Walkley Awards fuelled by petroleum

Walkley Awards fuelled by petroleum

How deep do the fossil fuel funds flow? Straight to the heart of Australia’s most prestigious journalism awards.The Walkley Awards were actually started by Ampol and named after its boss. Here’s a photo from the inaugural awards in 1956 featuring the...
Chevron to end Australia Day sponsorship

Chevron to end Australia Day sponsorship

The day after a campaign was launched to stop Chevron sponsoring Australia Day, the National Australia Day Council (NADC) has confirmed that the partnership will end. Chevron is the ‘diversity and inclusion’ partner of the NADC, which runs Australia Day events and...

Ad regulator backs ‘carbon neutral’ petrol

Ad Standards has dismissed a complaint from Comms Declare about a social media post on Ampol’s ‘carbon neutral’ fuel. The Facebook post shows an image of treetops with the words “Ampol Carbon Neutral” and claims Ampol can offset all the greenhouse gas emissions from...

F-list 2022 reveals 239 fossil-friendly agencies

An independent global investigation has revealed the advertising, media and PR agencies helping to promote fossil fuels, even as unprecedented climate-related disasters cause havoc around the globe. The F-List 2022 Report from Clean Creatives and Comms Declare reveals...