When a company says that their products are green, eco-friendly or sustainable that's, good for the environment, right? Welll, maybe. But it's possible that the company is greenwashing. What? Greenwashing. It's when the company makes unsupportive claims that mislead customers into thinking that their products are sustainable or eco-friendly. This makes the companies to appeal to their environmental mind of consuming without actually having to make meaningful changes in their business practices. And that's not cool for you or the planet that we live on. No it's not. Greenwashing is a big problem and there's so many moving parts So, in fact, why greenwashing happens? And how you can use your power as a consumer to help? Wow. Sustainable explainable So, why would businesses actually decide to greenwash? According to one survey, 66% of the respondents said that they takes sustainability into account whenever they are shopping. So it's no surprise that business are trying to attract this growing audience As business are scrambling to meet the desires of the market, many of them are finding that just slapping a green sticker on something and calling it green is way easier and cheaper than making the fundamental changes that consumers are actually looking for And you definitely have seen greenwashing at the stores. You know the pictures