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Background

Havas is a French holding group with public relations and advertising agencies around the world. Known as Euro RSCG until 2012,1Jim Edwards. “Here’s The Real Reason Euro RSCG Is Changing Its Name To Havas,” Business Insider, July 14, 2012. Archived June 5, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/mwcUX Havas is one of the largest public relations and advertising groups in the world and won Shell’s media account in September 2023. As of 2023, Havas also worked with fossil fuel clients including Imperial Oil and Gas, BP, Q8, Shell, and Technip.2“F-List 2023,” Clean Creatives, 2023. Archived September 28, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/kCbeA It previously worked with ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies, and Phoenix Petroleum Philippines.3“F-List 2022,” Clean Creatives, 2022. Archived October 25, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.fo/Ozenv 

Stance on Climate Change

In 2020, Havas launched Havas Impact+, a corporate social responsibility program that aimed to reduce Havas’ direct emissions by more than 55 percent by 2030.4“Positively Impacting the World,” Havas. Archived March 30, 2023. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. “Our ambition is to become the leading communications group on environmental issues by reducing our impact,” Havas wrote on its website. As part of Havas Impact+, Havas also committed to creating “responsible communications campaigns for ourselves and for our clients.”

In 2023, 2022,5“F-List 2022,” Clean Creatives, 2022. Archived October 25, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.fo/Ozenv and 2021,6“The F-List 2021: 90 Ad and PR Companies Working for the Fossil Fuel Industry,” Clean Creatives, 2021. Archived September 22, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/MW0Dz the campaign group Clean Creatives put Havas on its “F-List” of creative agencies working with fossil fuel companies.7“F-List 2023,” Clean Creatives, 2023. Archived September 28, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/kCbeA Clean Creatives cited Havas’ work with Imperial Oil and Gas, BP, Q8, Shell, and Technip in the 2023 F-List, and Shell, ExxonMobil,8“The F-List 2021: 90 Ad and PR Companies Working for the Fossil Fuel Industry,” Clean Creatives, 2021. Archived September 22, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/MW0Dz Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, BP, and TotalEnergies in the 2022 F-List. In 2021, the F-List cited Havas as working with BP, TotalEnergies, and ExxonMobil, which Havas London subsequently denied.9Kathryn Lundstrom and Emmy Liederman. “Turning Agencies Against Fossil Fuel Brands Harkens Back to the Tobacco Wars,” AdWeek, October 25, 2021. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. In 2022, Triptyk, an agency owned by Havas, signed Clean Creatives’ pledge not to work with fossil fuel companies.10Kathryn Lundstrom. “2023 Will Put the Ad Industry’s Relationship With Fossil Fuels on Trial,” AdWeek, December 23, 2022. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Statements by CEO Yannick Bolloré

In an August 2023 conversation with Goodvertising: Creative Advertising that Cares author Thomas Kolster,11Hannah Dillon.  “‘Be Clever With Your Resources’: Thomas Kolster on Sustainability in Ad Tech,” Exchange Wire, September 28, 2022. Archived November 29, 2022. . Archive URL: https://archive.ph/vunue Havas CEO Yannick Bolloré said, “I tell the team we need to avoid by any cost greenwashing; we want to really make sure the clients we are engaging with are serious about it, they mean it, because the last thing I want is a lack of authenticity on that matter.”12 “Greenwashing Interview with Thomas Kolster and Yannick Bolloré,” Thomas Kolster Youtube Account, August 29, 2023. Archived September 29, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/LIkS3 In the same video, referring to the transition to clean energy, Bolloré said “I strongly believe that a brand that would not invest into this transition will be out of business in 10 years.”13“Greenwashing Interview with Thomas Kolster and Yannick Bolloré,” Thomas Kolster Youtube Account, August 29, 2023. Archived September 29, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/LIkS3

In Havas’ 2022 Corporate Sustainability Report, CEO Yannick Bolloré wrote: “Serious heatwaves, fires and drought were happening all around the world. This is further evidence of the climate crisis we face as a civilization and the urgency of our collective fight against global warming.”14Yannick Bolloré. “A Message from Yannick Bolloré,” 2022 CSR Report, Havas, 2022. Archived September 29, 2023. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. He continued to say, “At Havas, we are aware of our obvious influence and the impact of the content we produce. This responsibility has been driving us for nearly 15 years: we were pioneers in our sector by placing meaningfulness at the heart of everything we do and by positioning ourselves as a key partner in the sustainable transformation of the stakeholders we support, whether they are private or public.”

