ESG

Sep 26, 2023

Don’t want to be seen as villains when it comes to environment-friendly conversations: Amit Gheji, Gulf Oil Lubricants

The brand's head of marketing chats with Campaign India around brand associations, how the company has evolved in the last seven years, and more...

Sep 21, 2023

'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.

Sep 20, 2023

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.

Sep 18, 2023

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.

Aug 30, 2023

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.

Aug 28, 2023

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.

Aug 24, 2023

APAC consumers drawn to brands that get involved with social issues

TOP OF THE CHARTS: YouGov Profiles reveals that APAC consumers are increasingly more drawn to brands that are conscious about their impact on the society and environment.

Aug 23, 2023

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.

Aug 14, 2023

Companies in Asia must make sustainability more relatable and relevant for people

Accenture Song's Sonia Gupta offers thoughts on how businesses can reach their sustainability goals and motivate consumers to follow them, by keeping things human and relatable.

Aug 6, 2023

LinkedIn just pulled our anti-greenwash film. Why?

Glimpse founder James Turner claims LinkedIn pulled his collective's parody film that urges people to stop following influencers paid by oil companies.

Jul 20, 2023

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.

Jul 13, 2023

Plastic dreams or seasick reality? The oceans are crying for help

INSPIRATION STATION: Dreamy for some, disturbing for others, DDB Hong Kong and Greenpeace hold a new exhibition in Hong Kong that dives into the depths of the 'seabed.'

Jul 6, 2023

What can luxury learn from the Shein PR debacle?

Influencer Dani Carbonari is one of the talents who attended the Shein brand trip which has gone viral.