Measuring ROI. This presentation was intended to show #AgMS attendees how they could focus on bringing added value to their clients and prospective clients using digital channels, and then measure the impact of their efforts.
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Brand Management, how valuable in the Digital Age?
Presentation at ESCP Europe campus Madrid.
An open discussion about the role of Brand and Brand Management in the Digital Age.
In this week’s webinar, we’ll reveal how Ogilvy can help brands navigate the ‘wild-west’ of the influencer landscape and how to leverage new tools combined with clear strategic thinking to pinpoint the influencer goldmine.
We’ll cover:
- The changing role of influencers
- The six types of influencers
- How utilizing Network Theory allows for better influencer identification
Young & Rubicam Article - Brand Energized DifferentiationJeremy Kravetz
Most consumer brands are not creating value for consumers according to extensive research of 40,000 brands across 44 countries. Consumer attitudes toward brands have declined significantly in key measures like awareness, trust, and admiration. However, financial markets continue to attribute high value to brands, creating a mismatch. The article argues this mismatch poses problems for companies and could lead to a "brand bubble". Successful brands exhibit "energized differentiation" through excitement, dynamism and creativity. The article suggests three major problems contributing to declining brand perceptions: excess brand capacity, lack of brand creativity, and loss of consumer trust in brands.
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Branding social products like drugs and vaccines developed with public funds can provide benefits but also has disadvantages. It can increase product recognition and perceived quality but is expensive and requires long-term support. An optimal solution is to use modest branding to identify the product and development partnership while promoting the product category generically to support both commercial and non-commercial versions. Extensive branding campaigns should be avoided due to limited budgets.
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1. Brand Vulnerability Index (BVI)
BVI
Measuring and tracking exposure to NGO campaigns
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2. Why NGOs target brands
• Highly visible in the marketplace – points of
emotional relevance and connection to
broad base of activists and consumers
• Brand value is a significant and growing
component of capitalisation for many of the
world’s largest corporations – often greatly
exceeding the value of physical assets
(“bricks and mortar”)
• Share-value often heavily dependent on the
value of the brand(s) – but brand value is
volatile and easily impacted by campaigning
Greenpeace’s KitKat campaign
• The more successful the brand, the higher • Viral launched 17 March across several
the risk of challenges on environmental, social media platforms
social and human rights issues • By mid-May around 1.5 million viewings on
YouTube, over 200,000 emails sent to
• For most NGOs, “brand” encompasses the
Nestlé, hundreds of phone calls, thousands
full supply chain and product stewardship – of Facebook comments
brands could be held accountable for the • 17 May, Nestlé partners with The Forest
actions of small, remote ‘rogue’ suppliers. • Trust to become “zero deforestation” by 2015
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3. Lifecycle of an NGO-driven issue – access to essential medicines
Source: The 21st Century NGO: In the Market for Change
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4. Key questions to ask of your brand
Could brand be
targeted? Is it more or less
exposed than its
competitors?
How can we
prevent or block Your
On what
an attack? brand
issues is it
vulnerable?
What are the
warning signs? Is it likely to
be singled
out?
BVI
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5. BVI components
NGO perceptions of
brand vulnerability
Brand exposure NGO pressure
to issues on brand issues
Mitigation activities
BVI
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6. How NGOs perceive brands
“Bad boy” “Elephant” “Giraffe” “Cool” Brands with “Exposed”
brands brands brands brands vulnerable brands
consumers
Associated Perceived, Having shown Perceived to Customer base Brands in
historically through their leadership on be sensitive sensitive to trouble that
with NGO market CSR issues, because their claims of NGOs seek to
criticism or dominance, to they have young, hip hazard or exploit for
alleged be able to created customer base exploitation, their own
corporate unilaterally expectations are typical eg. children, purposes
misbehaviour change for more NGO the sick
practices of supporters
their sector
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7. Calculating BVIs
Step 1: Brand risk analysis
Risk factor Measurement
Active risk How much the brand is already being targeted by NGOs, relative to
its competitors.
Historical risk How much the brand has been targeted by NGOs, relative to its
competitors, within last 2-5 years.
