单词 | greenwash |
释义 | greenwash (griːnwɒʃ ) Word forms: greenwashes, greenwashing, greenwashed 1. uncountable noun & singular noun Greenwash is an attempt by businesses to seem environmentally friendly without actually doing anything serious to protect the environment. [disapproval] A new report reveals how these so-called sustainable policies may in reality be greenwash. Will the mountains of press releases and public posturing turn out to be a greenwash? All progress must be celebrated, but our greenwash antennae must also be on high alert. 2. verb If a business or organization greenwashes, or greenwashes something, it attempts to seem environmentally friendly without actually doing anything serious to protect the environment. [disapproval] How can you tell whether your fund really is ethical, or whether it has simply been greenwashed? The reports can be used to greenwash a company's reputation. Companies that greenwash are after the green pound. greenwashing uncountable noun How much greenwashing goes on in the arts? Their nuclear power division was a greenwashing pioneer. |
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