05-12-2018 14:11 via theguardian.com

Iceland's banned palm oil advert should have aired, says ITV chief

Carolyn McCall said it was ‘ludicrous’ ad seen 65m times online could not run on TVThe chief executive of ITV has said she believes Iceland’s controversial anti-palm oil festive campaign should have been allowed to air on TV.As part of its festive campaign the discount supermarket struck a deal with Greenpeace to rebadge an animated short film featuring an orangutan and the destruction of its rainforest habitat at the hands of palm-oil growers. Continue reading...
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