greenwash
1Greenwash — (a portmanteau of green and whitewash ) is a term used to describe the perception of consumers that they are being misled by a company regarding the environmental practices of the company or the environmental benefits of a product or service.… …
2greenwash — Ⅰ. greenwash UK US /ˈɡriːnwɒʃ/ noun [U] ENVIRONMENT ► an attempt to make your business seem interested in protecting the natural environment, when it is not: »The ads are nothing but greenwash, a thin attempt to make the company seem eco… …
3Greenwash — Greenwashing oder Greenwash (englisch grün waschen in Anspielung auf grün als Symbol für Natur und Umweltschutz und Waschen im Sinne von Geldwäsche oder sich reinwaschen, bzw. als Analogiebildung zu whitewash, englisch für schönfärben) ist eine… …
4greenwash — v. To implement token environmentally friendly initiatives as a way of hiding or deflecting criticism about existing environmentally destructive practices. Also: green wash, green wash. greenwashing pp. greenwasher n. Example Citation: The public …
5greenwash — tv. to launder money; to obliterate the illegal sources of money by moving it through a variety of financial institutions. (Underworld.) □ It was shown in court that the mayor had been involved in greenwashing some of the bribe money. □ The… …
6greenwash — 1. noun A false or misleading picture of environmental friendliness used to conceal or obscure damaging activities. 2. verb To …
7greenwash — noun misleading information disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image. Derivatives greenwashing noun Origin from green, on the pattern of whitewash …
8greenwash — UK [ˈɡriːnˌwɒʃ] / US [ˈɡrɪnˌwɑʃ] noun [uncountable] showing disapproval activities by a business or other organization that are intended to show that the organization is concerned about the environment …
9greenwash — /ˈgrinwɒʃ/ (say greenwosh) Colloquial –noun 1. deceptive corporate advertising designed to portray the company as caring for the environment when in fact little effort has been made to reduce energy waste or undertake other measures to reduce… …
10greenwash — transitive verb or noun see greenwashing …