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How LEGO got awesome to #SaveTheArctic

Posted by Greenpeace UK — 9 October 2014 at 9:01am - Comments
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We did it! LEGO has dropped Shell

Today we got the awesome news: after a three-month campaign supported by more than a million people worldwide, LEGO has announced it will not renew its contract with Arctic destroyer Shell.

This is fantastic news for LEGO fans and Arctic defenders everywhere. And it’s a huge blow to Shell’s strategy of partnering with beloved brands to clean up its dirty image as an Arctic oil driller.

So how did we win this victory for the Arctic? Let’s take a look back at the top five moments of our campaign:

LEGO ends 50 year link with Shell, after one million people respond to Save the Arctic campaign

Last edited 9 October 2014 at 8:41am
9 October, 2014

Following a Greenpeace campaign, LEGO published a statement this morning committing to ‘not renew the co-promotion contract with Shell’. This decision comes a month after Shell submitted plans to the US administration showing it’s once again gearing up to drill in the melting Arctic next year [1].

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