Greenwashing: Corporations Fake-Caring About Climate Change
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In honor of Earth Day last Friday, Los and Bertram look at greenwashing, which Investopedia defines as "the process of conveying a false impression or providing misleading information about how a company's products are more environmentally sound."
Greenwashing is considered an unsubstantiated claim to deceive consumers into believing that a company's products are environmentally friendly"
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Sources for this episode:
- The History of Earth Day | Earth Day Organization
- Earth Day Is Even More Relevant Now. But It Needs a Rebrand | AdWeek
- Earth Day 2022: Companies Accused of Greenwashing | Truth in Advertising
- Man Behind Earth Day Says There's Too Much Greenwashing - 99 NEWS (via The Wall Street Journal)
- Climate change: Seven ways to spot businesses greenwashing | BBC
- The Plastic Pandemic | Reuters
- The Recycling Myth | Reuters
- 11 Ways to Avoid Greenwashed Products
- How You Can Support Sustainable Product Design?
- Can Greenwashing Ever Be Good?
- The troubling evolution of corporate greenwashing | The Guardian
- What is Greenwashing? | Conserve Energy Future
- Top Green Investing Opportunities | Investopedia
- Greenwashing Definition | Investopedia
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