digital advertising sustainability

Talking can produce a lot of hot air – and the time for just talking about sustainability has passed.

Sustainability was a hot topic for the advertising industry in 2022. The momentum will only grow in 2023, though decarbonization remains a multiyear journey.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Going ‘Green’ Costs Green Digital advertising contributes to carbon emissions. Every programmatic ping, bid and load consumes electricity, and the overcrowded programmatic supply chain just makes the problem worse. Everyone agrees that sustainability should be a priority. But changing workflows costs money, and industry […]

TAZO’s strategy under new ownership is to rebuild its brand on social media and its approach to media in general with a focus on sustainability, including a transition into product supply lines that are entirely regenerative by 2029, to help promote biodiversity. And that new strategy starts on TikTok.

All ad tech activities, from buying impressions to processing data, require electricity. And it’s estimated that the Internet’s overall environmental impact is around 2%-4% of global carbon emissions, which is on par with the airline industry. But there’s a very real opportunity to ignite real, long-term change that can benefit all stakeholders involved, writes John Goulding, global chief strategy officer at MiQ.