Definition of greenwash in English:

greenwash

noun ˈɡriːnwɒʃ

mass noun

Disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image.
while they can be useful, these sorts of standards are sometimes used quite cynically—as corporate greenwash
Example sentencesExamples
- This has exasperated Pepper: ‘If Holyrood cannot verify [wood sourcing], then this totemic building with its fine aspirations of ethical purchasing will have to be dismissed as greenwash,’ he said.
- But while some of the biggest corporations in the world have promised us that they will deliver sustainable development, instead, they've delivered a mother lode of greenwash.
- The company's ‘Profits and Principles’ ad series stretched the boundaries of corporate greenwash to further extremes.
- The summit is a greenwash of the same things we have heard from G8 summits and the World Trade Organisation.
- Oh, it's going from bad to worse, and the real art in this conference is weasel-words, and greenwash.
- The lawsuits, marketing guidelines and the self-policing nature of the industry have been effective at curbing blatant greenwash.
- The concept of a 4 X 4 saving the planet is a complete contradiction - it is the ultimate example of greenwash.
- But armed with their set of criteria, you'll know whether an establishment's claims of eco-friendliness is truly green or just greenwash.
- These masters of climate greenwash have undergone expensive corporate makeovers and now present themselves as leaders in reducing CO2 emissions and supporting renewable energy.
- When you line up the measures proposed by Australia, Palau and many other countries, it is clear the Commission´s proposal is nothing more than greenwash.
- What are the key principles for avoiding greenwash and creating credibility in corporate environmental messages?
- But if you ignore the greenwash, this road will generate more traffic and as a result there will be more pollution, global warming and health problems.
- But the UK government is also taking important steps that, in the medium term, will be a powerful deterrent against greenwash.
- Said one activist, ‘Most of us have given up on the summit process as another greenwash.’
- But for anti-whaling campaigners, this tragicomic greenwash is the least of a series of bitter ironies that look set to ring in a return to commercial whaling.
- Can business use its brands to benefit the environment or is that just greenwash?
- If the company suggests ‘self-regulation,’ its public image-making is probably greenwash.
- It seems, though, that despite the greenwash, the study has made an impact on the Brazilian government.
- Unless we start to see some signs of holistic thinking in planning, the five new Brown Towns might yet prove to be little more than ‘greenwash’.
- Even though 99.9 percent of manufacturers are probably honest and sincere, Ashkin says, greenwash is still alive and well.

Derivatives

greenwashing

noun

The biotech companies devote billions of dollars to global greenwashing each year.
Example sentencesExamples
- In choosing alternatives, however, consumers need to be alert to greenwashing.
- And greenwashing occurs when big resorts label themselves as ecotourism destinations but reject core principles.
- While some of this is undoubtedly greenwashing, Klein, a spokesperson for the American Forest and Paper Association, asserts that the industry is currently using all the recycled paper it can get.
- Some corporations are laying claim to green credentials, but more tough-minded environmentalists call it greenwashing.

Origin

1980s: from green, on the pattern of whitewash.

Definition of greenwash in US English:

greenwash

(also greenwashing)

noun

Disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image.
the recycling bins in the cafeteria are just feeble examples of their corporate greenwash
Example sentencesExamples
- When you line up the measures proposed by Australia, Palau and many other countries, it is clear the Commission´s proposal is nothing more than greenwash.
- But the UK government is also taking important steps that, in the medium term, will be a powerful deterrent against greenwash.
- The summit is a greenwash of the same things we have heard from G8 summits and the World Trade Organisation.
- But armed with their set of criteria, you'll know whether an establishment's claims of eco-friendliness is truly green or just greenwash.
- This has exasperated Pepper: ‘If Holyrood cannot verify [wood sourcing], then this totemic building with its fine aspirations of ethical purchasing will have to be dismissed as greenwash,’ he said.
- If the company suggests ‘self-regulation,’ its public image-making is probably greenwash.
- Can business use its brands to benefit the environment or is that just greenwash?
- Oh, it's going from bad to worse, and the real art in this conference is weasel-words, and greenwash.
- But while some of the biggest corporations in the world have promised us that they will deliver sustainable development, instead, they've delivered a mother lode of greenwash.
- But if you ignore the greenwash, this road will generate more traffic and as a result there will be more pollution, global warming and health problems.
- But for anti-whaling campaigners, this tragicomic greenwash is the least of a series of bitter ironies that look set to ring in a return to commercial whaling.
- What are the key principles for avoiding greenwash and creating credibility in corporate environmental messages?
- The lawsuits, marketing guidelines and the self-policing nature of the industry have been effective at curbing blatant greenwash.
- Unless we start to see some signs of holistic thinking in planning, the five new Brown Towns might yet prove to be little more than ‘greenwash’.
- The company's ‘Profits and Principles’ ad series stretched the boundaries of corporate greenwash to further extremes.
- Even though 99.9 percent of manufacturers are probably honest and sincere, Ashkin says, greenwash is still alive and well.
- The concept of a 4 X 4 saving the planet is a complete contradiction - it is the ultimate example of greenwash.
- It seems, though, that despite the greenwash, the study has made an impact on the Brazilian government.
- These masters of climate greenwash have undergone expensive corporate makeovers and now present themselves as leaders in reducing CO2 emissions and supporting renewable energy.
- Said one activist, ‘Most of us have given up on the summit process as another greenwash.’

