Greenwashing is a generic term used for breaches and misleading claims about the sustainability credentials of various legal provisions, ranging from unfair competition, securities laws infringements and unethical advertising to wrong corporate disclosure. This paper focuses on the latter....

Firm-level Climate Action Response Plans (CARPs) are strategic plans comprising firms' climate change mitigation and adaptation commitments. Given the importance of CARPs for meeting climate change targets, encouraging firms to develop CARPs is paramount. When designing evidence-based approaches...

With the advancement of information and communications technology (ICT), we are exposed to environmental knowledge from various sources and can witness the impacts of environmental crises in real time. Consequently, the rise of global environmental concerns has led to campaigns and initiatives...

The sustainability trend of recent years is reflected in society's growing environmental awareness and the increasing promotion of green products and services in the market. The flip side is that most advertisements and green branding originate from companies that still have a negative impact on...

The rising environmental concern has driven organizations to adopt green marketing practices. However, a growing number of organizations have been engaging in greenwashing practices, which mislead customers about their environmental performance. This can have negative consequences for the...

We investigate the occurrence of greenwashing in the US mutual fund industry. Using panel regression methods, we test whether there exist differences in the portfolio investment behaviors of active equity funds that are self-declared to be driven by ESG motives when compared to all other funds....

This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the scholarly work and discussion on greenwashing in sustainability reporting (GiSR) and tease out dominant themes that emerge from the literature, and the different emphasis of research between G7 and non-G7 nations. Based on a total of 87...

Greenwashing is the misleading use of environmental claims to market non-eco-friendly products, a growing concern as environmentally conscious consumers seek eco-friendly options. This study aims to identify factors that allow the detection of "greenwashing" practices in Colombian companies...

Firm-level Climate Action Response Plans (CARPs) are strategic plans comprising firms’ climate change mitigation and adaptation commitments. Given the importance of CARPs for meeting climate change targets, encouraging firms to develop CARPs is paramount. When designing evidence-based...

Academic studies and business practices are paying more and more attention to the topic of "greenwashing," or the organizations' false marketing of their environmental sustainability initiatives. To obtain insight into the current state of knowledge, this article offers a thorough investigation...