Corporate Greenwashing and Canada Goose: Exploring the Legitimacy–Aesthetic Nexus
Public discourse on environmental responsibility and sustainability continues to pressure corporations, especially those that have been portrayed as key contributors of environmental harm. Greenwashing is a strategy that companies adopt to engage in symbolic communications with environmental issues...
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ftjintjcj:oai:ojs2.journal.library.qut.edu.au:article/1385 2023-05-15T15:48:52+02:00 Corporate Greenwashing and Canada Goose: Exploring the Legitimacy–Aesthetic Nexus Gacek, James 2020-04-20 application/pdf https://www.crimejusticejournal.com/article/view/1385 eng eng Queensland University of Technology https://www.crimejusticejournal.com/article/view/1385/902 https://www.crimejusticejournal.com/article/view/1385 Copyright (c) 2020 James Gacek International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy; Vol. 9 No. 4 (2020): International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy; 148-162 2202-8005 2202-7998 corporate green-washing green criminology business ethics Canada Goose info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2020 ftjintjcj 2021-12-23T13:12:28Z Public discourse on environmental responsibility and sustainability continues to pressure corporations, especially those that have been portrayed as key contributors of environmental harm. Greenwashing is a strategy that companies adopt to engage in symbolic communications with environmental issues without substantially addressing them in actions. This paper aims to raise awareness of corporate greenwashing, drawing attention to issues that progress the trend of individualized responsibility and consumption, while concealing the social and (eco)systemic issues in the process. By drawing on the case study of winter apparel company Canada Goose, this paper questions whether businesses can ‘go green’ in good faith, if corporate responsibility and environmental responsibility can ever be reconciled, and if there is considerable need to clarify the intended effects and unintended consequences of corporate greenwashing. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canada Goose International Journal for Crime and Justice (Queensland University of Technology) Canada |
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Public discourse on environmental responsibility and sustainability continues to pressure corporations, especially those that have been portrayed as key contributors of environmental harm. Greenwashing is a strategy that companies adopt to engage in symbolic communications with environmental issues without substantially addressing them in actions. This paper aims to raise awareness of corporate greenwashing, drawing attention to issues that progress the trend of individualized responsibility and consumption, while concealing the social and (eco)systemic issues in the process. By drawing on the case study of winter apparel company Canada Goose, this paper questions whether businesses can ‘go green’ in good faith, if corporate responsibility and environmental responsibility can ever be reconciled, and if there is considerable need to clarify the intended effects and unintended consequences of corporate greenwashing. |
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Gacek, James |
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Corporate Greenwashing and Canada Goose: Exploring the Legitimacy–Aesthetic Nexus |
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Corporate Greenwashing and Canada Goose: Exploring the Legitimacy–Aesthetic Nexus |
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Corporate Greenwashing and Canada Goose: Exploring the Legitimacy–Aesthetic Nexus |
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Corporate Greenwashing and Canada Goose: Exploring the Legitimacy–Aesthetic Nexus |
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Corporate Greenwashing and Canada Goose: Exploring the Legitimacy–Aesthetic Nexus |
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corporate greenwashing and canada goose: exploring the legitimacy–aesthetic nexus |
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Queensland University of Technology |
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2020 |
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https://www.crimejusticejournal.com/article/view/1385 |
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Canada Goose |
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International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy; Vol. 9 No. 4 (2020): International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy; 148-162 2202-8005 2202-7998 |
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https://www.crimejusticejournal.com/article/view/1385/902 https://www.crimejusticejournal.com/article/view/1385 |
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Copyright (c) 2020 James Gacek |
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