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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Graham Readfearn

Student climate activists warn super fund Hesta over ad they claim implies false endorsement

young person carrying a sign that says 'school strike 4 climate' from a Hesta ad
Student activists School Strike 4 Climate say Hesta’s use of footage of a young person carrying a sign suggests the super fund had the group’s endorsement when they do not. Photograph: Hesta

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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