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The climate crisis has inspired many companies to tout their green credentials; meanwhile, some groups of corporate employees, including at Amazon, have In a blog post co-authored by Anna Bateson, the Guardian's acting chief executive, and Hamish Nicklin, the chief revenue officer, the newspaper announced: "We have decided that we will no longer accept advertising from fossil fuel extractive companies on any of the Guardian's websites and apps, nor in the Guardian, Observer and Guardian Weekly in print. We are seeing some of our strongest global traffic to date and highest trust scores, as readers rely on us for our rolling coverage of the Coronavirus.Our coronavirus video explainer is the third most popular video on the Guardian News YouTube channel. Monthly. 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In 2015, the Guardian Media Group (GMG) announced it was planning on selling all the fossil fuel assets in its investment fund of over £800 million. She covers health, science, tech and gender politics. In October, the Guardian In some ways, the Guardian is uniquely positioned to make such a change. In the announcement, Bateson and Nicklin admitted that readers will likely want to see the Guardian stop accepting ads from other high-carbon industries, like cars or tourism, but said that doing so would amount to "a severe financial blow. On Twitter, Greenpeace UK called theAuthor and environmentalist Bill Mckibben wrote in 2018 that divesting is an effective strategy to weaken the power of oil and gas companies. In 2015, the Guardian Media Group (GMG) announced it was planning on selling all the fossil fuel assets in its investment fund of over £800 million. Associated Press articles: Copyright © 2016 The Associated Press. "Some environmental groups have praised the news. The climate crisis has inspired many companies to tout their green credentials; meanwhile, some groups of corporate employees, including at Amazon, have In a blog post co-authored by Anna Bateson, the Guardian's acting chief executive, and Hamish Nicklin, the chief revenue officer, the newspaper announced: "We have decided that we will no longer accept advertising from fossil fuel extractive companies on any of the Guardian's websites and apps, nor in the Guardian, Observer and Guardian Weekly in print. The intent - and extent - of their lobbying efforts has explicitly harmed the environmental cause over the course of many years - as This announcement marks a series of changes for the storied British publication, which has recently shifted its editorial voice to include greater reporting on climate. Find charity jobs and volunteer opportunities on Guardian Jobs. Read The Guardian's quality, independent journalism without interruptions. 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In October, the Guardian In some ways, the Guardian is uniquely positioned to make such a change.