greenwashn.

Brit.

/ˈɡriːnwɒʃ/, U.S.

/ˈɡrinˌwɔʃ/,

/ˈɡrinˌwɑʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: green adj., wash n.

Etymology: < green adj. + wash n., after whitewash n.

Misleading publicity or propaganda disseminated by an organization, etc., so as to present an environmentally responsible public image; a public image of environmental responsibility promulgated by or for an organization, etc., regarded as being unfounded or intentionally misleading.

ΚΠ

1987 D. Bellamy in Sanity Sept. 28/1 They create a lot of environmental ‘greenwash’, and thank god for it, because they create some very good nature reserves. But they're also commissioning uneconomic nuclear power stations.

1989 Observer 5 Mar. 14/2 Six Ministers launched ‘Environment in Trust’, a clutch of pastel-shaded leaflets putting a greenwash over the Government's environmental record.

1993 New Scientist 10 Apr. 22/2 While they can be useful, these sorts of standards are sometimes used quite cynically—as corporate greenwash.

2003 Managem. Today Jan. 45/2 Companies only report what they want to report, and it's mostly greenwash and PR.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

greenwashv.

Brit.

/ˈɡriːnwɒʃ/, U.S.

/ˈɡrinˌwɔʃ/,

/ˈɡrinˌwɑʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: greenwash n.

Etymology: < greenwash n., after whitewash v.

transitive. (a) To mislead (the public) or counter (public or media concerns) by falsely representing a person, company, product, etc., as being environmentally responsible; (b) to misrepresent (a company, its operations, etc.) as environmentally responsible.

ΚΠ

1989 Daily Tel. 14 Oct. 4/7 Continuing to ‘greenwash the public’ would be foolish.

1990 Houston Chron. 14 May 13 a/1 I saw a booth..exclusively devoted to gaining support for oil development in [Alaska]... With most oil companies making an effort to ‘green-wash’ their operations, I was surprised to see this.

1994 Guardian 5 Mar. 25/4 It..did its best to ‘greenwash’ Exxon after the Valdez spilled its oil.

1994 Winnipeg Free Press 1 Oct. a14/5 Opponents of an $80-million waferboard plant..say the government is..‘greenwashing’ all environmental concerns... ‘I wouldn't trust them to do any monitoring.’

2000 T. Doyle Green Power xii. 207 At worst..they are interpreted as further methods of greenwashing the activities of big capital.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	greenwash
释义	greenwashn. Brit. /ˈɡriːnwɒʃ/, U.S. /ˈɡrinˌwɔʃ/, /ˈɡrinˌwɑʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: green adj., wash n. Etymology: < green adj. + wash n., after whitewash n. Misleading publicity or propaganda disseminated by an organization, etc., so as to present an environmentally responsible public image; a public image of environmental responsibility promulgated by or for an organization, etc., regarded as being unfounded or intentionally misleading. ΚΠ 1987 D. Bellamy in Sanity Sept. 28/1 They create a lot of environmental ‘greenwash’, and thank god for it, because they create some very good nature reserves. But they're also commissioning uneconomic nuclear power stations. 1989 Observer 5 Mar. 14/2 Six Ministers launched ‘Environment in Trust’, a clutch of pastel-shaded leaflets putting a greenwash over the Government's environmental record. 1993 New Scientist 10 Apr. 22/2 While they can be useful, these sorts of standards are sometimes used quite cynically—as corporate greenwash. 2003 Managem. Today Jan. 45/2 Companies only report what they want to report, and it's mostly greenwash and PR. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). greenwashv. Brit. /ˈɡriːnwɒʃ/, U.S. /ˈɡrinˌwɔʃ/, /ˈɡrinˌwɑʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: greenwash n. Etymology: < greenwash n., after whitewash v. transitive. (a) To mislead (the public) or counter (public or media concerns) by falsely representing a person, company, product, etc., as being environmentally responsible; (b) to misrepresent (a company, its operations, etc.) as environmentally responsible. ΚΠ 1989 Daily Tel. 14 Oct. 4/7 Continuing to ‘greenwash the public’ would be foolish. 1990 Houston Chron. 14 May 13 a/1 I saw a booth..exclusively devoted to gaining support for oil development in [Alaska]... With most oil companies making an effort to ‘green-wash’ their operations, I was surprised to see this. 1994 Guardian 5 Mar. 25/4 It..did its best to ‘greenwash’ Exxon after the Valdez spilled its oil. 1994 Winnipeg Free Press 1 Oct. a14/5 Opponents of an $80-million waferboard plant..say the government is..‘greenwashing’ all environmental concerns... ‘I wouldn't trust them to do any monitoring.’ 2000 T. Doyle Green Power xii. 207 At worst..they are interpreted as further methods of greenwashing the activities of big capital. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1987v.1989
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