'Esportswashing': Inside the rise of high-carbon sponsorship in the gaming market

Cecilia Keating
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Rapidly-growing esports industry faces calls to rethink sponsorship and advertising partnerships, as emissions intensive firms flock to the influential sector

Esports are booming, and emissions-intensive companies are getting in on the action. Growing numbers of gamers and viewers are rushing to engage with increasingly popular esports tournaments, and they...

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