Big Advertising Joins Banks and Asset Managers in Ditching Sustainability
22 hours ago Eric Worrall
Essay by Eric Worrall
“… sustainability staff have either been made redundant or left and not been replaced …”
Advertising giants change tune on climate as industry grapples with AI
Marketing and PR groups are latest to follow shifts in politics led by US
Kenza Bryan in London
The world’s largest advertising agencies have rolled back their rhetoric on climate change, as the industry grapples with being replaced by AI and the need to hold on to lucrative contracts with even the most polluting clients.
It is the latest sector to follow the banks and asset managers and an array of US companies in re-embracing fossil fuel clients, echoing the political shift following the election of President Donald Trump.
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