By labeling their product as all-natural, the company is just trying to greenwash their wasteful production practices.
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Greenwash
//ˈɡɹiːnwɒʃ//
Synonyms for "greenwash" (1 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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14 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 9 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 漂綠 /漂绿 noun (misleading picture of environmental friendliness)
- 漂綠 /漂绿 verb (to disseminate such information)
Danish
2 entries- grønvaskning noun (misleading picture of environmental friendliness)
- grønvaske verb (to disseminate such information)
Finnish
2 entries- viherpesu noun (misleading picture of environmental friendliness)
- viherpestä verb (to disseminate such information)
French
1 entries- écoblanchiment noun (misleading picture of environmental friendliness)
Hungarian
1 entries- zöldnek tüntet fel / álcáz verb (to disseminate such information)
Japanese
1 entries- グリーンウォッシング noun (misleading picture of environmental friendliness)
Korean
1 entries- 그린워싱 noun (misleading picture of environmental friendliness)
Spanish
3 entries- greenwashing noun (misleading picture of environmental friendliness)
- lavado verde noun (misleading picture of environmental friendliness)
- lavado verde de imagen noun (misleading picture of environmental friendliness)
Swedish
2 entries- grönmålning noun (misleading picture of environmental friendliness)
- grönmåla verb (to disseminate such information)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
People can be cynical about companies hiding behind green ideals, their radars finely tuned to detect a greenwash.
Source: wiktionary
Greta Thunberg has blasted politicians as hypocrites and international climate summits as empty words and greenwash.
Source: wiktionary
But what happens more often is that media “greenwashes” dirty energy sources (coal, gas, nuclear power) as “clean”—a particularly dangerous notion because it belies the threat they pose to our planet and human health.
Source: wiktionary
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