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WPP

Background

WPP is the world’s largest advertising holding company by revenue.1Eva Mathews & Sarah Young. “Advertising group WPP to merge two major creative agencies,” Reuters, October 17, 2023. Archived October 17, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/MNmV0 Through its numerous subsidiaries, including VML and Ogilvy, WPP has worked for fossil fuel clients including Saudi Aramco2Campaign Middle East – Saudi Arabia Report 2022,” page 32. Campaign Middle East, published on Issuu, May 31, 2022. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog., Shell, BP, and TotalEnergies. 

WPP is based in London. 

Funding

WPP reported revenue of £11.8 billion ($14.38 billion) with pass through costs removed for 2022; with pass through costs included, its revenue was £14.4 billion ($17.5 billion).3Annual Report 2022,” WPP, March 23, 2023. Archived July 14, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/nGlMH 

Stance on Climate Change 

WPP pledged to reach net-zero emissions from its direct operations by 2025, and across its supply chain by 2030.4Annual Report 2022,” WPP, March 23, 2023. Archived July 14, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/nGlMH 

WPP had 55 contracts with fossil fuel clients across 2022 and 2023, more than any of the other five major holding companies in the advertising industry, according to a report by Clean Creatives.5“The F-List 2023,” Clean Creatives, September 19, 2023. Archived September 19, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.is/kCbeA 

Key People

Position20232022202120202019
Roberto QuartaChairmanYYYYY
Mark ReadCEOYYYYY
Joanne WilsonCFOY
Andrew ScottCOOY
Angela Ahrendts DBEDirectorYYYY
Simon DingemansDirectorYY
Sandrine DufourDirectorYYYY
Tom Ilube CBEDirectorYYYY
Cindy Rose OBEDirectorYYYYY
Keith Weed CBEDirectorYYYYY
Jasmine WhitbreadDirectorYYYYY
Dr. Ya-Qin ZhangDirectorYYY

