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Not So Green: Greenwashing
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In September last year, Starbucks held an event to present a reusable cup (multi-use cup) to commemorate its 50th anniversary. The goal was to reduce environmental pollution by using a lot of recycled cups, but Starbucks was criticized for consuming a huge amount of plastic as a huge crowd gathered.

These are the examples of "greenwashing" in which companies benefit from activities that promote products or services as if they were eco-friendly. The term was coined in 1986 by environmental activist Jay Westerveld and was already listed in the Cambridge dictionary with the definition of "behavior or activities that make people believe that a company is doing more to protect the environment than it is."

However, with the recent rise of eco-friendly green marketing and ESG corporate efforts, such an ancient concept has resurfaced. There are many corporations avidly advertising their eco-friendly products as customer interest in the environment grow and is closely connected to corporate earnings, yet examples, where this is not the case, have been observed. Furthermore, even if a corporation states that it would minimize carbon emissions, it may not be adequately accomplished due to a lack of technology to do so.

According to Reuters in January 2022, more than 450 scientists sent letters to advertising giants WPP, Edelman, and IPG, which have Unilever, Amazon, and Microsoft as their customers, saying, "Stop providing inaccurate information about the climate crisis." They warned that greenwashing advertisements were reducing or misrecognizing the risk of the climate crisis.

Nowadays when the phrases "Green," "Eco-friendly," and "ESG" overflow, everyone seems to be leading the climate crisis, but in reality, there are companies that cover up accurate facts or benefit from exaggerated advertising. At the government level, regulations on greenwashing need to be tightened, and consumers also need to request accurate information.


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