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Greenwashing

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-012594

The practice of advertising a product or process as "green" or environmentally friendly, when the product really is not, or does not achieve the advertised marketing claims. A false or misleading picture of environmental friendliness used to conceal or obscure damaging activities.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-012594
FieldEnvironment
SubjectSustainability and green living
ReferencesTop Green Home Terms
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012594",
  "term": "Greenwashing",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The practice of advertising a product or process as \"green\" or environmentally friendly, when the product really is not, or does not achieve the advertised marketing claims. A false or misleading picture of environmental friendliness used to conceal or obscure damaging activities.",
  "subject": "Sustainability and green living",
  "references": [
    "Top Green Home Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/greenwashing/"
}

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