Clients

YearRegion/CountryClientCampaignIncome, if availableWPP SubsidiaryCitation
2024TotalEnergiesGroup M6The Power of Programmatic with TotalEnergies,” Campaign Tech Awards, April 11, 2024. Archived June 12, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/UtOow
2024TotalEnergiesWavemaker7Campaign Tech Awards 2024: shortlist revealed,” Campaign, April 11, 2024. Archived June 12, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2024EuropeTotalEnergiesBurson8BCW,” Sinducat du Conseil en Relations Publics, 2024. Archived March 3, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/x1ZXr
2024EuropeEngieBurson9BCW,” Sinducat du Conseil en Relations Publics, 2024. Archived March 3, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/x1ZXr
2024CanadaImperial Oil (ExxonMobil)Hill + Knowlton Strategies10Registration: Consultant: Imperial Oil Limited / Laura Grosman, Consultant,” Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada, . Archived February 14, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/gBCBS
2024ChevronWavemaker11Chevron TV Spot, ‘Moving Forward’,” iSpotTV, February 26, 2024. Archived February 29, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/vLOnj
2024UKDraxGroup SJR12Drax Group // Visit Cruachan,” Pixel Standard Group, Accessed March 2024. Archived March 6, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/4g85X
2024ExxonMobilGroup SJR13Meredith Whitefield,” The Org, Accessed March, 2024. Archived March 8, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/kxN03
2023American Petroleum InstituteOgilvy14Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5): Ogilvy Government Relations,” Clerk of the House of Representatives & Secretary of the Senate, April 19, 2023Archived October 24, 2023
2023AustraliaAustralian Gas Infrastructure GroupCannings Purple15Lobbyist Details,” Public Sector Commission, October 12, 2023. Archived March 28, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/XbNcn
2023BPLandor & Fitch16Castrol unveils refreshed brand to reflect the changing needs of customers,” BP, February 28, 2023. Archived August 18, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/IwikM
2023BPMindshare17Smarties APAC: FUTURE OF MARKETING EXCELLENCE,” MMA Global, 2023. Archived October 30, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/jIwaO
2023British GasThe&Partnership18British Gas PeakSave Brand_60s,” The&Partnership Vimeo Account, October 13, 2023. Archived October 23, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/d2ZfT
2023CEPSADesign Bridge and Partners19About,” Design Bridge and Partners, 2023. Archived October 21, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/CoQt3
2023ChevronWavemaker20Chevron TV Spot, ‘Renewable Diesel’,” iSpotTV, January 23, 2023. Archived October 24, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/2DuIR
2023Chevron (Caltex)VMLY&R21Eric Baumgartner,” VMLY&R, 2023. Archived March 21, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/dMYoK
2023AustraliaDomGas AllianceCannings Purple22Lobbyist Details,” Public Sector Commission, October 12, 2023. Archived March 28, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/XbNcn
2023Middle EastEmirates National Oil CompanyAsda’a BCW23[Press Release]. “ENOC Group and QatarEnergy announce 10-year condensate supply agreement,” Zawya, July 10, 2023. Archived July 12, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Zne11
2023AustraliaEquinor Barton Deakin24The Lobbyists Register,” New South Wales Electoral Register, 2023. Archived .png available at DeSmog. 
2023Equinor Hawker Britton25Hawker Britton Group Pty Limited,” NSW Electoral Register, 2023. Archived October 23, 2023. Archived .png available at Desmog. 
2023ExxonMobilHill + Knowlton Strategies26“Imperial Oil Limited / Samira Levesque, Consultant,” Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada, July 21, 2023. Archived October 23, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/mBYkT#direct
2023Indian OilGrey27P. Sri Krishna. “Indian oil invokes an experience of cause, joy & accomplishment in their Holi film,” Passionate in Marketing, March 14, 2023. Archived April 2, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/uD1ni
2023AustraliaInpexCannings Purple28Lobbyist Details,” Public Sector Commission, October 12, 2023. Archived March 28, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/XbNcn
2023IpirangaDesign Bridge and Partners29Ipiranga apresenta nova marca e identidade assinada pela Superunion,” Inteligemcia, March 15, 2023. Archived April 26, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/RIkAE
2023KleenheatThe Brand Agency30Kim Shaw. “KLEENHEAT LAUNCHES ‘NO SONG AND DANCE’ CAMPAIGN VIA THE BRAND AGENCY,” Campaign Brief, July 10, 2023. Archived October 24, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/hNGYP
2023PetrobrasOgilvy31Petrobras define critérios de divisão de jobs entre Ogilvy e Propeg,” Meio & Mensagem, August 11, 2022. Archived August 3, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/U5iea
2023AustraliaPilot EnergyCannings Purple32Lobbyist Details,” Public Sector Commission, October 12, 2023. Archived March 28, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/XbNcn
2023Rio TintoWunderman Thompson33Pass it On: Purpose Video,” Rhythm Films. Archived August 2, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.li/G2WuH 
2023Middle EastSaudi AramcoAKQA34Campaign Middle East – Saudi Arabia Report 2023,” page 27. Campaign Middle East, published on Issuu, May 30, 2023. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 
2023Saudi AramcoHill + Knowlton Strategies35Maja Pawinska Sims. “2023 Middle East Consultancies of the Year,” Provoke Media, March 2023. Archived June 3, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/ftrrN
2023ShellEssenceMediaCom36Sam Bradley. “Can media agencies afford not to pitch for Shell’s business?” The Drum, June 19, 2023. Archived June 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/pOMGQ
2023ShellVMLY&R37Argentina: Lo nuevo de VMLY&R Commerce para Shell,” Insider, July 4, 2023. Archived October 24, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/2p33N