Sector risk If brand operates in a sector or industry already targeted by NGOs.
Policy risk Exposure to NGO attack for operational, legacy or policy reasons,
comparative to competitors.
Proximity risk Whether a direct competitor is already under NGO attack which
could plausibly shift to the brand in question because of similar
policy or market exposure.
Positioning risk Whether positioning attracts NGOs to make an example of it.
Cultural & If brand is associated with countries and/or governments that
political risk attract NGO criticism in certain countries or ethnic groups.
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8. Calculating BVIs
Step 2: NGO issues analysis
NGO force Collective weight of NGOs active on issue, weighted for size & influence
Current NGO pressure Level of current NGO campaigning and trend (rising/falling)
Step 3: Brand ‘Insurance’
Mitigation activities Effectiveness of measures to reduce/offset risk (eg., certification)
Step 4: Calculate BVI
BVI = Σ {brand risks} x {NGO force } x {current NGO pressure}
across all issues
{mitigation}
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9. Three BVI products
• Simple Comparative Rating
Scorecard for up to five competitor brands in a single sector, based on NGO factors and
‘desktop’ assessment of the effectiveness of mitigation activities
• °
360° Brand Diagnosis
In-depth diagnosis of the embedded risks along the entire value chain of a brand, from
sourcing to ingredients to manufacturing, distribution, marketing and end-of-product-life
stewardship issues
• Geographic Risk Scoping
An assessment of relative risks country by country, based on SIGWatch’s Issues Satellite
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10. Simple Comparative Rating – 5 leading food & beverage brands
• The sample shown here provides an 1,000
assessment of the BVI for five leading 900 BVI Europe
brands in the food & beverage sector, 800 BVI North America
by region 700 BVI Latin America
600 BVI Asia Pacific
500
400
300
200
100
0
A B C D E
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11. Top 10 food issues by current NGO pressure
600 Ag biotech crops
Fisheries and sustainability
500
Palm oil and rainforests
400 Agriculture contribution to climate
change
Pesticide residues in food
300
Aquaculture environmental impact
200
BPA
Food additives and colorings
100
0
Europe North America Latin America Asia Pacific
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12. Simple Comparative Rating – 5 leading consumer tech brands
• The sample shown here provides an 25.0
assessment of the BVI for five leading BVI Europe
20.0 BVI North America
brands in the consumer technology sector,
BVI Latin America
by region
15.0 BVI Asia-Pacific
10.0
5.0
0.0
V W X Y Z
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13. BVI for ‘High Intensity’ sectors
4000
3500 Europe
North America
3000
Latin America
2500 Asia Pacific
2000
1500
1000
500
0
Note: calculation of NGO force (the array of NGOs active on an issue) is taken over the previous 24 months, calculation of NGO pressure
(current campaigning) is taken over the previous 12 months
Continuous adversarial NGO campaigning
Many major NGOs active across multiple issues
* regional BVIs include international as well as local campaigns
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14. BVI for ‘Moderate Intensity’ sectors
900
800 Europe
North America
700
Latin America
600 Asia Pacific
500
400
300
200
100
0
Toiletries Electronics and Plastics Detergents & Retailing Fashion Automotive Paper Nanotech
digital media cleaning
products
Note: calculation of NGO force (the array of NGOs active on an issue) is taken over the previous 24 months, calculation of NGO pressure
(current campaigning) is taken over the previous 12 months
Intermittent adversarial NGO campaigning
Fewer discrete issues than High Intensity sectors
* regional BVIs include international as well as local campaigns
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15. BVI for ‘Low Intensity’ sectors
300
Europe
250
North America
Latin America
200
Asia Pacific
150
100
50
0
Aviation Toys Bottled Water Alcohol Tobacco
Note: calculation of NGO force (the array of NGOs active on an issue) is taken over the previous 24 months, calculation of NGO pressure
(current campaigning) is taken over the previous 12 months
Typically driven by small specialist NGOs
Campaigning sometimes limited to a few countries (but could spread)
Campaigns often non-public (eg. regulatory lobbying)
* regional BVIs include international as well as local campaigns
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16. BVI for generic chocolate brands, analysed by leading issues
GMOs in
animal feed
3.5
3.0
2.5 Artificial
Palm oil
2.0
colourings
All ages chocolate (EU)
1.5
All ages chocolate (U.S.A.)
