The Greenwash Effect: Corporate Deception, Celebrity

The Greenwash Effect: Corporate Deception, Celebrity Environmentalists, and What Big Business Isn?t Telling You about Their Green Products and Brands

Going green is the new black for big business. But how real is the climate-friendly revolution thatâ€™s being advertised? Toyota would like us to think that Mother Nature drives a Prius, Ford wants us to Â“Join the Green Revolution,â€ and McDonaldâ€™s has painted its golden arches green. Facebook has even Â“friendedâ€ Greenpeace. All across the globe big corporations are spending big bucks trying to convince us that their policies, actions, and products are earth friendly. But are big brands and the celebrities endorsing them really as green as they claim?

In The Greenwash Effect, Guy Pearse looks behind the corporate faÃ§ade in the tradition of Fast Food Nation and No LogoÂ—and what he finds will startle you. Nothing is sacred and no one is safe from scrutiny: not the World Wildlife Fund or Earth Hour, not Apple or Google, not Oprah or Leonardo DiCaprio. The Greenwash Effect is an entertaining and practical book that helps consumers to pick the truly green businesses from the greenwashers and to demand a higher environmental standard from all.
Country USA
Brand Skyhorse
Manufacturer Skyhorse
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber colour illustrations
ReleaseDate 2014-08-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781628737264

The Greenwash Effect: Corporate Deception, Celebrity Environmentalists, and What Big Business Isn?t Telling You about Their Green Products and Brands