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The Drivers of Greenwashing
Magali A. Delmas,Vanessa Burbano +1 more
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The authors examines the external (both institutional and market), organizational, and individual drivers of greenwashing and offers recommendations for managers, policymakers, and NGOs to decrease its prevalence, and suggests that greenwashing can have profound negative effects on consumer and investor confidence in green products.Abstract:
More and more firms are engaging in greenwashing, misleading consumers about their environmental performance or the environmental benefits of a product or service. The skyrocketing incidence of greenwashing can have profound negative effects on consumer and investor confidence in green products. Mitigating greenwashing is particularly challenging in a context of limited and uncertain regulation. This article examines the external (both institutional and market), organizational and individual drivers of greenwashing and offers recommendations for managers, policymakers, and NGOs to decrease its prevalence.read more
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The political ecology of mangrove forest restoration in Thailand: Institutional arrangements and power dynamics
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From inconsistency to hypocrisy: When does “saying one thing but doing another” invite condemnation?
TL;DR: In this paper, a new model of when and why audiences respond negatively to those who say one thing but do another is presented, and the model integrates disparate research findings about factors that influence how audiences react to misalignment.
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Too Much of a Good Thing? On the Relationship Between CSR and Employee Work Addiction
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Sustainability practices and web-based communication: An analysis of the Italian fashion industry
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined which environmental and social sustainability practices companies in the Italian fashion industry adopt and how these companies communicate their sustainability commitment through their corporate websites and found that four different approaches in the field of sustainability practices and web-based communication are available within the Italian Fashion industry (i.e., low commitment, high commitment, low disclosure, high marketing).
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Different Shades of Greenwashing: Consumers’ Reactions to Environmental Lies, Half-Lies, and Organizations Taking Credit for Following Legal Obligations:
TL;DR: Although corporate greenwashing is a widespread phenomenon, few studies have investigated its effects on consumers as discussed by the authors, and consumers were exposed to organizations that boldly lied about greenwashing, which can be seen as a form of deception.
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