CEOS EXPECTED TO INFORM POLICY, NOT POLITICS Percent who expect CEOs to inform and shape conversations and policy debates about each issue Strong/mandatory Some expectation Jobs/economy 54 22 76 Technology and automation 50 24 74 Wage inequality 53 20 73 Global warming and climate change 47 21 68 Prejudice and discrimination 44 21 65 Immigration and its impact on jobs 37 24 61 Improving education and healthcare systems 38 23 61 COVID vaccination 36 21 How to increase the rate 57 next leader of the country CEOs expected to Who the should be 23 17 40 stay out of politics 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer. CEO_RSP. For each of the following topics, please indicate to what degree corporate CEOs should be held responsible for directly helping to inform and shape ongoing conversations and policy debates. 5-point scale; codes 4-5, strong/mandatory; code 3, some expectation. Question asked of half the sample. General population, 27-mkt avg. “Improving education and healthcare” is an average of attributes 9 and 10. “Jobs/economy” is an average of attributes 11 and 12.