2023ShellClick Media38Our Works,” Click Media, 2023. Archived October 24, 2023
2023ShellWunderman Thompson39ASA Ruling on Shell UK Ltd t/a Shell,” Advertising Standards Authority, June 7, 2023. Archived August 1, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.li/VR8eq 
2023TotalEnergiesWavemaker40Salma Wahby. “TotalEnergies Employs a Pop Culture Jingle To Promote New Rubia Engine Oil,” Think Marketing Magazine, June 13, 2023. Archived October 24, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/FpDku
2023AfricaTotalEnergiesBlast BCW41C’est avec une immense fierté que nous avons collaboré avec TotalEnergies Marketing Mauritius Ltd pour le lancement historique de la toute première station-service 100% électrique en Afrique à Maurice!” Blast BCW LinkedIn account, July 2023. Archived June 12, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2023WoodsideThe Brand Agency42“About Us,” Woodside, Archived March 2, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/S9QbP
2022Middle EastAbu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar)Asda’a BCW43OMB No. 1124-0004; Expires July 31, 2023 Exhibit B to Registration Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended,” U.S. Department of Justice, November 3, 2022. Archived January 12, 2023
2022African Oil WeekOgilvy 44Successful Africa Oil Week Ends with Multiple Licensing, Exploration Announcements,” The Guardian, October 11, 2022. Archived October 24, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/5zZFT
2022BP25,000€ – 49,999€FGS Global45FGS Global (Europe) GmbH,” Lobby Facts EU, August 28, 2023. Archived May 24, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/4Zg2H
2022BPGrey 46Clients,” Grey Africa, 2022. Archived October 27, 2022. 
2022BPVMLY&R47Campaign 28th February 2022 – 300th Issue,” page 65, Motivate Media, February 28, 2022. Archived October 30, 2023.
2022British GasThe&Partnership48The&Partnership retains British Gas creative but media goes from WPP to OMD,” More About Advertising, August 9, 2022. Archived February 6, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/4rBuA
2022Chevron60,000,000Wavemaker49Erik Oster. “Wavemaker Retains $60 Million Chevron Global Media Account,” Adweek, August 27, 2019. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 
2022Chevron (Caltex)VMLY&R50Campaign Spotlight: Caltex partners with VMLY&R and Def Jam Southeast Asia for the #Caltexunstoppablestar challenge on TikTok,” Adobo Magazine, March 2, 2022. Archived October 24, 2023
2022CLP PowerWavemaker51New Business League Hong Kong – July 2022,” R3, September 9, 2022. Archived October 5, 2022. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 
2022ConocoPhilipsHawker Britton52Margin Call: Gas Group APPEA a little late to the party,” The Australian, April 24, 2023. Archived May 12, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/DRwby
2022DraxGroup SJR53The Drum Awards,” The Drum Awards, Accessed March, 2024. Archived December 8, 2023. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
2022AustraliaDomGas AllianceCannings Purple54Lobbyist Details,” Public Sector Commission, October 12, 2023. Archived March 28, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/XbNcn
2022EnelOgilvy55ENEL BRASIL LLEVA LA SEGURIDAD CON LA RED ELÉCTRICA AL UNIVERSO DE LOS JUEGOS,” Latinspots.com, August 2, 2022. Archived October 30, 2023.
2022AustraliaEquinor Barton Deakin56The Lobbyists Register,” New South Wales Electoral Register, 2023. Archived .png available at DeSmog. 
2022Equinor Hawker Britton57Hawker Britton Group Pty Limited,” NSW Electoral Register, 2023. Archived October 23, 2023. Archived .png available at Desmog. 
2022ExxonMobilHill + Knowlton Strategies/ Group SJR58ExxonMobil is Using An Innovative AR Experience To Showcase How Carbon Capture Storage Can Remove 90% of Industrial CO2 Emissions,” Groove Jones, January 17, 2022. Archived June 9, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/pIWte
2022Middle EastGE Gas Power MENAAsda’a BCW592023 Agencies of the Year EMEA,” PRovoke Media, March 2023. Archived June 3, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/ftrrN
Campaign Middle East – Saudi Arabia Report 2022,” page 36. Campaign Middle East, published on Issuu, May 31, 2022. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 
2022IpirangaMutato60Dança das Contas: Ipiranga, Deezer e outras,” Meio&Mensagem, August 8, 2022. Archived October 24, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/96TJd
2022KleenheatThe Brand Agency61Kim Shaw. “KLEENHEAT LAUNCHES NEXT ITERATION OF ITS “ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT GAS?” BRAND CAMPAIGN VIA THE BRAND AGENCY,” Campaign Brief, July 5, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/MVh2U
2022EuropeNesteBurson Cohn & Wolfe62Neste Oyj,” Lobby Facts EU, April 7, 2023. Archived October 20, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/z6xUT
2022Oil and Gas Climate InitiativeHill + Knowlton Strategies63Camilla Hodgson. “COP27 communications group lambasted over work for fossil-fuel industry,” Financial Times, November 17, 2022. Archived November 18, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/TiIQq
2022PetrobrasOgilvy64Petrobras define critérios de divisão de jobs entre Ogilvy e Propeg,” Meio & Mensagem, August 11, 2022. Archived August 3, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/U5iea
2022Petróleos MexicanosHill + Knowlton Strategies65OMB No. 1124-0002: Supplemental Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended,” U.S. Department of Justice, December 28, 2022. Archived June 12, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2022AustraliaPilot EnergyCannings Purple66Lobbyist Details,” Public Sector Commission, October 12, 2023. Archived March 28, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/XbNcn
2022PTTOgilvy67THE WORK 2022 ASIA HOT LIST #7: OGILVY THAILAND,” Campaign Brief, August 18, 2022. Archived August 29, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/FHY7a
2022Middle EastSaudi AramcoAKQA68Campaign Middle East – Saudi Arabia Report 2022,” page 32. Campaign Middle East, published on Issuu, May 31, 2022. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 
