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Trusted with the future

South African Chartered Accountants remain the most trusted in the world

South African Chartered Accountants remain the most trusted in the world

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SAICA Trust Badge

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2025 Edelman Research Results

Global Key Findings

Chartered Accountants trusted to shape the fututre of business

Trust Ranking

  • Chartered Accountants = 83%; Accountants = 78%

Chartered Accountants develop a 5-pt gap in Trust over Accountants,

the biggest since the start of the study

Despite shifts in Trust among several professions, the ranking has

remained stable, with only Chartered Accountants rising

Local Findings | South Africa (SAICA context)

Edelman Short Deck (pdf)

2026 CAW Trust Paper

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Read The Trust AI Paper - CAW

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