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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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Improving environmental practices in agricultural supply chains: The role of company-led standards
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the perception of the influence of greenwashing and of attitudes and beliefs in the decisions of purchase of green products in the retail environment, and concluded that when greenwashing is identified in the product, it loses the aspects of loyalty, satisfaction and benefits, as well as becoming a product that causes confusion of consumption.
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To be green or not to be: How environmental regulations shape contractor greenwashing behaviors in construction projects
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Rethinking Greenwashing: Corporate Discourse, Unethical Practice, and the Unmet Potential of Ethical Consumerism:
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