2022Middle EastSaudi AramcoAsda’a BCW69Campaign Middle East – Saudi Arabia Report 2022,” page 36. Campaign Middle East, published on Issuu, May 31, 2022. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 
2022Saudi AramcoHill + Knowlton702022 Aramco Saudi Ladies International lines up with 108 of the world’s best golfers representing 27 different countries,” Zawya, March 15, 2022. Archived December 2, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/rXOFD
2022ShellEssenceMediaCom71Campaign Middle East – Saudi Arabia Report 2022,” page 48. Campaign Middle East, published on Issuu, May 31, 2022. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 
2022ShellVMLY&R72Shell: Micro-moments,” Ads of the World, December 2022. Archived August 23, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/llNuw
2022ShellClick Media73Capture life contexts and leverage brand/product advantages with speed. That’s how agility works and that’s how Shell Advance Fuel Save stays relevant with customers,” We are Click Facebook Account, March 21, 2022. Archived October 24, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/nQhRz
2022BrazilShellWunderman Thompson74Thales Brandão. “Shell Brazil launches new phase of the “Energy that Comes from People” campaign,” Cidademarketing, August 18, 2022. Archived August 19, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/7jcrE 
2022AfricaShellJaza RahaScanad75#ShellJazaRaha,” Scanad, 2022. Archived March 16, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/9qDs4
2022Thai Oil VMLY&R76Insight: Ogilvy, DDB, and Wunderman Thompson maintain top spots in R3 Worldwide’s June creative APAC rankings,” Adobo Magazine, August 19, 2022. Archived May 28, 2023. Archive URL:  https://archive.ph/5y4Lk
2022TotalEnergiesWavemaker77TotalEnergies launches #LambaChalega campaign with Wavemaker India,” Exchange4Media, February 12, 2022. Archived March 10, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Dl4Mc
2022UgandaTotalEnergiesbrainchild BCW78TotalEnergies Uganda recently concluded an awareness campaign focusing on the opportunities that exist for Ugandans through the Oil and Gas National Content as part of the #TrulyUgandan campaign,” brainchild BCW Facebook account, July 14, 2022. Archived June 12, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2022WoodsideThe Brand Agency79“About Us,” WoodsideArchived March 3, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/uxpj4
2021BPVMLY&R80BP: The energy that drives me,” Ads of the World, September 2021. Archived October 24, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/CN1Cm
2021British GasThe&Partnership81British Gas: This Is What Sustainability Looks Like by The&Partnership,” The Drum, September 2021. Archived September 20, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/6pRDA
2021Chevron60,000,000Wavemaker82Erik Oster. “Wavemaker Retains $60 Million Chevron Global Media Account,” Adweek, August 27, 2019. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 
2021Chevron (Caltex)VMLY&R83Caltex Techron,” VMLY&R, 2021. Archived February 26, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Xk6QD
2021AustraliaDomGas AllianceCannings Purple84Lobbyist Details,” Public Sector Commission, October 12, 2023. Archived March 28, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/XbNcn
2021Middle EastEmirates National Oil CompanyAsda’a BCW85ENOC Group ready to welcome the world at Expo 2020 Dubai,” Zawya, September 15, 2021. Archived October 20, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Mfvc8
2021EnelOgilvy86Paula Filizola. “Ogilvy ganha concorrência da Enel Brasil e divulga primeira campanha,” Metrópoles, June 16, 2021. Archived July 24, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/NuDaF
2021Equinor Design Bridge and Partners87Superunion y Notpla ganan el Grand Prix de Diseño del Festival Internacional de Creatividad de Cannes,” Gráffica, June 25, 2021. Archived February 25, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/OQAki
2021ExxonMobilHill + Knowlton Strategies88ExxonMobil: Moving with CNG,” The Dots, 2021. Archived October 23, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Qg9g5
India moving with CNG: Lata’s story,” ExxonMobil Youtube Account, January 13, 2021. 
2021Middle EastGE Gas Power MENAAsda’a BCW89GE’S JEBEL ALI SERVICE CENTER: 15 YEARS OF POWERING THE WORLD FORWARD FROM THE UAE,” ME News, November 30, 2021. Archived October 20, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/pO6Hi
2021Indian OilGrey90Grey Group India combats excessive honking in new IndianOil campaign launched on World Environmental Day,” Campaign Brief Asia, June 8, 2021. Archived June 12, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/OOQA1
2021KleenheatThe Brand Agency91Kleenheat | Are you thinking about gas? | Locked Out (30 sec),” Kleenheat Youtube Account, June 9, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/nREja
2021EuropeNeste50,000€ – 99,999€Burson Cohn & Wolfe92Neste Oyj,” Lobby Facts EU, April 7, 2023. Archived October 20, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/z6xUT
2021PTTOgilvy932021 SABRE Awards Asia-Pacific Winners,” PRovoke Media, September 2021. Archived August 1, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/sMBzX
2021Middle EastSaudi AramcoAKQA94Sofia Serrano.”AKQA introduces Aramco LIFE: a bold approach to internal communications,” Campaign Middle East, April 5, 2021. Archived April 18, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/b8FmI 
2021Saudi AramcoHill + Knowlton Strategies95Renad Abusamaan,” Behance, Archived August 28, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/pGtUq
2021ShellEssenceMediaCom96Sam Bradley. “Can media agencies afford not to pitch for Shell’s business?” The Drum, June 19, 2023. Archived June 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/pOMGQ
2021ShellHill+Knowlton, Finsbury, Wunderman Thompson972022 SABRE Awards EMEA Winners,” PRovoke Media, May 27, 2022. Archived March 24, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/FY2BS 98Shell to Simplify Business with ‘Resounding Support’ by Shareholders,” Natural Gas Intelligence, December 10, 2021. Archived July 2, 2022
