For example, CampaignAsia.com recently reported that:1

"Hundreds of new greenwashing-related court cases have increased the pressure on PR and advertising agencies, as prosecutors begin to widen their net in terms of who should bear responsibility for the controversial practice …

Since May 2021, 369 climate-related lawsuits against agencies have been concluded, with 218 of those (58%) ruling against the PR and advertising firms … Over the past five years the number of lawsuits relating to the role of PR and advertising in climate change has doubled. The cases are mainly US-based, but span 39 countries in total."

Smoke and Mirrors

The data reported by CampaignAsia come from the report,2 "Smoke and Mirrors: The Legal Risks of Fossil Fuel Advertising," published in May 2022 by a climate-change activist organization called Clean Creatives.