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Letter to Walkley Awards
I am writing as the founder of Comms Declare, a group of marcomms professionals that advocates for climate action. We are concerned that the Walkleys has Ampol as a sponsor. This association gives...
Republic of Everyone – Climate Comms Champion 2022
We’re proud to announce that Republic of Everyone is Australia’s most climate-friendly agency. The pioneering sustainability and social impact creative agency is our Climate Comms Champion for 2022,...
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...
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...
Formal complaints lodged against Shell ‘net zero’ claims
Oil and gas giant Shell Australia is the latest company to be referred to corporate and advertising regulators for allegedly misleading or deceptive statements about the climate impacts of its...
Campaign against Chevron’s sponsorship of Australia Day
A campaign has been launched demanding that Chevron be dumped as sponsor of the National Australia Day Council (NADC). Chevron is the ‘diversity and inclusion’ partner of the NADC, which runs...
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...
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....
GREENWASHING GLENCORE: Partnership calls out mining giant’s green spin, submits formal complaint to ASIC, ACCC
A coalition of groups concerned about the environmental and social harm multinational coalmining company Glencore is inflicting in Australia have taken aim at the company’smisleading climate...
Media Release – Greenwashing complaint lodged against Ampol carbon-neutral fuel claims
Petroleum company Ampol’s claims of carbon-neutral fuel are the subject of a legal letter of complaint over alleged greenwashing by communications industry group Comms Declare, represented by the...
STEM education – fossil fuel’s trojan horse
Fossil fuel companies use STEM education as a way to build credibility and social licence, and recruit future staff, while glossing over their role in global warming. This is against the Paris...
Letter to Federal Press Gallery re Midwinter Ball
Dear Mr Crowe and Mr Massola I am writing on behalf of Comms Declare, a group of communications professionals promoting climate action. We are asking you to please drop Woodside, Shell, Nexus APAC...
Media Release – Calls to boycott Canberra’s Midwinter Ball
Big oil, coal and gas bankrolls annual parliament house function Comms Declare, an industry body representing hundreds of workers in advertising, media, PR and marketing, has called for...
Changes in Lobby Land
Fossil fuel companies have a proud tradition of lobbying against environmental laws and taxes that may dent their enormous profits. Following the 2022 federal election, Labor-aligned lobbyists are...
Glencore’s first brand campaign
One of Australia’s largest coal miners, and the world’s biggest exporter of thermal coal, has launched a brand campaign that doesn’t mention coal. It is the mining giant’s first national brand...