Student climate activists warn super fund Hesta over ad they claim implies false endorsement
by Graham Readfearn from World news | The Guardian on (#60AD9)
Exclusive: Hesta rejects accusation it was trying to link brand to School Strike 4 Climate group, but says it pulled the ad after hearing concerns
School climate activists have sent a legal letter to the $68bn superannuation fund Hesta, asking it to stop using an advert showing a student carrying a cardboard protest sign.
In the letter seen by the Guardian, lawyers for the School Strike 4 Climate (SS4C) group said the advert, which ran until at least early 2021, suggested Hesta had the group's endorsement when it did not.
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