Origin

1980s: from green, on the pattern of whitewash.

单词	greenwash
释义	Definition of greenwash in English: greenwash noun ˈɡriːnwɒʃ mass noun Disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image. while they can be useful, these sorts of standards are sometimes used quite cynically—as corporate greenwash Example sentencesExamples This has exasperated Pepper: ‘If Holyrood cannot verify [wood sourcing], then this totemic building with its fine aspirations of ethical purchasing will have to be dismissed as greenwash,’ he said. But while some of the biggest corporations in the world have promised us that they will deliver sustainable development, instead, they've delivered a mother lode of greenwash. The company's ‘Profits and Principles’ ad series stretched the boundaries of corporate greenwash to further extremes. The summit is a greenwash of the same things we have heard from G8 summits and the World Trade Organisation. Oh, it's going from bad to worse, and the real art in this conference is weasel-words, and greenwash. The lawsuits, marketing guidelines and the self-policing nature of the industry have been effective at curbing blatant greenwash. The concept of a 4 X 4 saving the planet is a complete contradiction - it is the ultimate example of greenwash. But armed with their set of criteria, you'll know whether an establishment's claims of eco-friendliness is truly green or just greenwash. These masters of climate greenwash have undergone expensive corporate makeovers and now present themselves as leaders in reducing CO2 emissions and supporting renewable energy. When you line up the measures proposed by Australia, Palau and many other countries, it is clear the Commission´s proposal is nothing more than greenwash. What are the key principles for avoiding greenwash and creating credibility in corporate environmental messages? But if you ignore the greenwash, this road will generate more traffic and as a result there will be more pollution, global warming and health problems. But the UK government is also taking important steps that, in the medium term, will be a powerful deterrent against greenwash. Said one activist, ‘Most of us have given up on the summit process as another greenwash.’ But for anti-whaling campaigners, this tragicomic greenwash is the least of a series of bitter ironies that look set to ring in a return to commercial whaling. Can business use its brands to benefit the environment or is that just greenwash? If the company suggests ‘self-regulation,’ its public image-making is probably greenwash. It seems, though, that despite the greenwash, the study has made an impact on the Brazilian government. Unless we start to see some signs of holistic thinking in planning, the five new Brown Towns might yet prove to be little more than ‘greenwash’. Even though 99.9 percent of manufacturers are probably honest and sincere, Ashkin says, greenwash is still alive and well. Derivatives greenwashing noun The biotech companies devote billions of dollars to global greenwashing each year. Example sentencesExamples In choosing alternatives, however, consumers need to be alert to greenwashing. And greenwashing occurs when big resorts label themselves as ecotourism destinations but reject core principles. While some of this is undoubtedly greenwashing, Klein, a spokesperson for the American Forest and Paper Association, asserts that the industry is currently using all the recycled paper it can get. Some corporations are laying claim to green credentials, but more tough-minded environmentalists call it greenwashing. Origin 1980s: from green, on the pattern of whitewash. Definition of greenwash in US English: greenwash (also greenwashing) noun Disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image. the recycling bins in the cafeteria are just feeble examples of their corporate greenwash Example sentencesExamples When you line up the measures proposed by Australia, Palau and many other countries, it is clear the Commission´s proposal is nothing more than greenwash. But the UK government is also taking important steps that, in the medium term, will be a powerful deterrent against greenwash. The summit is a greenwash of the same things we have heard from G8 summits and the World Trade Organisation. But armed with their set of criteria, you'll know whether an establishment's claims of eco-friendliness is truly green or just greenwash. This has exasperated Pepper: ‘If Holyrood cannot verify [wood sourcing], then this totemic building with its fine aspirations of ethical purchasing will have to be dismissed as greenwash,’ he said. If the company suggests ‘self-regulation,’ its public image-making is probably greenwash. Can business use its brands to benefit the environment or is that just greenwash? Oh, it's going from bad to worse, and the real art in this conference is weasel-words, and greenwash. But while some of the biggest corporations in the world have promised us that they will deliver sustainable development, instead, they've delivered a mother lode of greenwash. But if you ignore the greenwash, this road will generate more traffic and as a result there will be more pollution, global warming and health problems. But for anti-whaling campaigners, this tragicomic greenwash is the least of a series of bitter ironies that look set to ring in a return to commercial whaling. What are the key principles for avoiding greenwash and creating credibility in corporate environmental messages? The lawsuits, marketing guidelines and the self-policing nature of the industry have been effective at curbing blatant greenwash. Unless we start to see some signs of holistic thinking in planning, the five new Brown Towns might yet prove to be little more than ‘greenwash’. The company's ‘Profits and Principles’ ad series stretched the boundaries of corporate greenwash to further extremes. Even though 99.9 percent of manufacturers are probably honest and sincere, Ashkin says, greenwash is still alive and well. The concept of a 4 X 4 saving the planet is a complete contradiction - it is the ultimate example of greenwash. It seems, though, that despite the greenwash, the study has made an impact on the Brazilian government. These masters of climate greenwash have undergone expensive corporate makeovers and now present themselves as leaders in reducing CO2 emissions and supporting renewable energy. Said one activist, ‘Most of us have given up on the summit process as another greenwash.’ Origin 1980s: from green, on the pattern of whitewash.
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