Greener Living
Learn How to Spot Greenwashing
Companies making dubious claims about sustainability can be profitable and is a threat to environmental progress. But how do you identify greenwashing?
So far, greenwashing regulation has taken a narrow approach, but more proactive tactics are coming.
Illustrations by Camilo Medina
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Greenwashing is a way for companies to piggyback on everyone's concerns about climate change — and it's everywhere. Here's your guide to spotting it.
Broadly speaking, it’s when companies questionably claim environmental bona fides to attract more business or draw less scrutiny.