2021ShellKantar99MRS AWARDS 2022,” page 46, MRS, 2022. Archived October 23, 2023
2021ShellVMLY&R100“Marketing Magazine: The Ham Report,” page 40. Marketing Magazine, February 2022. Archived February 3, 2023
2021BrazilShellWunderman Thompson101Energia que vem da gente – Wunderman Thompson / Shell,” Clube de Criação, December 3, 2021. Archived August 1, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.li/n99wK
2020BPGrey102Clients,” Grey Africa, 2020. Archived June 25, 2020. 
2020BPMindshare103Responses of David Lawler, Chairman and President, BP America Inc., to Questions for the Record for the Oversight and Reform Committee hearing held on October 28, 2021,” U.S. House of Representatives, October 28, 2021. Archived December 26, 2022
2020BPTruffle Pig/ Group SJR104Mark Rose,” LinkedIn. Accessed March, 2024. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
2020British GasThe&Partnership105British Gas: Here to Solve,” The&Partnership, February 2, 2020. Archived June 4, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/I5Dsx
2020Chevron$60,000,000Wavemaker106Erik Oster. “Wavemaker Retains $60 Million Chevron Global Media Account,” Adweek, August 27, 2019. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 
2020Chevron (Caltex)VMLY&R107Caltex: The Journey Goes On,” Ads of the World, June 2020. Archived June 5, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/etnoT
2020AustraliaDomGas AllianceCannings Purple108Lobbyist Details,” Public Sector Commission, October 12, 2023. Archived March 28, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/XbNcn
2020Equinor Design Bridge and Partners109Showcase: Equinor,” Superunion Facebook page, November 30, 2020. Archived October 22, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/HdqYa
2020Equinor Hawker Britton110Hawker Britton Group Pty Ltd,” South Australian Lobbyist Register, September 2023. Archived October 23, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/158AV
2020ExxonMobilEnergy Factor website, Natural Gas PB&J, Opportunity Begins with Energy Group SJR111The 2020 Platinum PR Awards: Finalists Named, Winners Unveiled Oct. 27 During Virtual Gala,” PR News, October 2, 2020. Archived March 20. 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/hKzJ7 112The Role of Public Relations Firms in Preventing Action on Climate Change,” House Natural Resources Committee Staff Report, September 14, 2022. Archived May 11, 2023. Archived .pdf copy available at DeSmog. 
2020DraxGroup SJR113The Northern Powerhouse,” Vince Camacho, Accessed March 2024. Archived March 6, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/aKWQG.
2020Middle EastGE Gas Power MENAAsda’a BCW114(Press Release). “GE to scale up power stability through two new agreements with Iraqi Ministry of Electricity,” General Electric, August 19, 2020. Archived May 30, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/7t3OW
2020KleenheatThe Brand Agency115THE BRAND AGENCY HELPS KLEENHEAT LAUNCH ‘KLEENHEAT TREATS’,” The Brand Agency, January 22, 2020. Archived March 2, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/qwE0a
2020ShellEssenceMediaCom116Sam Bradley. “Can media agencies afford not to pitch for Shell’s business?” The Drum, June 19, 2023. Archived June 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/pOMGQ
2020ShellVMLY&R117Abastecidos de música,” Adlatina, July 15, 2020. Archived October 24, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KQ38J
2019AustraliaAustralian Gas Infrastructure GroupCannings Purple118Case Study: Australian Gas Infrastructure Group,” Cannings Purple, 2019. Archived November 22, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/RHwxE
2019BPGrey119Grey Advertising Africa excels in the Scopen Agency Scope study,” Grey Africa, March 5, 2020. Archived March 7, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/8Fbhi
2019BPOgilvy120BP LAUNCHES ‘BP RUN’ CAMPAIGN VIA WPP’S TEAM ENERGY TO CELEBRATE 100 YEARS IN AUSTRALIA,” Campaign Brief, May 23, 2019Archived August 8, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/T87MX
2019BPMindshare121Mustafa Mirreh. “#PMA20: Mindshare on Winning Best Lead Generation Campaign,” Performance In, October 15, 2020. Archived March 28, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/CBCQ4
2019British GasWPP 122British Gas Owner Centrica Retains WPP With New Cross-Agency Team For Global Brief,” ID Comms, July 22, 2019. Archived October 23, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/qijkO
2019Chevron60,000,000Wavemaker123Erik Oster. “Wavemaker Retains $60 Million Chevron Global Media Account,” Adweek, August 27, 2019. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 
2019Chevron (Caltex)VMLY&R124Caltex launches regional brand campaign, partners National Geographic for content,” VMLY&R, October 21, 2019. Archived March 23, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/aQZ6u
2019Equinor Hawker Britton125Hawker Britton Group Pty Ltd,” South Australian Lobbyist Register, September 2023. Archived October 23, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/158AV
2019ExxonMobilSchool of ExxonMobil, Soothing Science, Energy FactorHill + Knowlton Strategies/ Group SJR126The Role of Public Relations Firms in Preventing Action on Climate Change,” House Natural Resources Committee Staff Report, September 14, 2022. Archived May 11, 2023. Archived .pdf copy available at DeSmog.  127SCHOOL OF EXXONMOBIL,” Melissa Noble, 2023. Archived February 28, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Fufj3
2019DraxGroup SJR128IBM, Kellogg’s and GLOW take top honors at the Digiday Content Marketing Awards,” DIGIDAY, March 2, 2019. Archived March 6, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/mUdWX.
2019Indian OilGrey129IndianOil tells the inspiring story of these two heroes in their new campaign,” AdGully, September 13, 2019. Archived September 7, 2020. Archive URL:  https://archive.ph/AC1Qc
2019KleenheatThe Brand Agency130Kleenheat – Let Life Flow – NG Local Focus 30” TVC,” The Brand Agency Vimeo Account, 2019. Archived October 24, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/n5qv5
