Ad Net Zero to mark first anniversary with Global Summit

Ad Net Zero is made up of 70 leading companies from across the UK advertising industry - including IAB UK - which are committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions from their operations by the end 2030. The initiative, which launched in 2020, will mark its first anniversary with a Global Summit on 3-4 November in Glasgow. This will coincide with COP26, when the world’s leaders will gather to look at measures needed to tackle the challenge of climate change.

The summit will be free to attend for any advertising professional from around the world and aims to provide inspirational content through thought leadership sessions and practical workshops. You can register to attend here.

In addition, Ad Net Zero will be launching a training qualification for advertising professionals to fully equip people with how to take responsibility for the carbon emissions related to the operations of advertising work day-to-day, as well as consider the role their work plays in promoting sustainable products and services. 

The training will be available online to all ad professionals, in the UK and internationally, via the IPA’s CPD platform. It is in the final stages of beta testing with Ad Net Zero supporters and will be available to the industry later this year.

During 2021, Ad Net Zero supporters have also contributed to the development of a ‘Best Practice Guide’ for all businesses in the advertising supply chain to help track, measure and reduce their carbon emissions. The guide, which has also been rigorously tested by the Ad Net Zero supporter base, will be published at the summit for everyone in the industry to access for free.