1.0
Children's chocolate (EU)
0.5
Children's chocolate (U.S.A.)
0.0
Dairy
Child labour
welfare
Marketing to
Fair-trade
children
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17. 360° Brand Diagnosis
• Recognising that NGOs could potentially hold
brands accountable for any perceived failure
in their full value chain, one application of the
BVI is a 360° brand diagnosis
• This examines all of the related issues that
exist in the brand ‘ecosystem’ including:
– Sourcing of raw ingredients (countries,
practices, labour relations, governance)
– Manufacturing processes and inputs
(working conditions, compounds and
ingredients, energy intensity, treatment
of bi-products and waste)
– Marketing and distribution (advertising
claims, vulnerable consumers)
– End-use and disposal (packaging waste,
toxics, recycling etc)
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18. Potential risks exist along the full value chain
Raw Product & Transport & Manufact- R&D and Sales & End-use &
material service distribution uring marketing retail disposal
supply suppliers
Geopolitical
• Accusations of sourcing from • Dealing with non-democratic
countries in conflict countries
Environment
& ecology • Endangered species • Waste • Emissions • Recycling
• Sustainable farming • Pollution • Pollution • Toxic storage
Human rights
& labour rights • Child/forced labour • Unintended product
• Sweat shops usage
• Working conditions
• Discrimination
Animal rights
• “Ecological” vs “industrial” food • Animal testing
Unethical
business
• Smuggling • Illegal immigrants • Counterfeiting
practices • Bribery
Source: Bain & Company: Value Chain Accountability – from James Allen presentation to World Economic Forum, Annual Meeting 2004
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19. Geographic issues scoping
• Issues vary considerably by country, even
within the same region.
• Adapting SIGWatch’s Issues Satellite, the BVI
drills down into each market to identify
differences in the NGO and issues landscape,
providing insight into local nuances and risks
that may not be fully apparent in the regional
assessment.
• Outside Western Europe and North America it
is commonly smaller local NGOs, unique to
each nation, which initially target brands
locally. Over time these are likely to be
identified and co-opted by the big
international NGOs (BINGOs) as they extend
their campaigns globally.
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20. Geographic scoping using Issues Satellite
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21. Industry issues – food & beverage
Top Issues
• Second most targeted sector after energy World Europe North America
services. Ag biotech crops in general 1 ↑ 1 ↑ 1 ↓
Palm oil and rainforests 2 ↗ 3 ↑ 9 ↗
Fairtrade 3 ↑ 2 ↑ 45
• Dominant issue is agricultural biotech and Agriculture contribution to climate change 4 ↗ 4 ↗ 18 ↗
GMOs in food 5 ↗ 8 ↑ 35 ↓
GM foods – substantial campaigning GMOs in animal feed 6 ― 5 ― 26
resources being applied in every region. Pesticide residues in food 7 ↗ 13 ― 25 ↓
Food and salt content 8 ― 6 ↗ 14 ↓
Food and nutritional labelling 9 ↑ 7 ↑ 28 ↗
Organic farming and food promotion 10 ↑ 9 ↑ 6 ↑
• Palm oil second most active issue – Food marketing to children 11 ― 10 ― 13 ↑
squeezing the issue at both ends of the BPA 12 ― 16 ↑ 2 ↓
Ag biotech and chemical use 13 ↗ 21 ↘ 3 ―
supply chain. Obesity in general 14 ↘ 17 ↗ 5 ↓
Food and saturated fat 15 ↓ 11 ↓ 15 ―
Cocoa farming and child labour 16 ↗ 20 ↑ 9 ↗
