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News & Media
Press Council Complaint – Daily Telegraph
We submit that the front page article in the Daily Telegraph on Monday 2/12/24 named “Dark Ages” violates Press Council Guidelines regarding advertorials. The Guidelines for Advertorials state,...
Life saving? Not with these sponsors…
In a state where the entire Nipper program is sponsored by petroleum giant, Woodside, it's grimly unsurprising that WA's Royal Life Saving is now laundering the reputations of Mitsui E&P...
Coal-backed ads win the Queensland election
Coal-backed think tanks spent up big to help the Liberal National Party (LNP) win the 2024 Queensland election. In October, the anti-renewable Australian Institute for Progress spent...
GoodSense becomes first NZ agency to swear off fossil fuel clients.
The sustainability marketing and communications team at GoodSense is the first in Aotearoa to join climate communications group, Comms Declare. The proposition is simple - if you work in comms, stop...
AANA greenwashes itself with weakened Environmental Claims Code
Final code removes caution to high emissions industries and allows the use of offsets for net zero claims. The final Environmental Claims Code released today by the Australian Association of...
Greenwashing complaint against Jemena
Comms Declare has made a complaint to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) about claims Jemena has made about so-called ‘renewable gas’. The ‘renewable gas’ and ‘go natural gas’...
Comms Declare launches in New Zealand with F-list 2024
Climate communications group, Comms Declare has launched in New Zealand by publishing the first list of agencies with fossil fuel clients on both sides of the ditch and issuing a warning over...
First report into marketing’s exposure to fossil fuel clients across Australia and New Zealand
Political spin doctors are the dirtiest part of Australia’s communications industry for the second year running, according to the F-list 2024 by Comms Declare and Clean Creatives....
Victorian gas backflip a win for army of lobbyists
Gas and petroleum industry spin doctors have won the day, successfully overturning restrictions on the potent greenhouse gas in the state. The amount of lobbyists grew dramatically following the...
ACT businesses take a stand against fossil fuel marketing
Sixteen ACT organisations have pledged they won’t promote coal, oil and gas companies in support of a cleaner Capital Territory. IonDNA, SunStak, LightHouse and Future Swirl are among the...
Doctors Call Code Red: New report warns climate pollution is our biggest killer
Today at Parliament House, Doctors from across Australia delivered an alarming new report, Fossil Fuels are a Health Hazard. The report by medical group Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA),...
Australians demand stronger health and pollution labels for gas
Australians demand stronger health and pollution labels for gas appliances, as new report reveals gas industry keeping us hooked on expensive, polluting and unhealthy appliances As the 2024...
Advertising regulator examining climate claims by MasterChef sponsor
A radio ad for the ‘Renewable Gas’ sponsorship of MasterChef is being scrutinised by Ad Standards for alleged greenwashing. Climate communications group, Comms Declare and the Environmental...
Call on Australia to follow UN plea and stop fossil fuel advertising
Climate communications group, Comms Declare has called on governments and media to follow the pleas from the UN and stop fossil fuel advertising. In a major speech in New York, UN Secretary-General...
MasterChef ‘renewable gas’ referred to ACCC
Claims that ‘renewable gas’ is making MasterChef ‘greener’ are under scrutiny following a complaint to the ACCC. Climate communications group, Comms Declare, has asked the Australian Competition and...