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  1. May 2026
    1. In 2018, the company pledged robust World Without Waste goals to collect and recycle the equivalent of a bottle or can for every one the company sells by 2030, to make 100% of packaging recyclable by 2025 and to use 50% recycled material in bottles and cans by 2030. By introducing 100% rPET bottles* in the United States, this marks a total of 19 markets globally offering recycled packaging.

      This statement highlights Coca-Cola’s sustainability goals and long-term commitments toward environmental responsibility. However, it mainly focuses on future targets rather than providing detailed evidence of current achievements and progress. The use of ambitious goals may create a highly positive image of the company while offering limited information about present outcomes. Greater transparency and measurable results would strengthen the credibility of these claims.

    2. We seek to positively impact people’s lives, communities and the planet through water replenishment, packaging recycling, sustainable sourcing practices and carbon emissions reductions across our value chain. Together with our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide.

      The statement uses positive and persuasive language to promote the company’s sustainability efforts. However, it provides limited specific evidence or measurable results to support these claims. By focusing mainly on achievements, it may overlook broader environmental issues related to the company’s operations. This can create concerns about transparency and possible greenwashing.

    1. Greenwashing, purpose-washing, woke-washing and your brand.

      This article highlights how brands use greenwashing and "woke-washing" to exploit social and environmental trends for profit. These tactics rely on misleading language to create an ethical image that isn't backed by real practices or structural change. Ethically, this is a form of betrayal that erodes consumer trust and undermines genuine activism. Beyond being a PR failure, these deceptive strategies carry significant legal risks as global regulators increasingly penalize brands for making unsubstantiated claims.

    1. The Effect of Greenwashing Perceptions on Green Product Purchasing Decisions: a Case Study on Bottled Drinking Water Consumers

      This article shows how greenwashing claims in consumer products function as misleading language that lacks any real transparency. Ethically, this creates a strong feeling of betrayal among consumers because brands are exploiting environmental trust for profit while continuing to generate massive waste. This deceptive behavior goes beyond bad marketing, it highlights critical legal risks because failing to provide honest product data increasingly triggers strict regulatory penalties and sanctions from consumer protection authorities.

    1. What happens when your ‘green’ claims turn into bad press? Just ask H&M!

      This text exposes H&M' "Conscious Collection" case of execution-style greenwashing, where vague buzzwords and green visual cues are used without transparent data to mislead consumers. Ethically, the brand capitalizes on genuine environmental concerns for financial profit while hiding behind a highly destructive, high-waste fast-fashion business model. This structural hypocrisy shifts from a moral issue to a severe legal liability, as evidenced by the Norwegian Consumer Authority's ruling against H&M. This case serves as a critical regulatory precedent, proving that deceptive sustainability claims now carry actionable legal risks, including official sanctions, immediate consumer boycotts and long-term reputational ruin.

    1. The impact of greenwashing on H&M customer engagement behavior and H&M brand loyalty as perceived by French Generation Z.

      This article discusses the impact of greenwashing on H&M customer engagement behavior and brand loyalty among French Generation Z consumers. The study suggests that misleading sustainability claims may influence consumers’ perceptions and affect their trust toward a brand. As Generation Z is increasingly aware of environmental issues, greenwashing practices can weaken customer engagement and reduce brand loyalty. The article highlights the importance of transparency and authentic sustainability efforts in maintaining positive consumer relationships.

    1. It's all About the Green: the Economically Driven Greenwashing Practices of Coca-Cola

      This article is mainly focuses on marketing analysis and visual representation without providing strong empirical data to fully support its claims. The discussion on greenwashing is largely based on interpretation of advertising strategies, which may introduce a degree of subjectivity. In addition, the article could be improved by including more consumer-based data or case comparisons to strengthen the argument regarding the actual environmental impact versus corporate claims.

    1. Greenwashing and sustainable fashion industryAuthor links open overlay panel

      This article discusses greenwashing within the sustainable fashion industry, highlighting how some companies may present environmental claims that are not fully supported by their actual practices. It emphasizes the gap between sustainability marketing and real environmental performance, suggesting that such practices can potentially mislead consumers. The study also implies the need for clearer standards and greater transparency in sustainability reporting to ensure the credibility of environmental claims.