Revealed: British ad firm’s billion-dollar greenwash of US oil industry
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- Category: Business
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-30 02:00 UTC
- Sources: The Guardian Business
WPP accused of breaching its climate policy after report reveals firm linked to twice as much oil advertising as US rivals. The company has helped the oil companies ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and BP spend an estimated $1.5bn (£1.1bn) on adverts in the US since the 2015 Paris agreement.
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