2019ShellEssenceMediaCom131Vietnam – Brand Awareness,” MMA Smarties 2019 Winners Gallery, 2019. Archived August 14, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/tICvt
2018AustraliaAustralian Gas Infrastructure GroupCannings Purple132Case Study: Australian Gas Infrastructure Group,” Cannings Purple, 2019. Archived November 22, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/RHwxE
2018BPGrey, Ogilvy, VML, Mindshare, Essence, SocialLabs, Landor133MAJA PAWINSKA SIMS. “WPP Launches Team Energy To Handle Global BP Marketing Brief,” ProvokeMedia, May 11, 2018. Archived October 7, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/sFLei
2018BPMindshare134Mustafa Mirreh. “#PMA20: Mindshare on Winning Best Lead Generation Campaign,” Performance In, October 15, 2020. Archived March 28, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/CBCQ4
2018DraxGroup SJR135Website privacy notice,” Drax, Accessed March 12, 2024. Archived March 6, 2024. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
2018Equinor Design Bridge and Partners136EQUINOR – THE NEW NORTH STAR,” WPPed Cream, 2019. Archived October 22, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/k4lBr 137EQUINOR,” Superunion, 2018. Archived June 26, 2022.
2018Equinor Hawker Britton138Hawker Britton Group Pty Ltd,” South Australian Lobbyist Register, September 2023. Archived October 23, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/158AV
2018ExxonMobilHill + Knowlton Strategies139The Role of Public Relations Firms in Preventing Action on Climate Change,” House Natural Resources Committee Staff Report, September 14, 2022. Archived May 11, 2023. Archived .pdf copy available at DeSmog. 
2018ExxonMobilGroup SJR140The Role of Public Relations Firms in Preventing Action on Climate Change,” Appendix 2, House Natural Resources Committee Staff Report, September 14, 2022. Archived May 11, 2023. Archived .pdf copy available at DeSmog.
2018Indian OilGrey141Indian Oil’s new campaign explains motorists benefits of using premium fuel in a humourous way,” Exchange4Media, July 3, 2018. Archived October 23, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/OOQA1
2018ShellEssenceMediaCom142Stephen Lepitak. “Shell confirms ‘Agency of the Future’ roster and MediaCom appointment,” The Drum, August 1, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/H24li 143Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2018AfricaShellScanad144Shell FUELSAVE – ‘Car’,” Adforum, September 13, 2018. Archived April 23, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/lYk4u
2018Oil & Gas Climate InitiativeHill + Knowlton Strategies145Oil and Gas Climate Initiative holds workshop on the potential of Carbon Capture, Use and Storage in the Gulf Region,” Oil & Gas Climate Initiative, November 6, 2018. Archived October 5, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/UXFi7
2017BPMindshare146Delighted to have worked with @BP_plc on the very moving @ParaAthletics ad.Looking great here @PaddingtonCen @ScreenOutdoor @mindshare_uk,” Split Milk Media X Account, July 25, 2017. Archived July 25, 2023. 
2017Chevron (Caltex)VMLY&R147Campaign Spotlight: Y&R Philippines makes fueling up more fun with the Caltex Liter Lottery,” Adobo Magazine, May 26, 2017. Archived October 24, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/cwxa8
2017ExxonMobilHill + Knowlton Strategies148The Role of Public Relations Firms in Preventing Action on Climate Change,” House Natural Resources Committee Staff Report, September 14, 2022. Archived May 11, 2023. Archived .pdf copy available at DeSmog. 
2017ShellVML149Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2017ShellEssenceMediaCom150Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2016BPOgilvy151BP: The Energy Within,” Ads of the World, July 2016. Archived January 28, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/hTzwx
2016BPMindshare152Emily Tan. “WPP forms Team Energy to handle BP’s global media, advertising and communications account,” Campaign U.S., May 9, 2018. Archived July 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/yOe0G
2016ChevronGroup SJR153Content Marketing Strategy for Executives,Content Marketing Institute, April 2016. Archived March 7, 2024. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
2016ExxonMobilHill + Knowlton Strategies/ Group SJR154The Role of Public Relations Firms in Preventing Action on Climate Change,” House Natural Resources Committee Staff Report, September 14, 2022. Archived May 11, 2023. Archived .pdf copy available at DeSmog. 
2016General ElectricGroup SJR155Hill+Knowlton Strategies: PRWeek Global Agency Business Report 2016,” PR Week, May 2, 2016. Archived May 6, 2016. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/BkJw8
2016ShellVML156Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2016ShellGroup SJR157Henry Teitelbaum,” Henry Teitelbaum LinkedIn Account, accessed March 2024. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
2016ShellEssenceMediaCom158Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2015BPMindshare159Emily Tan. “WPP forms Team Energy to handle BP’s global media, advertising and communications account,” Campaign U.S., May 9, 2018. Archived July 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/yOe0G
2015ChevronGroup SJR160Nicole D Maxwell,” Staff Me Up, Accessed March 2024. Archived March 7, 2024. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
2015General ElectricGroup SJR161GE Reports Makes Best Branded Content List,” General Electric, December 28, 2015. Archived March 4, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Gs5Ja
2015ShellVML162Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2015ShellEssenceMediaCom163Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2014BPOgilvy164Arun Sudhaman. “Ogilvy PR Lands Global BP Assignment,” PRovoke Media, July 1, 2014. Archived October 2, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/DG646
