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Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Shoe Zone's fitting guide says boys like "playing football, climbing trees and getting up to mischief" and need the right shoes for their "adventures" but for the girls there's a photo of a girl's feet in oversized heels and no mention of adventure

Campaigners have criticised the retailer over the different way it describes footwear for girls and boys

The Advertising Standards Authority found that consumers have a low overall understanding of environmental claims used by advertisers.

The bank was told by the Advertising Standards Authority to ensure 'future marketing communications featuring environmental claims were adequately qualified'

Lender told it must in future acknowledge its role in climate crisis after ‘misleading’ Cop26 campaign

The posters, seen on bus stops in Bristol and London in October 2021, read ‘Climate change doesn’t do borders’.

The Advertising Standards Authority said that ads placed on Argos' website were 'misleading' as claims such as 'Last purchased one minute' ago could not be backed by the retailer

A UK Government advertising campaign pushing its levelling up agenda “breached” regulations, a watchdog has found.

ASA says adverts the must not appear again in their current form

Advertising promoting government policies in run-up to local elections in May described as party propaganda by Labour