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The FIDI Focus has been our flagship publication for the past 30 years. The quarterly printed magazine is sent out to all our affiliated members and covers hot topics and analyses of current trends affecting the international relocation industry and global mobility in general. The FIDI Focus website brings curated content online and to the general public. You can find all advertising opportunities in the FIDI Focus media pack.

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FIDI reports & white papers - insights into the international relocation world

The international relocation world is complex and always changing. To shed some light onto the complexities and diverse issues affecting our industry, we regularly publish reports and papers on specific topics, in close collaboration with partners and key experts.

If you have any questions or comments about our reports or would like to contribute to a specific topic, please contact us at marketing@fidi.org

2025 Cyber Security Guide for FIDI Affiliates

**only for FIDI Affiliates**
This practical guide helps FIDI Affiliates prepare for the increased cyber security requirements in the FIDI-FAIM 3.4 and FIDI-DSP 1.1 Standards. Tailored for small and medium-sized moving and relocation companies, it explains key risks, outlines best practices based on FAIM’s 10 cyber security principles, and provides clear, actionable steps.
2025 "Bridging the Gap" Report by JustOne

Bridging the Gap – This new report offers a practical roadmap to understand sustainability in global mobility RFPs. Backed by real-world data, it highlights key challenges and solutions for clearer, more effective ESG practices. FIDI proudly supports this initiative as a founding member of the Coalition for Associations in Global Mobility.
2025 FIDI report: "Corporate Sustainability Legislation: A Global Snapshot"

This report provides a clear, accessible overview of where corporate sustainability legislation stands in different regions of the world in 2025, and outlines what to expect in the coming years.
2024/25 FIDI State of the Industry report

FIDI’s 2024/25 State of the Industry report reveals the toll of falling volumes, rising costs, supply chain disruptions, staffing shortages, and political upheaval. Through expert insights and frontline perspectives, the report explores why sustainability, resilience, and operational reinvention are essential to weather what many call the toughest year in decades.
2024 FIDI Global Business Confidence Barometer report

Now in its fifth year, the Barometer offers a unique, data-driven snapshot of how FIDI companies worldwide are experiencing and anticipating changes in business performance. This year’s report captures key trends in revenue, pricing, and staffing—and underlines the value of shared insight in helping our industry navigate a complex and shifting global landscape.
2024 FAIM Financial Assessment Report by EY

Introduced as a mandatory requirement in January 2019, the FAIM Financial Assessment requirement has now been running for six full years. This sixth edition of the yearly report by EY analyses the creditworthiness of FIDI's membership, based on the financial accounts collected in 2024.
2024 FIDI white paper "The Lump Sum in 2025: a good fit for a changing world?"

Lump sum relocation policies are under increasing scrutiny as the global mobility landscape evolves. Are lump sums still a good solution for international relocations? This white paper provides relocation professionals with perspectives to shape their strategies in 2025 and beyond.
FIDI Guidelines: "How to Measure & Report Your Carbon Footprint"

**only for FIDI Affiliates**
Measuring and reporting on your company’s carbon footprint is becoming increasingly important, as clients and business partners are asking for proof of sustainability efforts. This guide provides simple, practical steps to help you build effective reporting processes from the ground up.
2022/23 FIDI Global Business Confidence Barometer

Looking at the overall graph since 2019, it looks like this is an industry that went from despair in 2020, to unbridled optimism in 2022, to slowly settle now at a more neutral stance in 2023. Let’s hope that the big waves will now gradually calm down, bringing the movers and DSPs into calmer waters, in 2024 and beyond.
2023/24 FIDI State of the Industry Report by FIDI Focus

2023 saw the resurgence of previous challenges and the arrival of new ones. This occurred against a backdrop of a slow global market and growing geopolitical instability. This has led to critical turning points, shifts that will shape the industry's future permanently.
2023 FAIM Financial Assessment Report by EY

Introduced as a mandatory requirement in January 2019, the FAIM Financial Assessment requirement has now been running for five full years. This fifth edition of the yearly report by EY analyses the creditworthiness of FIDI's membership, based on the financial accounts collected in 2023.
2023 FIDI Focus Technology Guidelines

While almost all companies have digitalised some of their processes – most of us use email and desktop computers at the very least – there are many movers who have yet to develop a coherent approach to rolling out this increasingly central part of modern business.
2022/23 FIDI State of the Industry Report by FIDI Focus

