Which one of the following best describes the term "greenwashing"?

Which one of the following best describes the term "greenwashing"?
  1. Conveying a false impression that a company's products are eco-friendly and environmentally sound
  2. Non-inclusion of ecological/environmental costs in the Annual Financial Statements of a country
  3. Ignoring the disastrous ecological consequences while undertaking infrastructure development
  4. Making mandatory provisions for environmental costs in a government project/programme

Solution

Greenwashing is the practice of conveying a misleading impression that an organisation's products or operations are environmentally sound when they are not.

Asked in: UPSC Prelims 2022

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