• While campaigning on health and nutrition Retailer power over suppliers 17 ↘ 11 ↓
issues has stabilised over the last year, Child obesity 18 ↓ 19 ↓ 21 ↓
Food and added sugar 19 ↗ 15 ― 19 ↗
ethical issues such as fair trade and child Vegetarianism 20 ― 25 ↑ 20 ↓
labour continue to rise up the NGO agenda. Alcohol and health 21 ↘ 14 ↘
GMO contamination of food eg. GM pollen 22 ― 18 ↘ 45
Water use in food processing 23 27 17
Antibiotics and drugs in animal feed 24 ↘ 22 ↓ 15 ↗
Bottled water - environmental/social impact 25 ↗ 37 ↓ 4 ↗
Food industry and supply chain responsibility 25 24 35
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22. Industry issues – fashion, textiles and luxury goods
• NGOs targeting the fashion sector tend to World Europe
North
Top Issues America
be small specialist operations (but highly Fashion - supply chain standards 1 ↓ 1 ↓ 1 ―
effective). Cattle ranching displacing rainforest 2 ↓ 2 ↓ 2 ↓
Fur production 3 ↗ 3 ↗ 4
Fur retailing 4 ↗ 4 ↗ 3 ―
Textiles and sustainable production 5 ↗ 5
• Fashion and luxury brands remain Plastics in fashion - toxics 6 ↓ 7 ↓
vulnerable across a range of issues that Organic cotton 7 ↓ 6 ↓
resonate with consumers, eg Mining and conflict diamonds 8 ↓ 8 ↓ 6 ↓
Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) 9 9
Leather 9 ― 10
Exotic animal skins 11 12
– Workplace abuses in developing Throwaway fashion 12 ↓ 11 ↓
countries Jewellery and ethical precious metal
sourcing 13 ↓ 13 ↓ 5 ↓
– Forced child labour in Uzbek cotton
– Standards for organic textiles
– Animal rights
– Sourcing of stones and metals for
jewellery.
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23. Industry issues – energy services
• Energy services dominate the global NGO World Europe
North
Top Issues America
agenda due to climate change. National/international carbon emissions
reduction 1 ↘ 1 ― 2 ↘
Oilsands and oilshale 2 ― 3 ↗ 1 ↘
Coal burning and climate change 3 ↘ 4 ― 4 ↓
• Almost the entire weight of the NGO Nuclear energy - safety 4 ― 2 ― 23 ↑
community is concentrated on climate Hydro / large dams 5 ↓ 8 ― 19 ↓
change, energy brands and their commercial Oil and gas drilling offshore 6 ↗ 11 ↗ 7 ↗
Oil and gas pipelines 7 ↓ 21 ― 5 ↓
customers, suppliers and users – and Biofuels - environment impact 8 ↑ 5 ↑ 32 ↓
financiers. Automotive carbon emissions and fuel
efficiency 9 ↑ 6 ↑ 31 ―
Nuclear energy - economics 10 ↗ 7 ― 25 ↑
Carbon trading, cap and trade 11 ↑ 10 ↑ 13 ―
• Activists continue to pursue Canadian oil Oil and gas drilling - impact on indigenous
people 12 ↓ 31 ↗ 18 ↓
sands, coal and now offshore oil as proxy Public investment in renewable energy 13 ― 13 ↘ 17 ↗
issues. Coal burning and air pollution 14 ↗ 44 ↗ 8 ―
Mountaintop removal coal mining 15 ↘ 3 ↘
Oil and gas drilling - impact on wildlife 16 ↘ 16 ↗ 11 ↓
• Also focusing on alternatives to fossil fuels Arctic - protection from exploitation 17 ↓ 30 ↑ 6 ↓
Nuclear waste storage 18 ↑ 9 ↑ 73
that they find unacceptable, such as biofuels Oil and gas drilling - carbon emissions 19 ↑ 23 12 ―
and nuclear energy. Oil and gas drilling - pollution 20 ― 41 ↑ 15 ↘
Nuclear energy and climate change 21 ↗ 14 ↑ 49 ―
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24. Industry issues – personal care & household chemicals
• Widespread use of palm oil has exposed this World Europe
North
Top Issues America
sector to level of campaigning not seen since
Palm oil 1 ↗ 1 ↑ 5 ↗
first wave of activism over animal testing. Nanosilver (biocide) 2 ↓ 3 ↓ 2 ↓
Cosmetics ingredients, eg. parabens,
phthalates 3 ↓ 4 ↓ 1 ↓
