Greenwashing and Authentic Sustainability in the Workplace DOI

A. S. Sathish,

P. G. S. Amila Jayarathne,

Shashank Mittal

et al.

Advances in business strategy and competitive advantage book series, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 251 - 268

Published: Aug. 28, 2024

Greenwashing, the deceptive promotion of environmental responsibility, poses a challenge for organizations seeking genuine sustainability. Research explores how green HR practices can combat greenwashing and achieve authentic Drawing on expert interviews, research identifies key challenges face in avoiding greenwashing, including lack understanding sustainability, short-term profit focus, internal departmental disconnects, consumer deception tactics, fear litigation. The then be powerful tool fostering Examples include recruitment, training development performance management systems, employee engagement initiatives. By strategically aligning with specific SDGs, demonstrate clear commitment to more sustainable future. chapter highlights importance leadership commitment, cross-departmental collaboration, continuous improvement successful implementation.

Language: Английский

The Impact and Mechanisms of State-Owned Shareholding on Greenwashing Behaviors in Chinese A-Share Private Enterprises DOI Open Access
Xinru Li, Z. F. Tian, Qian Liu

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(2), P. 741 - 741

Published: Jan. 18, 2025

In response to the increasing global emphasis on environmental accountability, issue of greenwashing requires urgent resolution. This research investigates how state ownership affects behaviors in Chinese A-share private companies over period from 2010 2021, utilizing resource support and supervisory governance as analytical frameworks. Empirical analysis reveals that state-owned shareholder holdings significantly inhibit practices enterprises, with this result remaining robust across various sensitivity tests. Furthermore, it is demonstrated these reduce through both pathways. study enhances scholarly understanding capital impacts firms underscores distinctive roles benefits shareholders bring mixed-ownership reform process. The results suggest new pathways for fostering sustainable development enterprises offer crucial insights policymakers focused advancing reforms ensuring corporate accountability.

Language: Английский

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Facing the Risk of Greenwashing in the ESG Report of Global Companies: The Importance of Life Cycle Thinking DOI Creative Commons
Marco Ruggeri, Giuliana Vinci, Roberto Ruggieri

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 18, 2025

ABSTRACT Accurate reporting on the sustainability of business value propositions must be supported by reliable data sources and sound methodologies such as life cycle assessment (LCA). Showing commitment to more responsible activity without quantifying impacts, or them only partially, could fall into greenwashing practices. This research aims analyze what extent thinking tools are widespread in global companies' reports determine whether companies practicing greenwashing. The was done through a review non‐financial statements all Global Fortune 500 companies, with results showing that they rarely refer LCA. More detail, 80% sample does not quantify their environmental impacts LCA, almost remaining 20% small portion impacts. Only two use Social Life Cycle Assessment. Accordingly, large still reluctant show actual emissions, might contradict narratives. leads reinforcing belief many making significant efforts engage strategies but increasingly greenwashing, products operations appear sustainable than are.

Language: Английский

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Exploring moral hazard and adverse selection in the context of greenwashing and organic product consumption DOI Creative Commons
Wutthiya Aekthanate Srisathan, Phaninee Naruetharadhol

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 84, P. 104203 - 104203

Published: Dec. 25, 2024

Language: Английский

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Greenwashing and Authentic Sustainability in the Workplace DOI

A. S. Sathish,

P. G. S. Amila Jayarathne,

Shashank Mittal

et al.

Advances in business strategy and competitive advantage book series, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 251 - 268

Published: Aug. 28, 2024

Greenwashing, the deceptive promotion of environmental responsibility, poses a challenge for organizations seeking genuine sustainability. Research explores how green HR practices can combat greenwashing and achieve authentic Drawing on expert interviews, research identifies key challenges face in avoiding greenwashing, including lack understanding sustainability, short-term profit focus, internal departmental disconnects, consumer deception tactics, fear litigation. The then be powerful tool fostering Examples include recruitment, training development performance management systems, employee engagement initiatives. By strategically aligning with specific SDGs, demonstrate clear commitment to more sustainable future. chapter highlights importance leadership commitment, cross-departmental collaboration, continuous improvement successful implementation.

Language: Английский

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