Trust & Transparency

A new workplace ethics survey reveals that one-third of employees fear retaliation for reporting misconduct, while many feel pressure to compromise their values.

Median CEO pay jumped 23.2% to $29.4 million in 2025 while the CEO-worker pay gap widened to 341:1, according to new data, raising new questions about fairness, AI-driven incentives and executive compensation.

Mayor Sadiq Khan has backed £30 million of investment to help Londoners and small businesses prepare for artificial intelligence, after a landmark report warned that around 600,000 workers are in roles highly exposed to AI and least equipped to adapt.

AI transparency policies will only succeed when employees feel psychologically safe to disclose how they use AI at work, says behavioural scientist and author Dr Gleb Tsipursky.

Just 24% globally trust business leaders and only 23% trust AI chatbots, according to Ipsos, highlighting a growing leadership and AI trust challenge.

Scientists are calling for urgent international dialogue and greater public engagement as concerns grow over invisible contamination, with growing recognition that business leaders must play a central role in responding responsibly to emerging risks.

People Like Us has launched Reject the Rejections after 82% of employers monitoring automated hiring found candidates from different ethnic backgrounds were not progressing through screening at the same rate.

Organisations with strong AI governance, data quality, explainability and accountability are 15 times more likely to report strong returns from artificial intelligence investments, according to new global research.

Half of Gen Z workers feel guilty using AI and more than four in 10 are using it without their employer's knowledge, despite businesses increasingly demanding AI skills from new recruits.

California advances AB 2599 requiring major companies to disclose slavery ties as the UN calls for businesses and banks to support restorative justice.