ESG
40 Under 40 2025: Michelle Mak, Dun & Bradstreet
This pioneering ESG leader is transforming sustainability practices for Greater China SMEs and drives corporate social responsibility campaigns and best practices for brands of all sizes.
Media & Marketing Charity Lunch brings industry together in support of Mother's Choice
The gathering of senior media and marketing leaders in Hong Kong raised significant funding while shining a spotlight on the charity's work in supporting pregnant youth and children without families.
Samsung puts a face on India’s e-waste crisis in new spot
A cautionary tale about e-waste… from a company that’s simultaneously challenging the very law funding its disposal in India.
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If no fossil fuel company is transitioning, what exactly are agencies defending?
Clean Creatives’ Duncan Meisel hits back at claims the F-List is “flawed,” arguing that cutting fossil fuel clients is both ethical and smart business.
Failing the F-List: Why marketing’s annual naming and shaming fest needs to move on
Clean Creatives has spotlighted fossil fuel marketing, but Paul Mottram says the industry must now channel its influence into regulation, disinformation and systemic reform.
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APAC agencies account for more than 20% of global fossil fuel contracts, F-List finds
All major holding companies, including Dentsu, Havas, Omnicom, Publicis, Stagwell, and WPP—as well as Edelman have current or recent contracts with fossil fuel companies, as per the report.
40 Under 40 2025: Scott Purcell, Man of Many
From a humble side-hustle to one of Australia’s biggest men’s lifestyle brands, this is a story of how smart thinking, a dash of creative risk and doing the right thing can grow audiences, revenue and real impact.
Stagwell defends work with Israeli government after criticism
Stagwell owns agencies including Assembly, Forsman & Bodenfors and Goodstuff.
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Haymarket celebrates milestones in diversity, climate action, and employee engagement in new Impact Report
The report highlights Haymarket's progress against its commitments to diversity & inclusion, gender equality, quality education and climate action in 2024/25.
Agency Report Cards 2024: We grade 25 APAC networks
The grades are in for Campaign Asia's 22nd annual evaluation of APAC agency networks. Subscribe to read our detailed analyses.
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New B Corp rules to tighten standards and rebuild credibility
Stricter rules are coming for the 9,600 businesses in 102 countries that display the B Corp badge, as the accreditation system moves to better uphold its promise of putting ‘people and planet’ first.
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Gender equality is everyone’s fight—so why is marketing at the frontline?
The industry has become society's convenient scapegoat for gender inequality, but adland alone can't fix what governments, corporations and culture continue to break.
Gen Z isn't buying Black History Month campaigns from brands scaling back on DEI
Posting alone isn’t enough to cover anti-DEI behavior anymore, says Adfero’s Kayla Marrero.
Time to Nike-ify DEI
Why we need to rescue the concept of 'merit' from being solely a Trump card.
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Assembly achieves B Corp in six APAC markets
EXCLUSIVE: The agency sets sustainability targets to expand certification to India, MENA, and North America next.
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Meta's shameful conduct policy is a 'green light' for erasing queer voices
Meta has redrawn their boundaries of acceptable hate, and LGBTQIA+ people are no longer in the safety zone. Outvertising will no longer be working with them.
What does adland make of WPP’s four office days per week mandate?
Industry leaders share their views on the change.
Will axing fact-checkers on Meta shift media spend elsewhere?
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to move to a community-based moderation system leaves marketers questioning whether they can, or should, trust Meta.
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Unilever merges corporate affairs and sustainability after comms boss departure
Unilever’s sustainability chief has taken on corporate affairs responsibilities as part of a comms reshuffle at the consumer goods multinational.
The DEI illusion: Why diversity without belonging is a recipe for disaster
"Often, 'inclusion' is about fitting in, which is very different from belonging," writes Rafael P. Soriano in a compelling op-ed, challenging organisations to move beyond superficial diversity initiatives.
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