Funding

In 2022, Havas reported revenue of 2.77 billion euros.15“Havas moves towards centre stage at new Vivendi,” More About Advertising, March 10, 2023. Archived March 24, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Kp4GM Media company Vivendi holds a majority stake in Havas.

Key People

Yannick Bolloré

As of September 2023, Yannick Bolloré was the CEO of Havas.16“Yannick Bolloré,” Havas, Archived September 29, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/xbF2V He became CEO in 2013 and in April 2018 he became chairman of the board at Vivendi, a majority stake holder in Havas. 

Dan Gregory

As of September 2023, Dan Gregory was the creative director at Havas People, Havas’ employer branding agency.17Havas People. “The Thoughts We Have,” Havas People. Archived December 20, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/2MUit He worked on the “Bright Ideas” campaign for BP in 2018.18Havas. “BP Bright Ideas,” Ads of the World, November 2018. Archived April 1, 2023. Archived copy available at DeSmog.

Ben Downing

As of September 2023, Ben Downing was the global managing director of ethical media and strategic partnerships at Havas.19“Ben Downing,” LinkedIn. Archived September 28, 2023. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. In 2022, he gave an interview to Capitol Monitor noting that PR firms have focused on reducing their operational emissions, but are beginning to pay attention to the emissions generated by their clients and the content of their advertisements.20Elizabeth Meager. “Energy advertising faces rising pressure over ‘climate washing’,” Capitol Monitor, February 1, 2022. Archived February 4, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/1BBvQ

Actions

September 19, 2023

Havas confirmed that it won Shell’s media account. In a statement, Havas global chief communications officer Charlotte Rambaud said, “We are pleased to have been appointed Shell’s global strategic media buying agency and look forward to working with the Shell team to ensure consumers are better informed about the range of energy solutions it is providing today and investing in for the future.” In 2022, Shell spent $240 million on media as measured by COMvergence.21Kathryn Lundstrom & Olivia Morley. “Havas Wins Shell Media Account Following Review—and Climate Protests,” Adweek, September 19, 2023. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, an initiative that had contracted Havas Red for communications support, announced it had terminated its relationship with Havas Red as a result of the Shell contract, and would not work with Havas in the future.

2023 F-List

The environmental campaign group Clean Creatives included Havas on its 2023 F-List for its work with fossil fuel clients.22“F-List 2023,” Clean Creatives, 2023. Archived September 28, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/kCbeA On the 2023 F-List, Clean Creatives listed contracts from 2022 and 2023 between Havas subsidiaries and Imperial Oil and Gas, BP, Q8 (Kuwait Petroleum International), Shell, and French-American oil and gas provider Technip FMC.

July 2023

BETC Asia, a Havas agency in China, listed TotalEnergies as a current client on its website.23“BETC Asia,” BETC Asia. Archived July 14, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/FBu9P

June 2023

Conran Design Group’s website included a case study for its work with Shell, which noted that Conran has been a “key agency partner” for the past 20 years.24Conran Design Group. “Shell: Towards a Brighter Future,” Conran Design Group. Archived June 20, 2023. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

May 18, 2022

The Conscious Advertising Network launched its “Climate and Sustainability” manifesto.25Conscious Advertising Network.  “The Conscious Advertising Network Launches Its Climate And Sustainability Manifesto Alongside Experts From Friends Of The Earth, Havas Media Group, Sse, Ipsos, And Virgin Media O2,” Havas Media Group, May 18, 2022. Archived October 17, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/CeH4T Havas Media helped create the principles of advertising in the climate and sustainability space listed in this manifesto, and was bound to follow these principles in order to retain its membership in the Conscious Advertising Network. 

