Ellen is a reporter with interests across climate, culture, and industry. She was previously a senior reporter covering sustainability at The Drum. Her work has also been featured in The Guardian.
The groups have filed an OECD complaint against the worldโs largest advertising and PR firm, saying its work enables major polluters to continue harming environmental and human health.
Fossil fuel companies are spending millions on campaigns to deflect attention from the need to stop drilling for more oil and gas.
Disclosure by the French communications group underscores growing calls for climate accountability in the advertising and public relations industry.
Campaign groupโs newest report underlines the scope of the ad and PR sectorโs ongoing relationships with fossil fuel companies.
First attempt to quantify scale of โsportswashingโ likely to be an underestimate, authors warn.
Concerns over the โPowering Progressโ campaign reflect wider scrutiny of the role of creative agencies in climate delay.
The French communications giant had previously staked its brand on its climate-friendly credentials.
Wins in the category for agencies owned by WPP, Publicis Groupe, and Edelman didn't factor in the work these agencies do for the fossil fuel industry.
Antonio Guterres warns creative agencies that fossil fuels are "toxic for your brand.โ
Campaigners likened the fossil fuel companyโs patronage of climate events to letting an โarsonist sponsor a fire safety conferenceโ.
