CSEET · Economic and Business Environment · Environmental Governance
A company advertises its product as 'eco-friendly' and 'carbon neutral' without any credible evidence or measurable action to support these claims. This practice is best described as:
This practice is called greenwashing: presenting a product or company as environmentally friendly through misleading or unsupported claims. It differs from carbon trading, which is a genuine market for emission credits, and from circular production, which actually reuses resources to cut waste.
- AGreenwashingCorrect
- BCarbon trading
- CGreen budgeting
- DCircular production
Explanation
Greenwashing means making misleading or unsubstantiated claims about environmental benefits to appear more sustainable than the firm really is. Carbon trading is a market mechanism for emission credits, and the other terms describe genuine practices.
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