The manifesto stressed the importance of the advertising industry in efforts to reduce global emissions in order to keep warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius.26“Climate and Sustainability,” Conscious Advertising Network, May 2022. Archived October 17, 2023. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. The manifesto also calls for agencies to review their client lists to identify fossil fuel clients and to do “due diligence” on clients by asking about their plans for achieving net-zero emissions. “Does your creative reflect the climate reality of today?” the manifesto asked, referring to the creative content produced by advertising agencies for clients.

November 20, 2021

Havas London replied to a Twitter post regarding its work with fossil fuel majors denying that it worked for BP, TotalEnergies, or ExxonMobil.27“Hi Ian. This is just incorrect – we categorically do not work with ExxonMobil, BP, or TotalEnergies. Appreciate this is @cleancreatives’ mistake, not yours. We have tried contacting them to correct the record on numerous occasions – unfortunately, to no avail.” Havas London Twitter Account, November 20, 2021. Archived June 20, 2023.  Archive URL: https://archive.ph/XT32D

November 9, 2021

Havas Media signed an open letter organized by the Conscious Advertising Network to the COP26 presidency and CEOs of social media platforms urging them to take a more aggressive stance against climate misinformation.28Conscious Advertising Network. “Open letter: Global action required now to tackle the threat of climate misinformation and disinformation,” Medium, November 9, 2021. Archived November 23, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Pex5V Havas Media as an agency signed the letter, as did two employees: Ben Downing, the global managing director of ethical media and strategic partnerships, and Greg James, global CSO. Signatories of the letter agreed to not make content which promoted climate disinformation or greenwashing.29Rebecca Stewart. “Climate Manifesto Commits UK Ad Industry to Greener Media and Production Processes,” AdWeek, May 18, 2022. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

October 25, 2021

Havas gave a statement to AdWeek refuting Clean Creatives’ report that Havas-owned agencies maintained relationships with ExxonMobil, BP, and TotalEnergies.30Kathryn Lundstrom and Emmy Liederman. “Turning Agencies Against Fossil Fuel Brands Harkens Back to the Tobacco Wars,” AdWeek, October 25, 2021. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. A Havas spokesperson told AdWeek that Havas Events was no longer part of the Havas holding company and that Havas People and Havas Sports and Entertainment had ended their relationships with BP and TotalEnergies, respectively.

September 2021

Clean Creatives released its F-List, a report that listed contracts between advertising and public relations agencies and fossil fuel companies. Havas was included in the list for its work between Havas Events and ExxonMobil, Havas People and BP, and Havas Sports and Entertainment and TotalEnergies.31Kathryn Lundstrom and Emmy Liederman. “Turning Agencies Against Fossil Fuel Brands Harkens Back to the Tobacco Wars,” AdWeek, October 25, 2021. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

July 12, 2021

Havas Sports and Entertainment published a press release in which BP was listed as a client for its Polish division.32(Press Release). “​​Havas Sports & Entertainment appoints new Managing Director in Poland,” Havas S.E., July 12, 2021. Archived June 28, 2023. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. BP became a client of Havas Sports and Entertainment in 2012.33Havas (Press Release). “Havas : Havas : 2012 First Half Results,” Bloomberg Business, August 31, 2012. Archived June 20, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/L1ude

September 8, 2019

Havas Sports & Entertainment handled BP’s sponsorship of the WizzAir Half Marathon in Budapest.34“Wizzing through the streets of Budapest,” bp. Archived November 20, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Hx37X 35“BP at Wizzair Half Marathon 2019,” Karma Production. Archived December 30, 2020. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

July 2019

Havas Media Ortega’s Arena Media created the “Sarap Pala Magluto” campaign for Phoenix Petroleum Philippines to launch its “SUPER LPG (liquified petroleum gas)” product.36Phoenix Petroleum Philippines. “Phoenix: Going Places, 2019 Annual Report,” Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, page 70. Archived July 28, 2021. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Havas Media targeted millennial consumers and encouraged them to install gas tanks in their kitchens with videos that showed young cooks using SUPER LPG tanks to power gas stoves.37“Arena Media,” Havas. Archived June 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/t4iRa Video archived at DeSmog. The campaign launched a combined cooking show and karaoke contest in which participants could win a chance to be on a weekly TV show created by Havas in partnership with the Philippines’ largest network, ABS CBN. In a case study of the campaign, Havas Media explained that its cooking show further appealed to millennial audiences with pop star Sarah Geronimo. Videos from the show, as well as ads featuring Sarah Geronimo cooking with SUPER LPG, were posted on social media. Havas Media reported that the campaign contributed to a 17 percent increase in SUPER LPG sales.