2014BPMindshare165Emily Tan. “WPP forms Team Energy to handle BP’s global media, advertising and communications account,” Campaign U.S., May 9, 2018. Archived July 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/yOe0G
2014ShellVML166Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2014ShellEssenceMediaCom167Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2013BPMindshare168Going a little further! BP Brainstorm on a Bus. #NYCHuddle @Mindshare_NA @gojoemaceda @CindyGus,” Mike Yablonski X Account, November 21, 2013Archived July 25, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Fkv17
2013ShellVML169Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2013ShellEssenceMediaCom170Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2012BPMindshare171Emily Tan. “WPP forms Team Energy to handle BP’s global media, advertising and communications account,” Campaign U.S., May 9, 2018. Archived July 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/yOe0G
2012Saudi AramcoHill + Knowlton Strategies172Arun Sudhaman. “Oil Giant Saudi Aramco Rethinks Global Comms Strategy,” Provoke Media, March 19, 2012. Archived October 23, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/eVINT
2012ShellVML173Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2012ShellEssenceMediaCom174Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2011BPMindshare175Emily Tan. “WPP forms Team Energy to handle BP’s global media, advertising and communications account,” Campaign U.S., May 9, 2018. Archived July 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/yOe0G
2011ShellVML176Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2011ShellEssenceMediaCom177Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2010BPMindshare178Emily Tan. “WPP forms Team Energy to handle BP’s global media, advertising and communications account,” Campaign U.S., May 9, 2018. Archived July 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/yOe0G
2010ShellVML179Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2010ShellEssenceMediaCom180Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2009BPOgilvy181BP: Much More,” Ads of the World, December 2009. Archived January 29, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/rFcyz
2009BPMindshare182Emily Tan. “WPP forms Team Energy to handle BP’s global media, advertising and communications account,” Campaign U.S., May 9, 2018. Archived July 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/yOe0G
2009ShellVML183Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2009ShellEssenceMediaCom184Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2008BPMindshare185Emily Tan. “WPP forms Team Energy to handle BP’s global media, advertising and communications account,” Campaign U.S., May 9, 2018. Archived July 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/yOe0G
2008ShellVML186Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2008ShellEssenceMediaCom187Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2007BPMindshare188Emily Tan. “WPP forms Team Energy to handle BP’s global media, advertising and communications account,” Campaign U.S., May 9, 2018. Archived July 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/yOe0G
2007ShellVML189Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2007ShellEssenceMediaCom190Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2006BPMindshare191Emily Tan. “WPP forms Team Energy to handle BP’s global media, advertising and communications account,” Campaign U.S., May 9, 2018. Archived July 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/yOe0G
2006ShellVML192Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2006ShellEssenceMediaCom193Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2005BPMindshare194Emily Tan. “WPP forms Team Energy to handle BP’s global media, advertising and communications account,” Campaign U.S., May 9, 2018. Archived July 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/yOe0G
2005ShellVML195Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2005ShellEssenceMediaCom196Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2004BPMindshare197Emily Tan. “WPP forms Team Energy to handle BP’s global media, advertising and communications account,” Campaign U.S., May 9, 2018. Archived July 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/yOe0G
2004ShellVML198Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2004ShellEssenceMediaCom199Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2003BPMindshare200Emily Tan. “WPP forms Team Energy to handle BP’s global media, advertising and communications account,” Campaign U.S., May 9, 2018. Archived July 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/yOe0G
2003ShellVML201Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2003ShellEssenceMediaCom202Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2002BPMindshare203Emily Tan. “WPP forms Team Energy to handle BP’s global media, advertising and communications account,” Campaign U.S., May 9, 2018. Archived July 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/yOe0G
2002ShellVML204Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2002ShellEssenceMediaCom205Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2001BPMindshare206Emily Tan. “WPP forms Team Energy to handle BP’s global media, advertising and communications account,” Campaign U.S., May 9, 2018. Archived July 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/yOe0G
2001ShellVML207Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2001ShellEssenceMediaCom208Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
2000BPMindshare209Emily Tan. “WPP forms Team Energy to handle BP’s global media, advertising and communications account,” Campaign U.S., May 9, 2018. Archived July 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/yOe0G
2000ShellVML210Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
1999ShellVML211Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
1998ShellVML212Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW
1997ShellVML213Gideon Spanier. “JWT and MediaCom on alert as Shell calls global creative and media review,” Campaign Asia, January 25, 2018. Archived December 2, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/KplXW

