greenwashing

Etymology
(or ).

Noun

 * 1) The practice by people, organizations and states of presenting themselves as environmentally-friendly and progressive to downplay their actual destructive behavior.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: groenpoetsing, groenwassery
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 漂綠
 * Czech: lakování na zeleno
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Spanish: lavado verde, ecoblanqueo
 * Swedish: grönmålning

Translations

 * Afrikaans: groen poets, groen was
 * Spanish: ecoblanqueando, lavando verde
 * Swedish: grönmålning

Related terms

 * greenscamming
 * purplewashing
 * pinkwashing
 * redwashing