The SUPER LPG website says that “Phoenix SUPER LPG is a credible and efficient green alternative fuel for home cooking.”38“About Phoenix SUPER LPG,” Phoenix LPG Philippines Inc. Archived March 29, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/eOpap

Havas Media Ortega won a Bronze ICE award from the Media Specialists Association of the Philippines for the campaign.39Phoenix Petroleum Philippines. “Phoenix: Going Places, 2019 Annual Report,” Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, page 69. Archived July 28, 2021. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Spring 2019

Royal Dutch Shell purchased the UK-based household energy supplier First Utility in 2018, and in spring 2019 rebranded the company as Shell Energy.40Ron Bousso and Susanna Twidale. “Shell goes green as it rebrands UK household power supplier,” Reuters, March 24, 2019. Archived May 12, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.is/byQRp Shell worked with Conran Design Group for the rebrand and designed Shell Energy to “reflect their cleaner energy ambitions and their vision of a more sustainable energy future.”41Andrew Jager. “Shell Energy,” Andrew Jager. Archived June 20, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/W2xy8

April 2019

BETC, a Havas-owned advertising agency in Paris, launched a campaign for Total’s Excellium Fuels. The television ads featured the tagline “The fuel that cleans your engine km after km” and a BETC press release announcing the campaign tied the fuel to less CO2 emissions.42BETC (Press Release).“Total Excellium Fuels releases epic new ad by BETC Paris,” Market Communication News, April 11, 2019. Archived June 26, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.li/qCdwt “A clean engine emits less CO2 per kilometer so those super heroes are doing an important job,” said BETC, referring to animated superheroes in the advertisements which represented Total’s fuel. 

The ads played in more than 40 African, Asian, Central American, and European countries.

February 2018

BP selected Havas People to create a campaign for global recruitment marketing.43“Havas People and BP Global Partnership for Employee Communications,” Havas People Tumblr Account, April 12, 2018. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/tk60B In the United Kingdom, Havas People created the campaign “Bright Ideas” for BP to attract job applicants.44“Havas People,” Havas. Archived May 11, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/k8Egx “Bright Ideas” billboards were installed around the United Kingdom and read “This ad uses the light of day to shine in the dark of night. Help drive the energy transition” and directed readers to BP’s career website.45Havas. “BP Bright Ideas,” Ads of the World, November 2018. Archived April 1, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/20Gvo 

Havas People also managed BP’s employment social media, including BP Careers on Facebook and BP’s Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube accounts, in an effort to increase the number of women job applicants.46Dan Gregory and Natalie Grover. “​​BP Employer Branding Campaign (Havas People),” The Dots, Archived March 23, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.fo/tHk4V

Bright Ideas campaign for BP from Havas People.47Havas. “BP Bright Ideas,” Ads of the World, November 2018. Archived April 1, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/20Gvo

February 2016

Havas Media Ortega won a Silver Anvil award from the Public Relations Society of the Philippines for its work on behalf of Phoenix Petroleum Philippines.48“Our Awards and Recognition,” Phoenix Petroleum Philippines. Archived February 7, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/vgPQU Its campaign, “Fuel the Dream” focused on Phoenix Petroleum’s support of youth sports in the Philippines.

