{
 "figure": 2,
 "title": "Figure 2. US and European executives hold the same beliefs; only the political climate differs.",
 "subtitle": "Agreement by headquarters region across all 26 survey items. US and European answers are statistically indistinguishable on 22; the four exceptions are political.",
 "note": "Bold items differ significantly, a gap of 10 points or more at p < 0.05.",
 "source": "STAKES survey of 400 senior executives at large US- and European-headquartered firms, fielded by NewtonX, 6 May to 2 June 2026.",
 "brief": "https://stakesproject.org/outputs/has-your-company-gone-quiet/",
 "licence": "CC BY 4.0",
 "columns": [
  "item",
  "US (%)",
  "Europe (%)",
  "gap (points)",
  "significant"
 ],
 "rows": [
  {
   "item": "Align with home-government priorities",
   "US (%)": 74.2,
   "Europe (%)": 90.4,
   "gap (points)": -16.2,
   "significant": "yes"
  },
  {
   "item": "Polarization at HQ makes work harder",
   "US (%)": 63.8,
   "Europe (%)": 48.1,
   "gap (points)": 15.7,
   "significant": "yes"
  },
  {
   "item": "Locals would describe us as harmful",
   "US (%)": 38.3,
   "Europe (%)": 25.6,
   "gap (points)": 12.7,
   "significant": "yes"
  },
  {
   "item": "More operations in high-risk places",
   "US (%)": 50.9,
   "Europe (%)": 60.9,
   "gap (points)": -10.0,
   "significant": "yes"
  },
  {
   "item": "CSR more marketing than operations",
   "US (%)": 39.0,
   "Europe (%)": 29.9,
   "gap (points)": 9.1,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "Senior management substantively engaged",
   "US (%)": 76.5,
   "Europe (%)": 85.6,
   "gap (points)": -9.1,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "Grievance channels shape practice",
   "US (%)": 71.3,
   "Europe (%)": 80.3,
   "gap (points)": -9.0,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "Defined social-outcome metrics",
   "US (%)": 70.3,
   "Europe (%)": 78.2,
   "gap (points)": -7.9,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "Expanded social engagement, 3 years",
   "US (%)": 63.7,
   "Europe (%)": 57.4,
   "gap (points)": 6.3,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "Pre-set exit thresholds",
   "US (%)": 62.3,
   "Europe (%)": 57.2,
   "gap (points)": 5.1,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "Our presence can worsen conflict dynamics",
   "US (%)": 31.7,
   "Europe (%)": 26.9,
   "gap (points)": 4.8,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "Geopolitics shaped our initiatives",
   "US (%)": 75.1,
   "Europe (%)": 70.6,
   "gap (points)": 4.5,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "Supply-chain and ESG coordinate",
   "US (%)": 77.7,
   "Europe (%)": 82.1,
   "gap (points)": -4.4,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "Investor and activist demands matter",
   "US (%)": 62.2,
   "Europe (%)": 58.2,
   "gap (points)": 4.0,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "CSDDD changed activities for the better",
   "US (%)": 45.6,
   "Europe (%)": 49.5,
   "gap (points)": -3.9,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "Regulation reduces flexibility",
   "US (%)": 54.9,
   "Europe (%)": 51.8,
   "gap (points)": 3.1,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "Social work missing from our reports",
   "US (%)": 66.8,
   "Europe (%)": 69.6,
   "gap (points)": -2.8,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "Local subsidiaries have autonomy",
   "US (%)": 56.5,
   "Europe (%)": 58.8,
   "gap (points)": -2.3,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "Social efforts integrated into strategy",
   "US (%)": 82.6,
   "Europe (%)": 80.5,
   "gap (points)": 2.1,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "We sacrifice profit for social action",
   "US (%)": 63.3,
   "Europe (%)": 64.6,
   "gap (points)": -1.3,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "Regulation drives our engagement",
   "US (%)": 76.7,
   "Europe (%)": 75.4,
   "gap (points)": 1.3,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "ESG ratings capture us fairly",
   "US (%)": 65.9,
   "Europe (%)": 64.6,
   "gap (points)": 1.3,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "Leadership backs initiatives despite friction",
   "US (%)": 67.1,
   "Europe (%)": 66.0,
   "gap (points)": 1.1,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "HQ info gaps compromise decisions",
   "US (%)": 44.3,
   "Europe (%)": 45.4,
   "gap (points)": -1.1,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "We monitor competitors' CSR",
   "US (%)": 82.7,
   "Europe (%)": 83.8,
   "gap (points)": -1.1,
   "significant": "no"
  },
  {
   "item": "Greater responsibility in high-risk places",
   "US (%)": 74.0,
   "Europe (%)": 74.0,
   "gap (points)": 0.0,
   "significant": "no"
  }
 ]
}