Carbon Reporting
Businesses are no longer trusted on climate change: Edelman report
Edelman’s latest Trust Barometer surveyed 14,000 people across regions including APAC to understand the public’s perception of the climate crisis.
Coca-Cola, Danone, and Nestlé in greenwashing row
Coca-Cola, Danone, and Nestlé have been accused of greenwashing by consumer groups that have made a legal complaint to the European Commission calling for a crackdown on ‘misleading’ claims over the recyclability of plastic bottles.
Rob Mayhew slams Havas over Shell in mocking video
Rob Mayhew, the popular social media creator, has published a video mocking Havas and its CEO Yannick Bolloré after the company defended its decision to work with Shell.
Why Asia suffers the most from fossil fuel advertising
Following the reveal of Asia's F-list by Clean Creatives this week, Research director Nayantara Dutta opines why even if creatives and agencies have the best of intentions, they may still end up being complicit with polluters in Asia.
Yannick Bolloré: Why Havas was happy to pitch for Shell and the rise of ‘super-creativity’
CEO tells Campaign he is optimistic, after reporting 4.5% growth in Q3, ahead of some key rivals.
Why brands should stop working with PR agencies that consult for fossil fuel
Vero's Brian Griffin urges brands to provide PR agencies the motivation they need to drop fossil fuel clients.
Unfinished business: How adtech pioneer Brian O’Kelley is trying to solve the problems he created
In an exclusive with Campaign, adtech veteran Brian O'Kelley shares his journey from AppNexus to Scope3, insights from his past, and how he wants to help advertisers create sustainable yet pragmatic advertising.
Generative AI's hidden carbon cost: What marketers should know
The environmental impact of GPT-3 is comparable to 123 gasoline-powered cars driven for a year. As marketers increasingly turn to these tools, what should they do to reduce their carbon footprint?
'Havas, you’re only as green as your clients': Belinda Noble
A B-Corp on the one hand and Big Oil on the other? No matter how Havas and others justify the tango, can dirty alliances live beside clean credentials, questions Comms Declare founder.
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.
Clean Creatives releases the 2023 F-List: 'There’s no creativity on a dead planet'
The annual report dropped yesterday, accompanied by an out-of-home campaign aimed at holding company employees.
Apple raises the sustainability bar, yet Mother Nature yearns for more
Seen as a masterclass in repositioning corporate sustainability messaging, Apple's latest campaign, where it gets a sustainability interrogation from Mother Nature, still suffers from “vagueness,” says Vero's COO.
Why oil and gas companies are tapping influencers to clean up their image
Fossil fuel giants like Shell and BP are leaning on influencers to promote their green initiatives and rewards programs as ad giants address their role in the climate crisis.
Beyond greenwashing: B Corps' moral imperative to reject Big Oil
"It's hard to run an agency. Not every client you take on is going to be a passion project, still, no agency should be taking on fossil fuel clients, especially not the B Corps, and definitely not in the hottest year of human history," writes Clean Creatives' Duncan Meisel.
ESG removal a big McStake for McDonald's sustainability credibility
The very quiet removal by McDonald’s of the term ‘ESG’ from parts of its website is a wrong turn in its journey towards sustainability.
How will generative AI impact programmatic media buying?
From detecting and preventing fraudulent behaviour in ad clicks to optimising ad spend and improving ROI, Campaign explores how generative AI will influence programmatic media buying.
Most UK comms clients not walking the walk on climate change - report
Two-thirds of clients are jumping on the bandwagon of talking about climate change without doing anything about it, says a report by the UK's PRCA’s Climate Communication Group.
'Final warning': turning adland's climate pledges into action
Campaign delves into what action the advertising industry is taking to avert environmental disaster.
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