Earth News

Australian energy company fined €35,000 for greenwashing

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has warned companies making dubious sustainability claims to watch out.

27/10/2022

Culture news

'Elvis' director Baz Luhrmann wants to unlock people’s creativity

The Australian filmmaker teams up with Bombay Sapphire to helm a creative call-to-arms, which is inviting people to discover the creative inspiration that exists all around them.

18/10/2022

Food and Drink

Is the new M&Ms colour really about "inclusivity" or empty solidarity?

Stop what you're doing - M&Ms have a new colour! And it's supposed to represent "acceptance and inclusivity". What a time to be alive.

30/09/2022

The Cube

Italy elections: Who has spent the most money on Facebook ads?

Parties and politicians have been campaigning for online votes from Italy's 38 million Facebook users.

23/09/2022

Earth News

The 'brandalists' are back and they're taking aim at airline adverts

Anti-advertising campaign Brandalism has put up satirical artwork in 15 different European cities.

22/09/2022

Earth News

Social media at the forefront of ‘climate deception’, report reveals

The report, commissioned by Greenpeace, found that only a handful of posts from airlines, car and fossil fuel companies explicitly mentioned climate change.

21/09/2022

The Cube

Swiss police investigate fake online ad campaign about energy wasting

The unofficial posters urged citizens to report their neighbours if they overheat their homes this coming winter.

15/09/2022

Climate

Dutch city cracks down on ads aimed at meat eaters

Bye bye burger ads? Adverts promoting some types of meat are set to be banned from public spaces in Haarlem such as bus stops and shelters.

08/09/2022

Culture news

In poor taste? The most shocking banned adverts in Europe

The public have had their say - these companies went too far!

19/08/2022

Tech News

Facebook parent Meta posts first-ever revenue drop

The social media giant's growth machine has come to a halt.

28/07/2022

The Cube

UK bans dating ads offering to meet 'lonely' Ukrainian women

Multiple dating ads promoting to meet 'lonely' Ukrainian women have been banned by a UK watchdog due to their offensive nature.

14/07/2022

Work

How to spot and nurture female talent, by Publicis’s Bousquet

Publicis's Agathe Bousquet discusses why more female representation in the creative industries is needed and the role men play in making it happen.

04/07/2022

Work

What it takes to improve diversity and inclusion and why it matters

The new normal is perpetual change and this is one of the reasons why more young people with diverse backgrounds and skill sets are needed.

04/07/2022

Tech News

How companies can put sustainability before profit and why it matters

Conscious consumers want companies to stand up for what they believe in and take action on sustainability. Here’s why brands need to listen.

28/06/2022

Earth News

Euroviews. View: Winning a Cannes award felt like a failure. So I returned it

Last night, Gustav Martner interrupted the world famous Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity to call out advertising agencies for working with the fossil fuel industry.

21/06/2022

Money

UK tightens rules on 'misleading and irresponsible' crypto ads

Adverts for crypto assets and exchanges will have to display warnings about financial risk and highlight that the industry is unregulated in Britain.

22/03/2022

Earth News

Oatly ads banned over misleading environmental claims

But one claim that food’s annual emissions could be cut by 49 per cent if the world went vegan was backed up by evidence.

27/01/2022

Money

Crypto adverts face crackdown by UK authorities

Britain's financial industry regulator will soon set the rules for advertising crypto assets, the government announced on Monday.

18/01/2022

Money

Spanish regulator moves to rein in crypto asset advertising

The Spanish government said the financial regulator will need to be notified 10 days before a promotional campaign starts.

17/01/2022

Climate

‘Move and pollute less’, car makers must tell prospective buyers

Environmental warnings, like those for junk food, will be included in the adverts in a bid to hit France's climate targets.

07/01/2022