Sustainability is a big issue for Western European digital advertisers. To meet their clean emissions goals, though, they’ll need to tackle the digital inefficiencies inherent in the ad supply chain.
The digital advertising industry is responsible for significant carbon emissions. This year, the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will compel businesses operating in the region to report on these emissions. Now more than ever, the industry should address the digital inefficiencies that are fueling most of this output.
Key Question: How important is advertising-related sustainability to marketers in Western Europe, and what can they do to reduce their emissions?
Key Stat: Sustainability registers as one of the top three challenges to digital advertisers in Europe, cited by more than a quarter (27%) of them.
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Executive Summary
Industry emissions may be proportionally small, but they still add up to a big issue
Advertisers feel sustainability is important, but better measurement is required
Ad formats and ad tech inefficiencies are the biggest contributors to emissions
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