September 2015

Havas Paris created the campaign “They Say Everything And Anything At All About Malaysian Palm Oil” for the Malaysian Palm Oil Council.49“MPOC to educate consumers on palm oil’s nutritional values,” New Straits Times, September 9, 2015. Archived July 11, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/OjhsD Palm oil is used in many foods and is also used as biodiesel for transportation. By early 2015, the Malaysian Palm Oil Council began to speak out against the European food companies which labeled their products “no palm oil” as public concern about palm oil’s sustainability grew.50Yusof Basiron. “Malaysian Palm Oil Council Calls For Full Implementation of the Food Information to Consumers Regulation,” Palm Oil Today, January 19, 2015. Archived July 13, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/sxUPm The Union of Concerned Scientists called palm oil a “major contributor to global warming” due to production methods that destroy forests and peatlands.51 “Palm Oil and Global Warming,” The Union of Concerned Scientists, 2014. Archived June 24, 2015. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Beginning in July 2015, a string of wildfires in Indonesia burned for months and some were believed to be started deliberately by palm oil plantations to clear the land.52Tess Riley. “From the Nutella scandal to Indonesia’s forest fires: palm oil in 2015 – in pictures,” The Guardian, December 28, 2015. Archived December 29, 2015. Archive URL: https://archive.li/skuai On some days, the fires emitted more greenhouse gasses than produced by U.S. economic activity.53Nancy Harris, Susan Minnemeyer, Fred Stolle and Octavia Payne. “Indonesia’s Fire Outbreaks Producing More Daily Emissions than Entire US Economy,” World Resources Institute, October 16, 2015. Archived July 11, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.li/xnxW2 

The campaign Havas Paris created presented palm oil as a sustainable product by following three students through intact rainforest as they spoke about how palm oil is produced with concern for biodiversity and human rights.54Katharine Ainger. “The Climate Smokescreen: PR Companies Lobbying for Big Polluters in Europe,” Corporate Europe Observatory, December 2015. Archived June 24, 2023. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

November 2014

Arena, an arm of Havas Media Ortega, launched “Fuel the Dream,” a campaign for Phoenix Petroleum Philippines.55Robin Hicks. “Oil giant Phoenix Petroleum backs Philippine youth basketball in CSR drive,” Mumbrella Asia, November 17, 2014. Archived August 11, 2020. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. The campaign focused on Phoenix Petroleum’s support for youth basketball programs in the Philippines. The campaign created Facebook ads and other social media content using the hashtag #FuelTheDream.

July 14, 2014

Conran Design Group, part of the Havas network, submitted a DBA Design Effectiveness Award application for its work redesigning Shell’s gas station convenience stores.56Conran Design Group. “Transforming Shell’s Global Shop Offer,” DBA Design Effectiveness Awards 2015, July 8, 2014. Archived September 20, 2021. Archived copy available at DeSmog. The new Shell Select stores were rolled out in the Netherlands, Denmark, the UK, Norway, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Africa, Malaysia, Thailand, and Turkey.

March 12, 2014

Shell published its Annual Report and 20-F 2013, which was designed by Conran Design Group.57Conran Design Group. “Shell: Towards a Brighter Future,” Conran Design Group. Archived June 20, 2023. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Under the Risk Factors section, the report includes “rising climate change concern could lead to additional regulatory measures that may result in project delays and higher costs.” Shell also planned for its energy profile to become more carbon intensive, not less: “It is expected that both the CO2 intensity of our production, as well as our absolute Upstream CO2 emissions, will increase as our business grows.”58Royal Dutch Shell plc. “Annual Report: Royal Dutch plc Annual Report and Form 20-F for the year ending December 31, 2013,” Royal Dutch Shell, March 2014. Archived June 20, 2023. Archived copy available at DeSmog. 

2013

Shell commissioned Conran Design Group to design its Annual Report, Sustainability Report, and Investor’s Handbook.59 Conran Design Group. “Shell: Towards a Brighter Future,” Conran Design Group. Archived June 20, 2023. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

April 10, 2012 

Havas Sports & Entertainment added the BP account to its business when it acquired Ignition, an independent ad agency.60Havas (Press Release). “Havas : Havas : 2012 First Half Results,” Bloomberg Business, August 31, 2012. Archived June 20, 2023. Archive URL:https://archive.ph/L1ude

