Greenwashing

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Consumer Perceptions Of Greenwashing: The Role Of Third-Party Labels, Brand Positioning, And Type

Numerous companies today engage in greenwashing, which tends to create confusion for consumers and leads to negative consumer responses. Yet, current literature seldom investigates how consumers’ Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Valérie Swaen, Catherine Janssen, Barbara Dupont
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Visuality As Greenwashing: The Case Of BP And Deepwater Horizon

We use a visual semiotic approach to explore how BP utilized the power of the visual after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. Through the careful construction and use of images on its corporate Read More »

Date: 2017
Author: George Kassinis, Alexia Panayiotou
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Is Cause-related Marketing Green-Washing?

Cause-related marketing (CrM) is an increasingly applied marketing tool where the product purchase leads to a target-oriented donation regarding a designated cause promoted on the product by label. Read More »

Date: 01/01/2010
Author: Nina Langen, Carola Grebitus, Monika Hartmann
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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