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APPROACHING THE FUTURE 2025

10 YEARS OF TRENDS

A Decade Analyzing the Impact of Intangibles

In 2025, Approaching the Future celebrates a decade of analyzing the impact of intangibles on the business agenda. And what has happened in 10 years?

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Trends Ranking

TOP TRENDS

  • Corporate Reputation
  • Corporate Communication
  • Responsible Leadership
  • Corporate Purpose
  • Sustainability (ESG)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Digitalization and Cybersecurity
  • Corporate Branding
  • New Work Models
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MOST WORKED TRENDS

  • Corporate Communication
  • Corporate Purpose
  • Corporate Branding
  • Sustainability (ESG)
  • Digitalization and Cybersecurity
  • Corporate Reputation
  • Responsible Leadership
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • New Work Models

Temas más importantes

  • 1 Corporate Reputation
  • 2 Responsible Leadership
  • 3 Sustainability
  • 4 Corporate Purpose
  • 5 Responsible Leadership
  • 6 Digitalization and Cybersecurity
  • 7 Corporate Branding
  • 8 New Work Models
  • 9 Artificial Intelligence

Temas más trabajados

  • 1 Corporate Communication
  • 2 Corporate Reputation
  • 3 Sustainability
  • 4 Corporate Purpose
  • 5 Responsible Leadership
  • 6 Corporate Branding
  • 7 Digitalization and Cybersecurity
  • 8 New Work Models
  • 9 Artificial Intelligence
  • Social Foresight

    Studies

  • 9

    In-depth Interviews

  • +2,000 Surveys

    of Professionals

MAIN MATERIALS

Featured documents

Highlights 2025

Main results by trend

Principales resultados por tendencia - versión móvil Principales resultados por tendencia - versión escritorio
1LEVEL OF IMPORTANCE
61,1%

Corporate Reputation and Reputational Risk

59,5%

Corporate Communication

56,5%

Responsible Leadership

55,4%

Corporate purpose

2LEVEL OF IMPORTANCE
54%

Sustainability (ESG)

53,8%

Artificial intelligence

45,2%

Digitalization and Cybersecurity

3LEVEL OF IMPORTANCE
41,3%

Corporate Brand

34,9%

New working models

1

Corporate reputation and reputational risk: a strategic shield in an uncertain environment.

Leading for the second consecutive year in the importance ranking. Six out of ten professionals (61.1%) consider it the most important intangible resource for their organization.

2

The most important area for 59.5% of professionals, representing a rise of 3 positions compared to 2024. It is also the most developed aspect, for the third consecutive year, by 61.7% of organizations.

3

Responsible leadership is the most important trend for 56.5% of the professionals surveyed, completing the Top 3 most important topics. It is a particularly high-priority area for senior management: 44.4% state that they dedicate resources to promoting integrity, ethics, and responsible conduct.

4

The fourth most important trend for professionals, ranking once again among the most relevant topics for organizations and climbing two positions compared to 2024. It is also the second area to which organizations dedicate the most resources, with half of them (51.4%) working in this field.

5

Fifth position in the ranking of importance for companies in Latin America. 54% of companies recognize its strategic relevance. 39.4% of professionals allocate resources to integrate sustainability into their business strategy.

6

The sixth most important trend, climbing three positions compared to 2024, when it first appeared in the ranking. For senior Spanish executives, it occupies the top position in the ranking of importance (65.7%).

7

Seventh position in the importance ranking, representing a drop of one position compared to 2024. However, for large companies in Spain, it is the top trend in terms of importance (64.5%).

8

Branding continues to experience positive growth in the ranking of most developed trends, placing third. 50.5% of companies allocate resources to its management.

9

This trend, which surged following the rise of hybrid formats in the post-pandemic era, has been declining in both importance and dedicated resources in recent years, now ranking ninth in both categories.

Highlights 2024

Metodology

Phase 1

Analysis and Prospective

Analysis of reports and key sourcesof reference and Integration of social prospective studies by Punto de Fuga.

Phase 2

Qualitative Interviews to the panel of experts

Deepening and prospective in key future vectors with 11 expert panel interviews.

Phase 3

Quantitative survey of professionals

Vision of the organizations through an online survey of 2,196 professionals rom companies focused on Spain and Latin America.

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