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Watch this video featuring a panel of our agency specialists discussing what the implications are for brands and what you can be doing now to make a difference

Want to hear more about making your media plans more sustainable?

03

Past
vs. Future

By re-evaluating the rules of business, marketers can innovate to achieve sustainable growth for the next century and beyond

02

Local
vs. Global

When advertisers think about the granular wins as well as the big picture, we can significantly reduce and offset our emissions

01

Ethics
vs. Measurement

Sustainable initiatives require ambitious, ethical goals, as well as detailed measurement

How can we practically
overcome those challenges through
media planning and buying?

03

Consumption 
mentality

The planet requires us to shift our mentality around consumption towards sustainable growth

02

Advertising
carbon cost

Advertising itself has a significant carbon cost which can diminish the power of sustainability messaging

01

Advertising message 
vs. Greenwashing

Advertising that focuses on sustainability measures faces increased scrutiny from consumers, regulators and activists

What challenges does sustainable advertising face today?

A quick preview of

What's to come

  • Our hypothesis

  • Challenges

    • Advertising message vs. Greenwashing

    • Advertising carbon cost

    • Consumption mentality

  • Media planning and buying solutions

    • Ethics vs. measurement

    • Local vs. Global

    • Past vs. Future

Future Tensions In

Sustainable Advertising

Advertisers making sustainable claims face some key challenges. This study aims to answer the following questions:

  • What specific challenges do advertisers face as they convey their sustainable credentials in 2022?
  • How does the sustainable media plan compare to one without sustainability in mind?
  • What are the conflicting tensions that marketers need to balance and address when putting together a sustainable advertising plan?
  • What are the short and the long-term considerations we need to address as a wider advertising community? How can we support each other to get there?


Our Hypothesis:

Sustainability  may put brands on RED ALERT

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Marketing tension in the room

But let's address the

MASSIVE Challenge

Sustainability

Growth

Commercialisation

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+

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Sustainable Advertising Challenges and Solutions

of marketers care and are concerned about the environment and the role we play in it

80%

03

Past
vs. Future

By re-evaluating the rules of business, marketers can innovate to achieve sustainable growth for the next century and beyond

02

Local
vs. Global

When advertisers think about the granular wins as well as the big picture, we can significantly reduce and offset our emissions

01

Ethics
vs. Measurement

Sustainable initiatives require ambitious, ethical goals, as well as detailed measurement

How can we practically
overcome those challenges through
media planning and buying?

A quick preview of

What's to come

  • Our hypothesis

  • Challenges

    • Advertising message vs. Greenwashing

    • Advertising carbon cost

    • Consumption mentality

  • Media planning and buying solutions

    • Ethics vs. measurement

    • Local vs. Global

    • Past vs. Future

Watch this video featuring a panel of our agency specialists discussing what the implications are for brands and what you can be doing now to make a difference

Want to hear more about making your media plans more sustainable?

© 2020 Starcom Worldwide, Inc.  |  Privacy notice  |  Regional policies  |  Terms of use

Instagram  |  Facebook  |  Linkedin  |  YouTube  |  Twitter

of marketers care and are concerned about the environment and the role we play in it

80%

03

Consumption 
mentality

The planet requires us to shift our mentality around consumption towards sustainable growth

02

Advertising
carbon cost

Advertising itself has a significant carbon cost which can diminish the power of sustainability messaging

01

Advertising message 
vs. Greenwashing

Advertising that focuses on sustainability measures faces increased scrutiny from consumers, regulators and activists

What challenges does sustainable advertising face today?

Sustainable Advertising Challenges and Solutions

Marketing tension in the room

But let's address the

MASSIVE Challenge

Sustainability

Growth

Commercialisation

=

+

+

Our Hypothesis:

Sustainability  may put brands on RED ALERT

Future Tensions In

Sustainable Advertising

Advertisers making sustainable claims face some key challenges. This study aims to answer the following questions:

  • What specific challenges do advertisers face as they convey their sustainable credentials in 2022?
  • How does the sustainable media plan compare to one without sustainability in mind?
  • What are the conflicting tensions that marketers need to balance and address when putting together a sustainable advertising plan?
  • What are the short and the long-term considerations we need to address as a wider advertising community? How can we support each other to get there?