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Definition of Greenwash
1. Noun. A false or misleading picture of environmental friendliness used to conceal or obscure damaging activities. ¹
2. Verb. To disseminate such information about (something). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Greenwash
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Greenwash
Literary usage of Greenwash
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1891)
"The rare ruff and the green sandpiper occasionally come to the mosses by the
greenwash; and here in winter may be heard the wild clangour and cries of ..."
2. Salvaging Nature: Indigenous Peoples, Protected Areas and Biodiversity by Marcus Colchester (1998)
"... op cit Greenpeace International (1992) The World Bank's greenwash: Touting
Environmentalism While Trashing the Planet, Greenpeace International, ..."
3. Environmental Performance Reviews by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Committee on Environmental Policy (2001)
"Concern for companies' reputations is likely to be a major impetus for providing
sound environmental reporting rather than mere "greenwash" reports. ..."
4. Sketches of British Sporting Fishes by John Watson (1890)
"April does not come on elsewhere till June, or in a third locality is over by
the middle of March. On the greenwash, for instance, ..."
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