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December 2021

At the World Petroleum Congress in Houston, Texas, ExxonMobil featured an augmented reality experience, which claimed  the fossil fuel corporation was developing carbon capture and storage technologies to reduce industrial emissions by up to 90 percent.214ExxonMobil is Using An Innovative AR Experience To Showcase How Carbon Capture Storage Can Remove 90% of Industrial CO2 Emissions,” Groove Jones, January 17, 2022. Archived June 9, 2023 Group SJR, a subsidiary of WPP-owned Hill + Knowlton Strategies, partnered with Groove Jones to create the presentation. 

June 19, 2020

Group SJR submitted two applications for a public relations industry award on behalf of its work for ExxonMobil.215The Role of Public Relations Firms in Preventing Action on Climate Change,” House Natural Resources Committee Staff Report, September 14, 2022. Archived May 11, 2023. Archived .pdf copy available at DeSmog. The U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee later obtained the award applications and published them in a 2022 report, “The Role of Public Relations Firms in Preventing Action on Climate Change.” 

Group SJR ran the ExxonMobil website energyfactor.exxonmobil.com, which sought to “highlight ExxonMobil’s commitment to innovation, research, and emissions-reducing technologies,” according to the award submission.216The Role of Public Relations Firms in Preventing Action on Climate Change,” Appendix 1, House Natural Resources Committee Staff Report, September 14, 2022. Archived May 11, 2023. Archived .pdf copy available at DeSmog. The site was aimed at least in part at “skeptics of the brand” to show that the energy industry is “developing safe and reliable energy sources not only for today, but for the future, while also mitigating the risks of climate change,” Group SJR wrote. The site featured articles about algae as biofuel and carbon capture. Thirty million unique readers visited the Energy Factor website from its launch in 2016 to June 2019, according to the award submission.

The second award application Group SJR submitted focused on its “Natural Gas PB&J” video ads for ExxonMobil, which ran on Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and Twitter.217The Role of Public Relations Firms in Preventing Action on Climate Change,” Appendix 2, House Natural Resources Committee Staff Report, September 14, 2022. Archived May 11, 2023. Archived .pdf copy available at DeSmog. Group SJR styled the ads to resemble Buzzfeed’s “Tasty” videos, which were popular with young audiences. “Using a contemporary video style to convey hot-button topics, Group SJR and ExxonMobil aimed to reach Gen Z,” the WPP subsidiary explained in the award submission. Group SJR wrote that the ads showed how “ExxonMobil is helping to keep emissions down as a leading supplier of cleaner-burning natural gas.”

Source: X218Natural gas and renewable energy work great on their own but better together. Kind of like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Watch how.” @ExxonMobil X Account, December 5, 2019. Archived August 31, 2022.

2019

Group SJR, created the social media campaigns for ExxonMobil, “Opportunity Begins with Energy”219Exxonmobil Corporate,” Wyndham Stopford, Archived October 23, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/UoXnE and “Soothing Science.”2202020 Finalists and Winners,” Content Marketing Awards, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Cqv3H The ads ran on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter.221About,” Wyndham Stopford, . Archived October 23, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/YBmTw

May 2018

Norwegian oil and gas giant Statoil dropped “oil” from its name and rebranded as Equinor.222Equinor – The New North Star,” WPPed Cream, 2019. Archived October 22, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/k4lBr Superunion, a WPP subsidiary known as Design Bridge and Partners as of October 2023, led the rebranding campaign. “Statoil needed to rebrand, to reflect its transformation from an oil and gas producer to a broad energy company, committed to people and a more sustainable future,” wrote Superunion in a campaign description for an internal WPP award. 

Superunion used renewable energy and nature imagery in advertisements for the new Equinor brand.223Greenwashing Files: Equinor,” Client Earth. Archived June 11, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/FIaT4 In 2017, Statoil invested five percent in what it calls “new energy solutions.”224Joachim Dagenborg & Nerijus Adomaitis. “Statoil to rebrand as Equinor in green energy push,” Reuters, March 15, 2018. Archived March 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/UqQt1 In an announcement about the rebrand, Statoil said it planned to spend 15 to 20 percent of its capital spending on “new energy solutions” by 2030.225Statoil to change name to Equinor,” Equinor, March 15, 2018. Archived July 30, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Aqgw1 In its 2018 annual report, Equinor announced that the company had increased oil and gas production and planned to continue increasing production with new oil exploration licenses around the world.2262018 Annual report and Form 20-F,” page 7. Equinor, March 2019. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 

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