Grey zone in–greenwash out. A review of greenwashing research and implications for the voluntary-mandatory transition of CSR

L Gatti, P Seele, L Rademacher - International Journal of Corporate Social …, 2019 - Springer
As public concern over greenwashing has grown in the last two decades, academic
research has increased correspondingly, and there is now a substantial body of research …

Reviewing corporate social responsibility communication: a legitimacy perspective

A Ellerup Nielsen, C Thomsen - Corporate Communications: An …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to answer the call for CSR communication research to
develop and substantiate outcomes that may better explain CSR communication strategies …

From greenwashing to ESG‐washing: A focus on the circular economy field

DL Todaro, R Torelli - Corporate Social Responsibility and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) today, Environmental, Social and
Governance (ESG) factors play a fundamental and increasingly central role in the evaluation …

From greenwashing to machinewashing: A model and future directions derived from reasoning by analogy

P Seele, MD Schultz - Journal of Business Ethics, 2022 - Springer
This article proposes a conceptual map** to outline salient properties and relations that
allow for a knowledge transfer from the well-established greenwashing phenomenon to the …

The process model of corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication: CSR communication and its relationship with consumers' CSR knowledge, trust, and …

S Kim - Journal of business ethics, 2019 - Springer
Using a national survey of US consumers, this study demonstrates the positive effects of
corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication factors on consumers' CSR …

Greenwashing revisited: In search of a typology and accusation‐based definition incorporating legitimacy strategies

P Seele, L Gatti - Business strategy and the environment, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Is greenwashing a concept describing companies using misleading communication or is it
co‐constructed in the eye of the beholder? By discussing the literature, we find that existing …

The credibility of CSR (corporate social responsibility) reports in Europe. Evidence from a quantitative content analysis in 11 countries

I Lock, P Seele - Journal of cleaner production, 2016 - Elsevier
When it comes to corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports, skepticism and mistrust
toward companies often prevail among both stakeholders and scholars. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Mandatory nonfinancial disclosure and its consequences on the sustainability reporting quality of Italian and German companies

G Mion, CR Loza Adaui - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Companies disclosing nonfinancial information through sustainability reporting practices
provide markets with data on their social, environmental, and governance performance. The …

The long-term transformation of the concept of CSR: Towards a more comprehensive emphasis on sustainability

HM Aslaksen, C Hildebrandt, HCG Johnsen - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
This article adds to the discussion of the long-term transformation of CSR, presenting a
perspective on the interplay between CSR debate and public discourse on business …

Research in the greenwashing field: concepts, theories, and potential impacts on economic and social value

F Bernini, F La Rosa - Journal of Management and Governance, 2024 - Springer
This paper aims to define a theoretical background for investigating greenwashing from a
business economic perspective. We consider possible research questions in the relevant …