Green Washing The World Of Capitalism Is Essay

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Green Washing The world of capitalism is full of deception and trickery. Those who do it best and in the least offensive manner, have the best chances to be successful in this competitive and demanding environment. In the age of environmental awareness, many organizations claim that their product and services are 'environmentally friendly' or all natural, but these words often have little meaning and ring empty. The purpose of this essay is to analyze the differences between green marketing and green washing. This essay will define both terms before comparing and contrasting their different meanings.

Green marketing is an attempt to sell products and services using environmentally sound techniques and practices. Marketing in and of itself is a very deceptive practice that will and should always attempt to maximize profits and gain a competitive...

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Green marketing, however, is understood to actually have true environmental concerns and looks out for the green movement in the production, sale and distribution of products and services given such a label.
Ottman (2010) wrote in her book that green is now mainstream.. She argued "Not too long ago, just a small group of deep green consumers existed. Today, 83% of consumers -- representing every generation, from Baby Boomers to Millennials and Gen Ys -- are some shade of green. Moreover, there are now finely defined segments of green consumers." Marketing techniques are now understood with an inherent eco-friendly essence.

Green-washing is simply misleading green marketing techniques that are ultimately proven to have false claims associated with these products' "greenness." Kewalramani…

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Kewalramani, D. & Sobelsohn, R. (2012). Greenwashing: Deceptive Business Claims of Eco- Friendliness. Forbes, 20 Mar 2012. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/03/20/greenwashing-deceptive-business- claims-of-eco-friendliness/

Ottman, J.(2010). The New Rules of Green Marketing. Berret-Koehler Publishers 2010. Retrieved from http://bkconnection.com/static/The_New_Rules_of_Green_Marketing_EXCERPT.pdf


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