Net Zero Advertising: How Advertising Can Help Support a Sustainable Future

Sustainable Advertising is a manifesto for the world’s advertising industry, a case for change globally: ’to change the way we work and to change the work we make’. This is the book every advertising and marketing professional needs to make every ad a sustainable ad.

Sustainable Advertising informs every stage of the advertising process with the expertise required to make advertising more sustainable, future-proofing portfolios, improving productivity, and saving money. Covering the way ads are made and distributed, to the products, services, and behaviours they promote, this book sets out the insights, best-in-class case-studies and practical guidance to accelerate change and ensure the industry is fit for purpose in the face of the climate crisis.

This must-read guide sets out a clear action plan for agencies, brands, media owners, tech platforms and individuals. It includes interviews with industry leaders including Unilever, WPP, Google, ITV, Cannes Lions, Meta, Havas, PwC, Tesco, Oxford University’s Said Business School, the Advertising Standards Authority and dentsu. Learn how to avoid greenwashing, how to pitch more sustainable behaviour changes to appeal to the most customers and how advertising can make the most positive contribution to the global battle against climate change.

Matt Bourn is the Director of Communications for the Advertising Association and Ad Net Zero, based in London, UK. He steers the industry’s work around Climate Action, including the formation of Ad Net Zero. He also provides communications support for the Inclusion workstream and fulfilment of the association’s responsibilities for Cannes Lions. With 25 years’ experience, previously he was Managing Director of Braben, the UK’s leading PR consultancy for media, working for companies such as Sky, Channel 4, Disney and Sony.