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Funding Climate Chaos – How Banks Are Continuing To Fund The Climate Crisis
This report is a collaboration between People & Planet, 350.org and Platform. Click here for the report. Executive summary: The financial impact of the Covid-19 crisis, on top of a crash in oil prices, has shown us ever more clearly that economies based on fossil fuels are vulnerable in an emergency. We have to respond…
24 Apr 2020 Kennedy -
Fight BP’s Pinkwashing
A briefing for LGBTQ rights campaigners by No Pride In BP, Platform and People & Planet Download briefing as pdf Pinkwashing: (n.) a public relations tactic, involving an appeal to LGBT-friendliness, in order to offset or âwashâ over other questionable practices Is BP a queer-friendly company? âproud to be a business where you can be yourselfâ…
22 Feb 2017 anna -
Mind the Gap: Contradictions in Tate’s ethical decision-making over BP
In 2016 Tate will decide whether to renew its current five-year sponsorship deal with BP. Tateâs Ethics Committee last reviewed BP sponsorship in 2010-11 to make a recommendation to the art museumâs Board of Trustees for or against renewal. This happened while increasing numbers of artists, Tate members, gallery visitors and commentators were challenging BPâs…
10 Jun 2015 anna -
Artwash: Big Oil and the Arts
Order Artwash for just ÂŁ10 (RRP ÂŁ12.99) UK postage or collect in person:[wp_cart:Artwash:price:10:shipping:0:end] Go to our shop for checkout and more options As major oil companies face continual public backlash, many have found it helpful to engage in âart washingââdonating large sums to cultural institutions to shore up their good name. But what effect does…
21 Jan 2015 anna -
Picture This – A Portrait of 25 Years of BP Sponsorship
Download the report, or browse online below. How bad does a company have to be before an arts organisation refuses to be associated with it or take its money? How much outcry does a sponsor’s primary business have to provoke before a line is drawn? What kind of critique should send alarm signals up and…
24 Jun 2014 Kevin -
Infographic: Culture Clash – Arts & Oil Money
Download as a pdf At the end of 2011, BP announced a ÂŁ10 million sponsorship deal for four of Londonâs flagship cultural institutions over a five year period. The Culture Clash infographic shows pie charts of the four institutions â Tate, British Museum, Royal Opera House and the National Portrait gallery and breaks down their…
26 Apr 2014 Kevin -
How fossil-fueled is your university? Take part in our research!
Many UK universities support the fossil fuel industry both directly and indirectly through their research, their endowments and investments and their partnerships with companies like BP and Shell. We are campaigning to expose and sever these links – and we are asking for your help! People & Planet and Platform are trying to collect as…
1 Jul 2013 anna -
Shell: Global Mega-Frackers
This briefing compiles numerous examples of Shell fracking around the world, but does not claim to be an exhaustive list. By timing the release with Yoko Onoâs involvement in the Meltdown Festival at the Shell-sponsored Southbank Centre, we hope to: Increase awareness of the enormous role that Shell is playing in expanding fracking operations all…
14 Jun 2013 Kevin -
Take the Money and Run? Some positions on ethics, business sponsorship and making art
Is any money free from exerting an influence on the artist or art it enables? Is all money equally ‘good’ or ‘bad’, regardless of the source? In this Live Art Development Agency Study Room Guide, Jane Trowell from Platform has selected some key texts that are useful in helping to position yourself ethically with regard…
16 Apr 2013 Kevin
