"Greenwashing" How Corporations Trick Us, the History of Earth Day, and the Problem With Plastic

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" Thank you for listening. We love you! Please leave a rating and review wherever you're listening to this pod. Don't forget—it's a Mad Mad World! Follow us on social media: Instagram: @madmadworldpod Reddit: r/madmadworldpod Email us: hello@madmadworldpod.com Sources for this episode: https://www.earthday.org/history/ (The History of Earth Day | Earth Day Organization) https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/earth-day-more-relevant-now-needs-rebrand/ (Earth Day Is Even More Relevant Now. But It Needs a Rebrand | AdWeek) https://truthinadvertising.org/articles/six-companies-accused-greenwashing/ (Earth Day 2022: Companies Accused of Greenwashing | Truth in Advertising) https://zpgf99.com/man-behind-earth-day-says-theres-too-much-greenwashing/ (Man Behind Earth Day Says There's Too Much Greenwashing - 99 NEWS (via The Wall Street Journal)) https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59119693 (Climate change: Seven ways to spot businesses greenwashing | BBC) https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/health-coronavirus-plastic-recycling/ (The Plastic Pandemic | Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/environment-plastic-oil-recycling/ (The Recycling Myth | Reuters) https://www.cleanupnews.org/home/how-to-avoid-greenwashing (11 Ways to Avoid Greenwashed Products) https://earth911.com/business-policy/greenwashing-good/ (How You Can Support Sustainable Product Design?) https://earth911.com/business-policy/greenwashing-good/ (Can Greenwashing Ever Be Good?) https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/aug/20/greenwashing-environmentalism-lies-companies (The troubling evolution of corporat