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The latest stories and news affecting the wider business environment as interpreted by our infographics team

Top employee productivity decreases for 2022

Mental health enters top three productivity disrupters for first time in six years

67% - Covid-19

36% - Mental health issues

21% - Natural disasters inc. extreme weather

19% - Transport concerns

16% - Security threats, civil unrest & country risk rating

Source: International SOS risk map 2022.

Ethical standards plummet at top of organisations

Businesses are increasingly turning a blind eye to unethical performance among senior staff and high performers

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

Unethical behavior in this organisation is often tolerated when the people involved are senior or high performers:

2020 - 34% Agree

2022 - 42% Agree

It is easy to by-pass the standard business rules and processes in this organisation:

2020 - 25% Agree

2022 - 34% Agree

Which, if any, of the following would you be prepared to do to improve your own career progression or remuneration package (your pay or any bonuses you might receive)?

Mislead external parties such as auditors or regulators:

2020 Board members - 14% Agree

2022 Board members - 18% Agree

Falsify financial records:

2020 Board members - 12% Agree

2022 Board members - 15% Agree

Offer or accept a bribe:

2020 Board members - 12% Agree

2022 Board members - 14% Agree

Source: Global integrity report 2022, EY

Digital trends top supply chain challenges

Big data and analytics

Moderate impact - 41% | Major Impact - 36%

Digitalisation of the supply chain

Moderate impact - 39% | Major Impact - 36%

Process standardisation

Moderate impact - 28% | Major Impact - 43%

Global Covid-19 pandemic

Moderate impact - 34% | Major Impact - 35%

Mobile technologies

Moderate impact - 33% | Major Impact - 33%

Cloud services

Moderate impact - 26% | Major Impact - 39%

Source: 2022 supply chain challenges and priorities survey report, APQC