fossil fuel
What will it really take for adland to divest from fossil-fuel clients?
Financial profit is often attributed as the main reason agencies continue to work with fossil-fuel clients. Experts in the industry argue that stricter regulation and forward-thinking measures are needed to move away from agencies’ over-reliance on fossil fuels.
UN chief calls for ban on fossil fuel ads to combat climate change
UN secretary-general António Guterres has directly called for PR agencies to stop working with fossil fuel clients, and ‘acting as enablers to planetary destruction’.
Opinion: In the wake of COP28, five burning questions for McCann's CEO
McCann is repitching for the Saudi oil and gas major Aramco; The Glimpse Collective's founder poses five burning questions for the agency's CEO
Havas wins Shell's media account, deal sparks backlash as Red Havas loses client
Climate campaigners had called on agencies to drop out of the media review, saying PR and advertising firms are aiding oil companies in delaying climate action
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