Greenwashing and the Six Sins from Wikipedia
Greenwash is a term that is used to describe the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service. The term Green sheen has similarly been used to describe organizations which attempt to appear that they are adopting practices benefical to the environment.
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Wikipedia, source for this addition titled Greenwashing and the Six Sins from Wikipedia, was listed in green resources by Earth & Economy on March 31, 2008.
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I was in stitches when I read about "greenwash"
Mon, Mar 31 —However on a serious note, I suspected that most companies especially in the industries such as business gas supply are forced to advertise their green credentials in order not to fall short of legislative and social expectations. In short green is a money spinner and you would have to be pretty short sighted not to join. I know some of the abuses of the conservation agenda are morally reprehensible. However a business' gotta do what a business gotta do.