• Nanotech is proving problematic for Standards in organic cosmetics 4 ↓ 2 ↓ 8 ↑
cosmetic brands – caught between groups Nanotech in sunscreens, cosmetics 5 ↗ 6 ↑ 7 ↓
pushing for an outright ban, and those Triclosan 6 ↘ 3 ↘
demanding full disclosure. Animal testing 7 6 6
Formaldehyde from preservatives 8 ↓ 4 ↓
Sunscreen safety 9 ↓ 10 ↓ 8 ↓
Cleaning products – safety 10 ↘ 11 ―
• Brands also risk being undermined by rivals
Eutrophication from detergents 11 5
using negative claims (eg., “does not contain Endocrine disrupters 12 ↑ 11 ― 13
preservatives”) seeking competitive Forest footprint 13 9
advantage. Cosmetics’ marketing claims 14 ↓ 11 ↓
Cyanide in jewellery cleaners 15 ↓
Safety of play cosmetics 16 ↓ 13 ↓ 14 ↓
Green marketing 17 ― 13
Child labour and cosmetics ingredients 18 ↓
Chemicals in organic toiletries 18 12
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25. Industry issues – electronics & consumer technology
• Dominant issue is the recovery and safe Top Issues World Europe North America
Electronic waste handling and take-back 1 7 1
recycling of redundant electroic equipment ↑ ↑ ↑
Electronics - supply chain standards 2 ― 1 ↘ 12
– significant pressure to establish global Chemicals in electronics 3 ↘ 2 ― 2 ↓
recovery programs. Electrosmog, wifi, electrosensitivity, and cellulars 4 ↗ 3 ↗ 9 ―
IT and climate change 4 ↑ 5 ↑ 4
IP rights and digital media 6 ↑ 4 ↑ 6 ↑
Brominated Flame Retardants 7 ↓ 6 ↓ 2 ↓
• Mobile phone manufacturers/operators Digital privacy rights 8 ↓ 8 ↗ 5 ↓
continue to face pressure over alleged Electronics manufacture - workplace chemicals 9 7
Incandescent light bulbs 10 ↑ 8 ↓
health risks of high frequency EM Electronics - customer service standards 11 ↗ 8 ↑
radiation. CFL light bulbs and mercury 12 ↘ 10 ↓
Child protection and the internet 13 ― 11 ↓ 10
Internet services marketing 14 ― 13 ↗ 12 ↓
Electronic waste through technological change 15 12
• Digital copyright and digital privacy rights Coltran sourcing for mobile phones 16 ↗ 17 ― 12
are both significant rising issues. Light pollution and health 16 ↗ 13 ↗
Mobile phone services - consumer protection 16 13
Laser printers, copiers - air pollution hazards 19 16
Nanotech in electronics 20 17
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26. Industry issues – pharmaceuticals and healthcare
• Global driver issues are access to medicine and Top Issues World Europe
North
America
animals in biomedical research. Access to medicine and pricing 1 ― 1 ↘ 2 ↗
Animal testing and medical research 2 ― 2 ↓ 1 ↑
Animal research and primates 3 ↗ 4 ↘ 3 ↗
Antibiotics and drugs in animal feed 4 ↘ 6 ↓ 7 ↗
• Access to medicine campaign is growing beyond Healthcare lobbying 5 ↓ 27 ↓ 4 ↓
its core group of third world poverty and Pharma research ethics 6 10
Drug safety 7 ↗ 18 8 ↓
development NGOs – increasingly a key issue Healthcare insurance access 8 ↓ 20 ↓ 6 ―
for consumer NGOs and specialist groups such Counterfeit medicines 9 ↓ 7 ↓ 9 ↓
Biopiracy 10 5
as retirees. Pharma’s relationship with healthcare
professionals 11 ↓ 7 ↓ 14 ↓
Patient safety 12 ↓ 28 ↓ 10 ↓
Dietary supplements and safety 13 ↓ 12 ↓ 10 ↓
• Animal campaigners currently focusing on Pharma marketing honesty 14 16
primate use, starting with apes – much of the Pharma marketing direct to patients 15 ↓ 14 ↓ 14 ↓
Over-prescribing 16 ↘ 11 ↘ 19
campaigning is directed at contract research Veterinary drugs - effect on wildlife 17
organisations and (increasingly) the use of labs Animal testing - use of wild animals 18 23
in Asia and other ‘foreign’ locations.
