AMERICA’S MOST Trusted COMPANIES 2022
TRUST IS SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO BE IN SHORT supply in the world right now. A recent international study of trust in different institutions by Edelman Research, for instance, referred to a “cycle of distrust” fueled by widespread lack of faith in government and media. Non-governmental organizations and businesses were generally considered more trustworthy.
Trust is as crucial for any business as employees, capital and customers. If customers, employees and investors feel they can’t rely on a company to be honest and fair with them, that company can’t function for long. And in recent years, particularly through the pandemic, trust has taken on more meaning for businesses than just square dealing and avoiding scandal. Increasingly, consumers, employers and investors also want to know that a company shares their beliefs and values before they’ll come aboard.
Unlike other things businesses need every day like cash flow or sales, though, trust can be hard to measure. To try to fill that gap, and Statista are proud to present our first annual ranking of America’s Most Trusted Companies. We looked at publicly traded U.S. corporations in 22 industries with $500 million or more in annual revenues and then surveyed 50,000 U.S. residents. Respondents were asked about companies they knew well