2022 can be seen as a rebound year - albeit a tumultuous one. Based on interviews, conversations and online panels we have hosted over the year, FIDI Focus analyses how the relocation and international moving sector have coped with a year marked with a variety of crises and new compliance topics, and what lies ahead for 2023.
2022 FAIM Financial Assessment Report by EY

Introduced as a mandatory requirement in January 2019, the FAIM Financial Assessment requirement has now been running for four, full years. This fourth edition of the yearly report by EY analyses the creditworthiness of FIDI's membership, based on the financial accounts of 2022.
FIDI Guidelines: "Moving to 2030"

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) are commonly recognized as the most comprehensive framework for a sustainable future. In this report, we break down what the UN SDGs mean from an international moving and relocation perspective and give examples of what you can do to work towards these goals.
2021 FIDI Global Business Confidence Barometer

Aggregating large amounts of data over a longer period of time can give fascinating results. This is the case with our FIDI Business
Confidence Barometer project that we launched in 2019: now that we have our second year of full data results, it is getting really interesting.
2021 FAIM Financial Assessment Report by EY

Introduced as a mandatory requirement in January 2019, the FAIM Financial Assessment requirement has now been running for three full years. This third edition of the yearly report by EY analyses the creditworthiness of FIDI's membership, based on the financial accounts of 2021.
2021/22 State of the Industry Report by FIDI Focus

2021 has been a roller-coaster ride, with many crises (like the supply chain crisis) unfolding in parallel to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic. Based on interviews, conversations and online panels we have hosted over the year, FIDI Focus analyses how the relocation and international moving sector has coped throughout a turbulent year, and what lies ahead in the months to come.
FIDI Guidelines: "How to become environmentally sustainable in the moving business"

With the increased awareness and stiffening regulations around the globe, environmental sustainability has become an essential part of a company’s business case. These FIDI guidelines set out to identify how to become environmentally sustainable as a mover and how to plan the concrete steps towards a more sustainable business strategy.
2021 Data Privacy Laws: Global Overview

In our increasingly interconnected world, the illegal use of personal data has become a growing problem, and governments around the world are implementing strict regulations to protect private data.
This report gives a general overview of the current situation of data protection laws across the world and what to expect in the coming months.
2020 FAIM Financial Assessment report by EY

The yearly financial assessment was introduced as a mandatory requirement in January 2019, as as part of FAIM 3.2 (pilot programme). We have the pleasure of sharing with you the second report from EY, assessing the creditworthiness of FIDI's membership, based on the financial accounts of FIDI affiliated companies collected in 2020.
2019/2020 FIDI Global Business Barometer

At the end of 2019, FIDI launched the "Global Business Confidence Barometer" project, with the aim of gauging how FIDI Affiliates were feeling about their business outlook. Early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the industry. This first edition of our barometer, looking into data of a full year, shows how the pandemic affected the industry's outlook - but it also shows very promising signs of a return of better times ahead.
2020/21 State of the Industry Report by FIDI Focus

2020 has brought upheaval and change to all industries - and the global mobility sector has been particularly affected. Based on interviews, conversations and online panels we have hosted over the year, FIDI Focus analyses how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated pre-existing trends and has created new challenges - and opportunities.
2020 FIDI COVID-19 White Paper

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown our world and our industry upside down, and the short- and long-term effects of this global crisis are still to be seen. As we head towards the end of 2020, we make a first assessment of what we heard from our Affiliates and our partners through the webinars, interviews and conversations we held over the summer of 2020. This white paper is the result of this assessment.
2020 Gender & Diversity report by the FIDI 39 Club

Gender parity and diversity has become a very hot topic, with voices all over the world demanding change in politics and businesses. In this report, the FIDI 39 Club - in close cooperation with Göttingen University and FIDI Focus -, take a close look into how the international moving industry in general, and the FIDI membership in particular, positions itself with regards to these issues.
2019 FAIM Financial Assessment report by EY

The yearly financial assessment was introduced as a mandatory requirement in January 2019, as as part of FAIM 3.2 (2-year pilot programme). Today we have the pleasure of sharing with you the first report from EY, assessing the creditworthiness of FIDI's membership, based on the financial accounts of FIDI affiliated companies collected in 2019.