Exposing advertising agencies working for fossil fuel clients
“The climate is changing. Business shouldn’t have to”. That is the tagline of Atmospheric – a global advertising agency providing clients with the social license they need to “keep the fire burning”. The agency is proud of the work they do for fossil fuel clients because: “Nobody should be forced to put the planet before short term profits.”
This is of course satire – cleverly crafted by KR Foundation grantee Glimpse Collective to start a conversation with professionals in the creative industry about the implications of having fossil fuel clients. What is not a joke, however, is that large advertising agencies such McCann and Ogilvy (just to name a few) work for global fossil clients and petrostates, while claiming to care about sustainability.