Valio has been ranked among Finland’s ten most reputable companies ten times—that is, in every Reputation&Trust of the general public conducted annually by T-Media. Our Development Director, Riku Ruokolahti, interviewed Valio’s CEO, Annikka Hurmetta, anseende and explored how this Finnish institution is built. Every Finn…
T-Media’s Reputation&Trust, which focuses on companies in the financial sector, revealed that the most reputable organizations in the industry are NordNet, S-Bank, and OP Group. The reputation of the financial sector companies surveyed is, on average, at a moderate level. The survey, conducted in December, was carried out among the general public, and the companies surveyed were organizations in the financial sector. In total…
[Introduction in Finnish below] Over the past few years, we have witnessed an unprecedented convergence of global events—the turmoil caused by the pandemic and geopolitical tensions—which have raised new ethical considerations and challenged our trust in businesses…
Reputation&Trust of shopping centers conducted by T-Media shows that anseende of shopping centers anseende overall: shopping centers have succeeded in meeting people’s changing expectations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ideapark in Seinäjoki saw the greatest improvement in its reputation. anseende trust levels of Finland’s largest shopping centers were surveyed for the third consecutive year. More shopping centers than ever before…
The Reputation&Trust survey of Swedish companies, conducted by T-Media, reveals that the most reputable companies in Sweden are IKEA, Spotify, and Google. The survey examined the reputation of a total of 30 companies among Swedes. The companies’ reputations were surveyed in October–November 2022, and a total of 3,755 Swedes responded to the survey. The top three…
“Corporate responsibility has surely been a topic of discussion for as long as business itself has existed. The pursuit of one’s own interests without regard for moral and ethical rules or the expectations of others has always been viewed with suspicion, even if the actions themselves did not directly violate any laws,” write Nina Elomaa and Riku Ruokolahti in their book Mihin mainetta…
For several years now, we have been collecting donations for charity from interviews conducted as part of our decision-maker surveys. This year, our focus was on Ukraine, to which we donated a total of 10,000 euros through the Finnish Red Cross. In some of our interview surveys, we offer respondents the opportunity to donate their response fee to a charitable organization. In such cases, we make the donation on the respondent’s behalf to the organization of their choice. The organizations we support…
T-Media’s Reputation&Trust of public administration reveals that the organizations with the best reputations in 2022 are the Border Guard and the Rescue Services. The reputation of the Ministry of Defense and the Finnish Defense Forces, which ensure security, rose to record levels. T-Media surveyed the reputation of public administration organizations in October 2022, and a total of 9,583 Finns responded to the survey. Sharing the top spot…
The Reputation&Trust conducted by T-Media assessed the reputation of companies operating in Finland for the tenth time. The survey reveals that the companies with the best reputations in 2022 are Supercell, Ponsse, and KONE, with Tietoevry as the year’s rising star. New additions to the list of companies with poor reputations include Teboil, Kärkkäinen, Hesburger, and Fortum. T-Media investigated in Finland…
T-Media’s Reputation&Trust examined Finns’ perceptions and views of major sports organizations. The reputation of the sports organizations surveyed ranged from good to poor, writes Nina Laakso, Senior Advisor at T-Media. T-Media’s Reputation&Trust survey of the organizational sector was conducted again this fall. This time, the study also examined, more extensively than before…
T-Media’s extensive Reputation&Trust shows that the reputation of publicly traded companies is declining on average. Data from the survey’s 24,353 company evaluations reveals the strong influence of corporate responsibility and leadership on investment decisions. In collaboration with the Finnish Shareholders’ Association and the Finnish Foundation for Share Promotion, T-Media surveyed private investors’ views on the reputation of Finland’s 81 largest listed companies. The results reveal…
Lujatalo is the most reputable of the ten largest companies in the construction industry, while SRV is the one that has seen the biggest rise in reputation among the top ten. Pohjola Rakennus received the highest score on the ESG index, which assesses corporate responsibility. T-Media’s annual Construction Industry Reputation&Trust survey examined Finns’ perceptions and views of industry players among the general public. Of the ten largest construction companies in Finland and…
“We have a very clear understanding of our reputation, even without measuring it.” A REPUTATION DOES NOT ARISE in a vacuum; rather, it is formed in this world. It is built from small fragments—fragments that each represent a perspective related to the company. The ingredients for these perspectives are experiences and any previous…
Colleagues from T-Media, the cybersecurity firm Silverskin, and the marketing data company Supermetrics faced off once again in the annual Wharton Mortars pesäpallo tournament. This year, T-Media took home the tournament trophy. The tournament, held in summertime Suomenlinna, got off to a spectacular start when a 17th-century cannon boomed on the sandy field of Susisaari. Behind the historic blast was Helsinki’s Wanha Waruswäci, who…
T-Media’s annual Reputation&Trust of the social and health care sector examined the public’s perceptions and views of organizations in the sector. The survey reveals that the sector’s overall reputation is declining. T-Media has been studying the social and health care sector as a separate research area since 2016. The six-year follow-up period reveals that the reputation of organizations in the social and health care sector has…
T-Media’s research capabilities were strengthened in May when Pekka Harjunkoski, a veteran of customer and stakeholder research, joined the company as a consultant. Before joining T-Media, Pekka Harjunkoski served as research director at a customer and market research firm, where he developed the company’s research operations. Pekka has solid and diverse experience in data collection, analysis…
The theme of ProCom’s “Aamu ytimessä” event was corporate responsibility and the investment world’s sustainability term, ESG. Riku Ruokolahti from T-Media, Sari Kuvaja from Third Rock, and Nina Elomaa from S Group discussed how a company’s ESG image can be managed and what challenges and opportunities are associated with communicating it. Today’s corporate responsibility terminology…
In information warfare, the battle is fought in people’s minds, and democracy as a system is based on people’s minds. This is precisely why democracy and its institutions are particularly vulnerable when an information influencer strikes. An organization’s reputation, in turn, is shaped by the shared perceptions people hold about it. This article explores information and cyber influence from the attacker’s perspective…
Nina Laakso (Ph.D. in Economics), an expert in leadership, ethical conduct, and corporate responsibility, will join T-Media as a Senior Advisor on May 1. Nina previously served as Research Director at the Finnish Center for Ethics in Sports (SUEK). T-Media’s team of experts is growing stronger as we welcome Nina Laakso, Ph.D. in Economics, to assist our clients. SUEK ry’s…