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Revealed: Three-quarters of Prestigious Green Advertising Awards Go To Agencies Working for Fossil Fuel Industry

DeSmogBlog

By cross-referencing winners with research from advocacy group Clean Creatives , DeSmog found that 17 of the 23 awards for agencies (or 74 percent) went to companies who represent oil and gas producers or utilities. Both agencies are owned by the London-based global media group WPP. based investigative newsroom The Intercept.

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UK Advertising Watchdog Bans Toyota SUV Ads on Environmental Grounds

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The adverts “had not been prepared with a sense of responsibility to society,” the regulator found in a ruling published on Wednesday, made in response to a complaint by campaign groups. The series of ads were made by the ad agency The&Partnership, The Drum reported.

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Global Briefing: Colombia to host pre-COP biodiversity summit

Business Green

The event will bring together heads of state and government, ministers, heads of international organisations, multilateral banks, and civil soviety groups, among others. We read annual reports and sustainability reports from a range of companies every day," he said. And some of these claims are completely unjustified.

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Mapped: The Rapid Rise of Voluntary Carbon Markets

DeSmogBlog

Thousands of companies have hitched themselves to the carbon-neutral bandwagon, from fossil fuel producers like BP and Shell, to other household names including United Airlines, Dell, Burger King, and Vodafone. Some companies say they’ll decarbonise by 2040 , others as early as 2022. The Taskforce.

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'A new world of hybrid governance': Rachel Kyte on the battle to bring integrity to voluntary carbon markets

Business Green

The former UN climate chief and esteemed academic is the co-chair of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI), a group aiming to establish a framework for how companies can credibly tap carbon removal credits so as to reduce their climate impact. It is hugely consequential mission.

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'A lot of mainstream financiers saw us a bunch of hippies': James Alexander reflects on the UKSIF at 30

Business Green

More than a third of the world's assets under management are now tied to 'net zero' portfolio pledges, and even the world's most prolific fossil fuel financiers, such as BlackRock and Vanguard Group, have pledged to use their significant influence to help steer the global economy onto a more sustainable path.

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2020 was the year that…

GreenBiz

Companies accelerated the route to sustainable mobility. Adidas and H&M Group teamed up for a project to recycle old garments and fibers into new items for major brands. Adidas and H&M Group teamed up for a project to recycle old garments and fibers into new items for major brands. What would you add to the list?