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  1.    Chipotle (USA, broadcast, online)

    Chipotle (USA, broadcast, online)

    Fast food brand Chipotle makes claims about the environmental impact of its ingredients, how much food waste is diverted from landfill and how staff waste such as gloves are managed. Are such claims justified?

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  2.    Quilted Northern Ultra Soft & Strong Bathroom Tissue (USA, Product packaging & Online)

    Quilted Northern Ultra Soft & Strong Bathroom Tissue (USA, Product packaging & Online)

    Bathroom tissue brand Quilted Northern makes claims on its website and on packaging about its practice of planting trees to replace those used to make its products. Were these claims credible?

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  3.    Everlane (USA, Online)

    Everlane (USA, Online)

    Fashion brand Everlane was making claims about the recycled content in its clothes and the fact that dyes used were “safer for the environment”. The US regulator had to decide if they were credible.

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  4.    CalciTrio Naturell food supplement (Hungary, TV & Print)

    CalciTrio Naturell food supplement (Hungary, TV & Print)

    Even the brand name of CalciTrio Naturell food supplement came under scrutiny when Hungary’s regulator looked at its TV and print messages. The results are here.

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  5.    Inga (France, Facebook post and video)

    Inga (France, Facebook post and video)

    Inga’s social media ads for its reusable paper towel products included a claim that it is a “zero waste” solution and "really good for the planet". Did the regulator believe it?

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  6.    EasyJet (France, Press Ad)

    EasyJet (France, Press Ad)

    EasyJet’s claim in a French press ad that it doesn’t “teach lessons, we offset our emissions" and "From 2019 we are offsetting our carbon emissions from the fuel used on all our flights by supporting environmental projects” attracted a complaint. Find out if the message was in line with the country’s advertising standards here.

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  7.    LAVAZZA (France, Billboard poster)

    LAVAZZA (France, Billboard poster)

    A visual in an ad for coffee brand Lavazza attracted a complaint to the Jury for Advertising Ethics as it appeared to suggest that drinking the brand would aid planet protection. Their verdict is here.

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  8.    Rock Gas Wellington (New Zealand, Sponsored Facebook post)

    Rock Gas Wellington (New Zealand, Sponsored Facebook post)

    Rock Gas Wellington’s Facebook post states that "LPG is a fantastic fuel for heating and cooking and offers lower carbon emissions than other energy options.” The ASA had to assess whether this was true, what did they decide?

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  9.    Firstgas Group (New Zealand, Television and YouTube)

    Firstgas Group (New Zealand, Television and YouTube)

    An Audiovisual ad in New Zealand featured a controversial voiceover for Firstgas Group. The claim that the company is ‘ensuring our gas is going zero carbon’ attracted complaints arguing that this was not yet possible. Were they right?

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  10.    MSC CRUISES (Belgium, OOH)

    MSC CRUISES (Belgium, OOH)

    A Belgian ad for MSC Cruises attracted a complaint from a consumer who took issue with the company’s claim to be 100% carbon-neutral. She argued that it was unacceptable greenwashing but did the regulator agree? 

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  11.    Beech-Nut Nutrition Co. “Beech-Nut Baby Food” (USA, television, Internet)

    Beech-Nut Nutrition Co. “Beech-Nut Baby Food” (USA, television, Internet)

    Beech-Nut Nutrition promoted its products via TV and online ads in the US, claiming that “glass is nature’s safest container” and that “Glass is the ultimate in sustainability”, find out if they were right to do so here.

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  12.    Safe Catch Tuna (USA, Amazon)

    Safe Catch Tuna (USA, Amazon)

    Does this Amazon ad for ‘100% Sustainably Caught Tuna” from the US break the rules on green claims?
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  13.    Spotlight: Reversing the decline in advertising effectiveness
    CMO Forum

    Spotlight: Reversing the decline in advertising effectiveness

    In this recording, System1’s Chief Innovation Officer, Orlando Wood, shares insights from his latest book, Look out, published by the IPA.

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  14.    Spotlight: Sustainable storytelling - what are you scared of?
    Brand purposeBrand reputationSustainabilityCMO Forum

    Spotlight: Sustainable storytelling - what are you scared of?

    There are many reasons WFA members have hesitated to communicate around their sustainability efforts: The risk of exposing themselves in other areas of the business. Coming across as lacking authenticity. Inadvertently greenwashing. Or simply because they do not see the potential business benefit.

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  15.    Planet Pledge Spotlight: COP26
    Advertising & policyCMO Forum

    Planet Pledge Spotlight: COP26

    In November 2021, world and business leaders alike gathered in Glasgow for COP26. The most important climate summit since 2015, when the world met in Paris to chart a new, more ambitious course to prevent catastrophic climate change.

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  16.    CMO Forum meeting overview (November 2021)
    Advertising & policyMarketing strategyMarketing structureInclusive marketingSustainabilityCMO ForumMarketing operationsMarketing strategy

    CMO Forum meeting overview (November 2021)

    Overview of the CMO Forum held remotely on November 16, 2021.

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  17.    The butterfly effect of global marketing transformation
    CreativitySustainabilityRetail media & ecommerceCMO Forum

    The butterfly effect of global marketing transformation

    The WFA’s CMO Forum boasts marketing leaders from diverse categories and geographies, yet their priorities are often strikingly consistent. One of the clearest threads remains the ever-present need for transformation, says Rob Dreblow, WFA Global Head of Marketing Services.

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  18.    Insight Forum Overview (October 2021)
    Influencer marketingMarketing strategyMarketing strategy

    Insight Forum Overview (October 2021)

    Meeting overview from WFA’s Insight Forum meeting on 13 October 2021, which took place remotely.

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  19.    Planet Pledge Leaders' Forum: Poll results
    Advertising & policyMarketing strategySustainabilityMarketing organisationMarketing strategy

    Planet Pledge Leaders' Forum: Poll results

    This report contains results from a survey amongst WFA Planet Pledge signatories and some considering singing. 17 companies responded. 14 were already signatories. 

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  20.    Benchmark: Sustainability & Marketing Consultants
    Advertising & policySustainability

    Benchmark: Sustainability & Marketing Consultants

    WFA member benchmark on recommended sustainability and marketing consultants.

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  21.    CMO Forum meeting overview (September 2021)
    Agency managementCreativityMarketing strategyMarketing structureCMO ForumDigital media transformationMarketing strategy

    CMO Forum meeting overview (September 2021)

    Overview of the CMO Forum held remotely on September 8, 2021.

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