The Team of Ad Agencies Working To Polish Saudi Aramco's Corporate Image

The Team of Ad Agencies Working To Polish Saudi Aramco's Corporate Image

Advertising firms are increasingly shy about their work for the fossil fuel industry. But now, thanks to insider sources and documents from global communications holding company Interpublic Group (IPG), DeSmog can reveal the team of ad, PR, and lobbying agencies that help shape the image of Saudi Aramco — the world’s biggest oil company. Credit: Kathryne Clare, TJ Jordan Current and former IPG employees — who declined to be named for fear of pro…

Exclusive: Ad Giant IPG Accused of Breaking ‘Industry First’ Climate Policy With Work for World’s Biggest Oil Company

The Financial Times published a story based on the material uncovered by this investigation. The global advertising giant Interpublic Group (IPG) is facing allegations by staff that its rebrand of the world's largest oil company violated a pledge to avoid work that could worsen the climate crisis. Documents obtained by DeSmog show that a group of IPG's London-based agencies created campaigns designed in part to convince government policymakers t…