Table 3

Positive and negative elements of greenwashing

Negative elementsPositive elements
Harmful for sustainability: Mooney (2020), Tsui (2020) Contribute to environmental awareness: Holmes (2017) 
Bad reputation: Mooney (2020), Edwards (2022), Koskela (2022) Providing a slow transition to sustainability: Gerner (2020), Basetti (2020) 
Aggressive marketing strategy: Landfillsolution (n.d.) Giving financial benefits and gaining green image with low cost in the competitive market (Bump, 2012; Korosec, 2012)
Increase green skepticism: Aji & Sutikno (2015), Nguyen, Yang, Nguyen, Johnson, & Cao (2019), De Freitas Netto et al. (2020) 

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