Print advertisement for ExxonMobil, created by Havas New York in 2012.61Havas New York. “Natural Gas – ExxonMobil,” Ad Forum, May 2012. Archived July 14, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/RsNK6
The campaign also featured television ads.Havas New York. “Natural Gas – ExxonMobil,” Ad Forum, May 2012. Archived July 14, 2023. https://archive.ph/moJDd

2012

Shell hired Conran Design Group to redesign its gas station convenience stores.62Conran Design Group. “Shell: Towards a Brighter Future,” Conran Design Group. Archived June 20, 2023. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

December 2012

Phoenix Petroleum Philippines hired Havas as its agency of record, which meant that Havas would oversee media buys as well as creative services.63Sophie Chen. “Phoenix Petroleum selects Havas as AOR,” Campaign Asia, December 10, 2012. Archived June 22, 2023. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

October 20, 2008

Havas Media announced in a press release that it had recently entered into a contract with BP Gas.64Pierre Perrin-Monlouis (Press Release). “HAVAS strengthens its presence in GREAT BRITAIN,” EduBourse, October 20, 2008. Archived June 28, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/MM6cN

February 2006

Havas-owned Euro RSCG won the $40 million ExxonMobil creative account.65“ExxonMobil appoints Euro RSCG to $40m account,” Campaign US, February 10, 2006. Archived July 13, 2023.  https://archive.ph/oG4ek

