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UK advertising watchdog mulls calling out HSBC for greenwashing

Ruling could be the first to highlight incomplete environmental claims from a major bank

HSBC's adverts are coming under scrutiny from the ASA
HSBC's adverts are coming under scrutiny from the ASA Photo: HSBC

The UK advertising watchdog is considering whether to warn HSBC that several of the bank’s climate-related adverts are “misleading”.

A draft Advertising Standards Authority decision, seen by Financial News, concerns two posters on bus stops in Bristol and London in October 2021 that received 45 complaints.

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