In honor of Earth Day last Friday, Los and Bertram look at greenwashing, which Investopedia defines as "the process of conveying a false impression or providing misleading information about how a company's products are more environmentally sound."

Greenwashing is considered an unsubstantiated claim to deceive consumers into believing that a company's products are environmentally friendly"

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Sources for this episode:

• The History of Earth Day | Earth Day Organization
• Earth Day Is Even More Relevant Now. But It Needs a Rebrand | AdWeek
• Earth Day 2022: Companies Accused of Greenwashing | Truth in Advertising
• Man Behind Earth Day Says There's Too Much Greenwashing - 99 NEWS (via The Wall Street Journal)
• Climate change: Seven ways to spot businesses greenwashing | BBC
• The Plastic Pandemic | Reuters
• The Recycling Myth | Reuters
• 11 Ways to Avoid Greenwashed Products
• How You Can Support Sustainable Product Design?
• Can Greenwashing Ever Be Good?
• The troubling evolution of corporate greenwashing | The Guardian
• What is Greenwashing? | Conserve Energy Future
• Top Green Investing Opportunities | Investopedia
• Greenwashing Definition | Investopedia