CEOS MUST LEAD ON SOCIETAL ISSUES Percent in Italy who expect CEOs to publicly speak out about one or more of these societal challenges Pandemic impact 53 Job automation 31 Local community issues 27 74% Societal issues 24 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 45 asked of half of the sample. General population, Italy. CEO expectation to speak out is a net of attributes 1, 2, 5 and 7.