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Ads for four brands banned over ‘misleading’ carbon neutral delivery claims

Ads for Grind Coffee, SportShoes.com, ProCook and Who Gives a Crap all said their deliveries were either ‘carbon neutral’ or ‘carbon positive’.

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Event date
exact date
Coverage
5 outlets · 5 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
United Kingdom
English
Countries concerned
United Kingdom
Economy & energy · intensity 0.0 · tone 0.00
In 5 seconds

Covered mainly by the Western sphere (100%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.

Western 100%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 0%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 5 outlets in 1 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by The Independent (United Kingdom), . 4 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Coverage analysis

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Event sources

  1. Ads for four brands banned over ‘misleading’ carbon neutral delivery claims
    The IndependentRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  2. Ads for four brands banned over ‘misleading’ carbon neutral delivery claims
    Evening StandardRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  3. Ads for four brands banned over ‘misleading’ carbon neutral delivery claims
    the-independent.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  4. Four brands' ads banned by ASA over 'misleading' carbon neutral delivery claims
    business-live.co.ukUnknownUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  5. Ads for four brands banned over ‘misleading’ carbon neutral delivery claims
    wharfedaleobserver.co.ukRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish