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50 SHADES OF
GREEN
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐THEEN	
  MOY	
  
by: Lily Zhang
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐CAREY	
  CIURO	
  
G
r
e
e
n
w
a
s
h
i
n
g
[noun] – disinformation disseminated by an
organization so as to present an environmentally public
image
“the recycling bins in the cafeteria are just feeble examples of their
corporate greenwash.” SOURCE:	
  GOOGLE	
  DEFINITION	
  
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐JONATHAN	
  GOFORTH	
  
“Greenwashing”
Mentions Online
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐STACIE	
  
SOURCE:	
  GOOGLE	
  DEFINITION	
  
“CORPORATIONS ARE SEEING ‘ECO-FRIENDLINESS’ AS A
KEY SELLING POINT – GREEN IS INDEED THE NEW BLACK
IN PRODUCT MARKETING.”
SOURCE:	
  LABNEWS	
  	
  
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐YOGURINHA	
  BOROVA	
  	
  
SOURCE:	
  LABNEWS	
  
BUT DOES GREEN MARKETING
= SUSTAINBLE EARTH?
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐ENTRER	
  DANS	
  LE	
  REVE	
  
The Green Gap “while more than 80% of American shoppers
claim to want to make more sustainable choices, fewer than 20% follow through
consistently when it comes to what they buy.”
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐JOSH	
  
SOURCE:	
  OGILVY	
  EARTH	
  
ToP REASONS CONSUMERS
PURCHASE GREEN PRODUCTS
1) Environmental
Benefit
2) Overall Value
3) Trusted Product
TOP DETERRENTS TO GREEN
PURCHASES
SOURCE:	
  ELON	
  JOURNAL	
  
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐VALORA	
  GROUP	
  
1) Expensive
2) Advertising
3) Preferred
Competition
FLAWED PERCEPTIONS
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐NISHANTH	
  JOIS	
  
“More than 98 percent of 4,000 supposedly
nature and eco-friendly products made false
or misleading claims according to a study by
environmental consulting firm TerraChoice.”SOURCE:	
  LABNEWS	
  	
  
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐STACY	
  
“22% of products displaying green marketing had
absolutely no evidence of reduced environmental
impact.” SOURCE:	
  LABNEWS	
  	
  
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐MIKAEL	
  TIGERSTROM	
  
“Green marketing creates a false
sense of engagement and action –
that we can simply shop our way to
environmental health.”
SOURCE:	
  LINKEDIN	
  JOEL	
  MAKOWER	
  
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐DANIEL	
  KULINSKI	
  
INSTEAD OF GREENWASHING . . .	
  
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐EMILY	
  ORPIN	
  
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐ELNE	
  
“As consumers educate themselves, companies will have to perform more than
just a clever marketing ploy and perhaps act more seriously on
environmental issues to regain their respect and purchasing power.”
SOURCE:	
  LABNEWS	
  	
  
IMAGE:	
  ENVIRONMENTAL	
  LEADER	
  
“Transparency has become the new lingua franca in
sustainability – a demand for companies to account
for and report their impacts, commitments, goals and
progress.” SOURCE:	
  LINKEDIN	
  JOEL	
  MAKOWER	
  
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐BRADLEYPJOHNSON	
  
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐ELNE	
  
“90 percent of consumers agree that it’s their
own responsibility to properly use and dispose of
products, and 85 percent acknowledge the
corporate role in providing such information.”
SOURCE:	
  GREENBIZ	
  
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐MARTIN	
  PHOX	
  
Green marketing is merely an
advertising tactic.
Sustainability begins
with you.
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐PEKKA	
  NIKRUS	
  
REFERENCES	
  
	
  
"Ecofrauds	
  and	
  LiHle	
  Green	
  Lies."	
  Laboratory	
  News.	
  26	
  Mar.	
  2010.	
  Web.	
  24	
  May	
  2014.	
  <hHp://
www.labnews.co.uk/comment/lab-­‐rant/ecofrauds-­‐and-­‐liHle-­‐green-­‐lies/>.	
  
	
  
Flickr.	
  Yahoo!	
  Web.	
  23	
  May	
  2014.	
  <hHps://www.flickr.com/>.	
  
	
  
Makower,	
  Joel.	
  "5	
  Reasons	
  Green	
  Markebng	
  Is	
  Going	
  Nowhere."	
  Weblog	
  post.	
  LinkedIn.	
  12	
  Mar.	
  2013.	
  Web.	
  24	
  
May	
  2014.	
  <hHp://www.linkedin.com/today/post/arbcle/20130312180239-­‐127714-­‐5-­‐reasons-­‐green-­‐markebng-­‐is-­‐
going-­‐nowhere>.	
  
	
  
OHman,	
  Jacquelyn,	
  and	
  David	
  G.	
  Mallen.	
  "5	
  Green	
  Markebng	
  Strategies	
  to	
  Earn	
  Consumer	
  Trust."	
  Weblog	
  post.	
  
GreenBiz.	
  14	
  Jan.	
  2014.	
  Web.	
  
	
  
Post,	
  Sponsor.	
  "Why	
  People	
  Buy	
  Greener	
  Products	
  (Hint:	
  It	
  Isn't	
  Always	
  Because	
  They	
  Love	
  The	
  Environment)."	
  
Business	
  Insider.	
  Business	
  Insider,	
  Inc,	
  19	
  Nov.	
  2013.	
  Web.	
  21	
  May	
  2014.	
  <hHp://www.businessinsider.com/sc/
why-­‐people-­‐buy-­‐green-­‐products-­‐2013-­‐11>.	
  
	
  
Richards',	
  Lindsay.	
  "Examining	
  Green	
  Adverbsing	
  and	
  Its	
  Impact	
  on	
  Consumer	
  Skepbcism	
  and	
  Purchasing	
  PaHerns."	
  
The	
  Elon	
  Journal	
  of	
  Undergraduate	
  Research	
  in	
  CommunicaCons	
  Fall	
  2013	
  4.2	
  (2013).	
  Web.	
  
	
  
	
  
IMAGE:	
  FLICKR-­‐BRANDON	
  WARREN	
  

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50 Shades of Green

  • 1. 50 SHADES OF GREEN IMAGE:  FLICKR-­‐THEEN  MOY   by: Lily Zhang
  • 3. G r e e n w a s h i n g [noun] – disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally public image “the recycling bins in the cafeteria are just feeble examples of their corporate greenwash.” SOURCE:  GOOGLE  DEFINITION   IMAGE:  FLICKR-­‐JONATHAN  GOFORTH  
  • 5. “CORPORATIONS ARE SEEING ‘ECO-FRIENDLINESS’ AS A KEY SELLING POINT – GREEN IS INDEED THE NEW BLACK IN PRODUCT MARKETING.” SOURCE:  LABNEWS     IMAGE:  FLICKR-­‐YOGURINHA  BOROVA     SOURCE:  LABNEWS  
  • 6. BUT DOES GREEN MARKETING = SUSTAINBLE EARTH? IMAGE:  FLICKR-­‐ENTRER  DANS  LE  REVE  
  • 7. The Green Gap “while more than 80% of American shoppers claim to want to make more sustainable choices, fewer than 20% follow through consistently when it comes to what they buy.” IMAGE:  FLICKR-­‐JOSH   SOURCE:  OGILVY  EARTH  
  • 8. ToP REASONS CONSUMERS PURCHASE GREEN PRODUCTS 1) Environmental Benefit 2) Overall Value 3) Trusted Product TOP DETERRENTS TO GREEN PURCHASES SOURCE:  ELON  JOURNAL   IMAGE:  FLICKR-­‐VALORA  GROUP   1) Expensive 2) Advertising 3) Preferred Competition
  • 10. “More than 98 percent of 4,000 supposedly nature and eco-friendly products made false or misleading claims according to a study by environmental consulting firm TerraChoice.”SOURCE:  LABNEWS     IMAGE:  FLICKR-­‐STACY  
  • 11. “22% of products displaying green marketing had absolutely no evidence of reduced environmental impact.” SOURCE:  LABNEWS     IMAGE:  FLICKR-­‐MIKAEL  TIGERSTROM  
  • 12. “Green marketing creates a false sense of engagement and action – that we can simply shop our way to environmental health.” SOURCE:  LINKEDIN  JOEL  MAKOWER   IMAGE:  FLICKR-­‐DANIEL  KULINSKI  
  • 13. INSTEAD OF GREENWASHING . . .   IMAGE:  FLICKR-­‐EMILY  ORPIN  
  • 15. “As consumers educate themselves, companies will have to perform more than just a clever marketing ploy and perhaps act more seriously on environmental issues to regain their respect and purchasing power.” SOURCE:  LABNEWS     IMAGE:  ENVIRONMENTAL  LEADER  
  • 16. “Transparency has become the new lingua franca in sustainability – a demand for companies to account for and report their impacts, commitments, goals and progress.” SOURCE:  LINKEDIN  JOEL  MAKOWER   IMAGE:  FLICKR-­‐BRADLEYPJOHNSON  
  • 18. “90 percent of consumers agree that it’s their own responsibility to properly use and dispose of products, and 85 percent acknowledge the corporate role in providing such information.” SOURCE:  GREENBIZ   IMAGE:  FLICKR-­‐MARTIN  PHOX  
  • 19. Green marketing is merely an advertising tactic. Sustainability begins with you. IMAGE:  FLICKR-­‐PEKKA  NIKRUS  
  • 20. REFERENCES     "Ecofrauds  and  LiHle  Green  Lies."  Laboratory  News.  26  Mar.  2010.  Web.  24  May  2014.  <hHp:// www.labnews.co.uk/comment/lab-­‐rant/ecofrauds-­‐and-­‐liHle-­‐green-­‐lies/>.     Flickr.  Yahoo!  Web.  23  May  2014.  <hHps://www.flickr.com/>.     Makower,  Joel.  "5  Reasons  Green  Markebng  Is  Going  Nowhere."  Weblog  post.  LinkedIn.  12  Mar.  2013.  Web.  24   May  2014.  <hHp://www.linkedin.com/today/post/arbcle/20130312180239-­‐127714-­‐5-­‐reasons-­‐green-­‐markebng-­‐is-­‐ going-­‐nowhere>.     OHman,  Jacquelyn,  and  David  G.  Mallen.  "5  Green  Markebng  Strategies  to  Earn  Consumer  Trust."  Weblog  post.   GreenBiz.  14  Jan.  2014.  Web.     Post,  Sponsor.  "Why  People  Buy  Greener  Products  (Hint:  It  Isn't  Always  Because  They  Love  The  Environment)."   Business  Insider.  Business  Insider,  Inc,  19  Nov.  2013.  Web.  21  May  2014.  <hHp://www.businessinsider.com/sc/ why-­‐people-­‐buy-­‐green-­‐products-­‐2013-­‐11>.     Richards',  Lindsay.  "Examining  Green  Adverbsing  and  Its  Impact  on  Consumer  Skepbcism  and  Purchasing  PaHerns."   The  Elon  Journal  of  Undergraduate  Research  in  CommunicaCons  Fall  2013  4.2  (2013).  Web.       IMAGE:  FLICKR-­‐BRANDON  WARREN