The biggest spenders in the industry include Aramco, Ineos, Shell and TotalEnergies.
The report says football, motor sports, rugby and golf are the sports most sponsored by energy companies.
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Oil and gas giants have spent $5.6 billion (~R98 billion) on sports sponsorship through some 205 accords, said a study by research group New Weather Institute released on Wednesday that describes the outlays as "sportswashing".
The report, entitled "Dirty Money - How Fossil Fuel Sponsors are Polluting Sport", says football, motor sports, rugby and golf are the sports most sponsored by energy companies.
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