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27. Industry issues – tourism, aviation and transport
• Intense pressure on transport and tourism as major Top Issues World Europe
North
America
discretionary consumers of fossil fuels. Automotive carbon emissions and fuel
efficiency 1 ↑ 1 ↑ 2 ―
Tourist development impact 2 ↗ 2 ↑ 10
Aviation carbon emissions 3 ↓ 3 ↓ 9
• In North America and Europe, primary target is Shipping – pollution 4 ↑ 5 ― 1 ↑
automotive fuel efficiency – scrutiny on marketing Automotive pollution 5 ― 6 ― 4 ↓
Shipping carbon emissions 6 ↓ 8 ↓ 7 ↓
claims and challenges to advertising in Europe.
Aviation - airport development 7 ↘ 4 ↘
Impact of climate change on ski resorts 8 7
Discharge of untreated sewage from
• Aviation and airport operator brands held to cruise ships 9 ↓ 9 ↓ 6 ↓
Ship breaking 10 ↓ 13 ↓ 3 ↓
account for climate impacts – not restricted to
Zoos and marine parks 11 ↓ 14 ― 5 ↓
budget brands. Sex tourism 12 10 8
Environmental impact of mega events 13 ↓ 11 ↓
Aviation - transport of animals 14 12
• ‘Name and shame’ campaigns against shipping and
cruise line brands are commencing.
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28. Industry issues – financial services
• NGOs have discovered the power of Top Issues World Europe
North
America
targeting financial institutions to exert Investment in carbon industries 1 ― 1 ― 1 ―
pressure on clients and investments. Investment in oil sands 2 ↗ 2 ― 2 ↗
Investment in large dams 3 ↗ 3 ↑ 7 ↓
Carbon trading, cap and trade 4 ↑ 6 ↑ 3 ―
Investment in arms industry 5 ↓ 4 ↓
• Environmental groups most active over Socially responsible investing (SRI) 6 ↓ 5 ↓ 17
climate change and its proxy issues, oil Investment in controversial countries 7 ― 9 ― 14
sands and coal mining. Investment and CSR 8 ↑ 8 ↑ 10 ↓
Investment in old-growth logging 9 ↗ 10 ― 9
Tax havens 10 ↓ 7 ↓ 17
• Singling out financial services brands with a Regulation of financial institutions 11 ― 12 ↓ 5 ↑
World bank, IMF and other MLAs 12 ↑ 15 17 ↓
strong consumer market presence, which Investing in nuclear energy 13 ↓ 13 ↓ 26 ↓
they perceive as sensitive to corporate Financial Transactions (‘Robin Hood’) Tax 14 11 12
embarrassment and ethical criticism. Credit card and other lending abuses 15 ↘ 27 5 ―
Investment in low carbon energy 16 4
Investment in power projects 17 ↓ 14 ↓
Healthcare insurance 18 ↓ 24 ↓ 8 ―
Financial institutions and customer service 19 17 17
Investment in polluting industries 20 16
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29. Further information / contact:
Burson-Marsteller EMEA: About Burson-Marsteller
Burson-Marsteller (www.burson-marsteller.com), established in 1953,
Bill Royce is a leading global public relations and communications firm. It
provides clients with strategic thinking and program execution across
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related services. The firm’s seamless worldwide network consists of
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Burson-Marsteller North America: across six continents. Burson-Marsteller is a part of Young &
Rubicam Brands, a subsidiary of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY), one of
Eric Biel the world’s leading communications services networks.
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About SIGWatch
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Many of the world’s leading multinationals are its clients. Founded in
Ramiro Prudencio 1997 and headquartered in Freiburg, Germany, SIGWatch’s latest
and most sophisticated range of online and bespoke services was
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SIGWatch enables businesses to calibrate both direct threats – such
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businesses’ operating costs.
Sahala Sianipar We provide three basic services: real-time information about NGO
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