CEOS MUST LEAD ON SOCIETAL ISSUES Percent in India who expect CEOs to publicly speak out about one or more of these societal challenges Job automation 59 Pandemic impact 54 Societal issues 53 91% Local community issues 41 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer. CEO_SPEAK. Looking at the topics listed below, please select the ones you expect CEOs to currently be speaking out about publicly. Select all that apply. Question 25 asked of half of the sample. General population, India. CEO expectation to speak out is a net of attributes 1, 2, 5 and 7.