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.
AKQA Bloom’s closure comes amid calls for the ad and PR industry to stop working with fossil fuel clients.
The groups have filed an OECD complaint against the world’s 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 group’s newest report underlines the scope of the ad and PR sector’s ongoing relationships with fossil fuel companies.
First attempt to quantify scale of “sportswashing” likely to be an underestimate, authors warn.
Concerns over the ‘Powering Progress’ 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.”
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