Fossil Fuel Clients

YearIncome, If Available ClientHavas SubsidiaryLink
2023ShellHavas66Havas Wins Shell Media Business, DeSmog, September 19, 2023.
2023BPHavas People67“Our Clients,” Havas, 2023. Archived June 11, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/gt0YX
2012 – 2023ShellConran Design Group68“Conran Design Group,” Conran Design Group, Archived July 17, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Xv8g0
2023Imperial Oil & GasH/Advisors APA69“Organisation profile: H/Advisors APA Pty Ltd | trading as ‘H/Advisors APA’ ABN 60 074 901 545,” Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department, 2023. Archived October 17, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/6vGBV
2023Phoenix SUPER LPG Arena Media/Havas Media Ortega70“Arena Media,” Havas Philippines, Archived June 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/t4iRa 
2022BPHavas People71“Havas People: Our Clients,” Havas, Archived August 9, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/nB3fe
2022Q8 (Kuwait Petroleum International)Havas Milan72“Q8 annuncia il nuovo posizionamento con la campagna multimediale “Muoviti più liberamente”, firmata da Havas Milan, in uscita a ottobre. Digital content strategy, experience e media strategy: Havas Media,” ADV Express, October 3, 2022. Archived October 30, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/fUH5y
2021Q8 (Kuwait Petroleum International)Havas Milan73“Q8 – License Dance – Launch,” Mattia Molteni MMGG Vimeo Account, April 22, 2021. Archived October 17, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/LD4BQ
2021BPHavas People74“Havas People: Our Clients,” Havas, Archived May 11, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/YoaeL
2020BPHavas People75“Congratulations to all our 2020 Awards Winners!” In House Recruitment, 2020. Archived December 1, 2021. 
2020Q8 (Kuwait Petroleum International)Havas Milan76“Havas Milan maps out The Road Ahead for Q8,” Shots News, June 11, 2020. Archived October 17, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/puknL 
2019TotalEnergiesHavas Sports & Entertainment77Valentine Puaux. “Havas Sports & Entertainments’ habille En Hungaria,” CB News, May 13, 2023. Archived July 5, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/squ2e
2019Phoenix Petroleum PhilippinesHavas Media Ortega78“Phoenix: Going Places 2019 Annual Report,” Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, 2019. Archived July 28, 2023. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.  
2019BPHavas People79“Energy Giant BP Finds A Future-Forward, Eco-Friendly Solution for its OOH Campaign,” Havas, April 22, 2019. Archived October 31, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/lpFls
2018Q8 Havas Milan80“Q8 Takes to the Skies with New Identity by Havas Milan,” Little Black Book Online, April 4, 2018. Archived October 31, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/UvwqO
2018BPHavas People81“Havas People and BP Global Partnership for Employee Communications,” Havas People Tumblr Account, April 12, 2018. Archived October 31, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/tk60B 
2018ExxonMobilHavas Events82The  Havas Group held its annual press update,” Havas Events North America Facebook Account, June 25, 2018. Archived July 14, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.li/hvU7c 
2016Fuel the DreamPhoenix Petroleum PhilippinesHavas Ortega/Havas Media83“Our Awards and Recognition,” Phoenix Petroleum Philippines. Archived February 7, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/vgPQU 
2016TotalEnergiesHavas Sports & Entertainment84“Havas Sports & Entertainment releases annual Trends that will progress the game in 2017,” European Sponsorship Association, December 20, 2016. Archived October 31, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/ak6Nb
2015Phoenix Petroleum PhilippinesArena/Havas Media Ortega85“Arena helps Phoenix Petroleum fuel Filipino dreams,” Adobo Magazine, June 5, 2015. Archived June 27, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/FmgkG 
2015Malaysian Palm Oil CouncilHavas Paris86“MPOC to educate consumers on palm oil’s nutritional values,” New Straits Times, September 9, 2015. Archived July 11, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/OjhsD 
2014Phoenix Petroleum PhilippinesArena/Havas Media Ortega87Robin Hicks. “Oil giant Phoenix Petroleum backs Philippine youth basketball in CSR drive,” Mumbrella Asia, November 17, 2014. Archived August 11, 2020. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 
2014BPHavas Sports and Entertainment88“Havas Sports & Entertainment strengthens French Office with two Senior appointments,” European Sponsorship Association, February 18, 2014. Archived March 21, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/C9XaO
2013Phoenix Petroleum PhilippinesHavas Ortega/Arena89Sophie Chen. “Phoenix Petroleum selects Havas as AOR,” Campaign Asia, December 10, 2012. Archived June 22, 2023. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 
2013$148,328American Iron and Steel InstituteHavas Discovery (now Havas CX)90“American Iron and Steel Institute Form 990,” Internal Revenue Service, 2013. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2012$216,825American Iron and Steel InstituteHavas Discovery (now Havas CX)91“American Iron and Steel Institute Form 990,” Internal Revenue Service, 2012. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2012Phoenix Petroleum PhilippinesHavas Media Ortega92Sophie Chen. “Phoenix Petroleum selects Havas as AOR,” Campaign Asia, December 10, 2012. Archived June 22, 2023. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 
2012BPHavas Sports and Entertainment93Havas (Press Release). “Havas : Havas : 2012 First Half Results,” Bloomberg Business, August 31, 2012. Archived June 20, 2023. Archive URL:https://archive.ph/L1ude 
2012ExxonMobilHavas New York 94Havas New York. “Natural Gas – ExxonMobil,” Ad Forum, May 2012. Archived July 14, 2023. https://archive.ph/moJDd 
2010(Creative)ExxonMobilEuroRSCG (now Havas Creative)95“ExxonMobil Taps Joanne Davis to Manage Global Review,” Adweek, December 10, 2010. Archived December 21, 2018. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/AQJZd 
2010(Media)ExxonMobilMPG96“ExxonMobil Taps Joanne Davis to Manage Global Review,” Adweek, December 10, 2010. Archived December 21, 2018. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/AQJZd

Related Organizations

New York subsidiaries:97 “Our Agencies,” Havas. Archived June 10, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/nVu87

Havas New York

Havas Media 

Annex88

Triptk

Havas Formula

Havas People

Havas Tonic

Republica Havas

Gate One 

Havas CX

Havas Play

Select global subsidiaries:

H/Advisors APA98(Press Release). “Havas Announces Acquisition Of Australian Public Affairs To Grow H/Advisors Strategic Advisory Network Across Asia-Pacific,” Havas, September 5, 2023. Archived October 17, 2023. Archived .pdf available at Desmog.

Conran Design Group99“Conran Design Group,” Havas India, Archived July 17, 2023. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Xv8g0

Contact & Address

France100“Contact,” Havas Creative Network, Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

29-30 Quai de Dion Bouton
92800
Puteaux

Telephone: +33 1 58 47 93 93

United States 

200 Hudson Street 
New York, NY 10013

Telephone: +1-212-886-4100

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