noun · formal
greenwashing
UK/ˈɡriːnˌwɒʃɪŋ/US/ˈɡriːnˌwɑːʃɪŋ/GREEN·wash·ing
When a company pretends its products or policies are environmentally friendly to attract customers, but the claims are misleading or false.
Examples
“After the scandal, the brand was accused of greenwashing.”
“Many consumers can't tell real sustainability from greenwashing.”
“The report exposed widespread greenwashing in the fashion industry.”
Band 8 sentence
“Many corporations invest more in greenwashing than in genuinely reducing their environmental impact.”
Collocations
- accused of greenwashing
- corporate greenwashing
- expose greenwashing
Word family
Common mistakes
green wash→greenwashing
greenwashing nghĩa là làm cho môi trường sạch→greenwashing nghĩa là giả vờ thân thiện với môi trường
Say it for a higher band
5lie about being green→6misleading marketing→7+greenwashing
Synonyms
deceptive marketing
Easily confused
whitewashing
“The politician was accused of whitewashing his past mistakes.”
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