Greenwashing & green sheen Info Chemical Man
Greenwashing (a compound word modeled on "whitewash"), also called "green sheen" is a form of spin in which green PR or green marketing is deceptively used to promote the perception that an organization's products, aims or policies are environmentally friendly. Evidence that an organization is greenwashing often comes from pointing out the spending differences: when significantly more money or time has been spent advertising being "green" (that is, operating with consideration for the environment), that is actually spent on environmentally sound practices.