• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.162-179
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• 2019

Purpose: Companies in haste for higher consumers' preference tend to appear as 'green' and mislead about environmental concerns, which are termed as "Greenwashing." The purpose of the study is to investigate the consumer perception on greenwashing activities and analyze its impact on green brand image, green brand loyalty and green brand trust among Indian consumers. Design/methodology: The study makes use of a written questionnaire method to collect survey data from approximately 500 consumers all over India. The study uses Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to study the hypothesized relationship between constructs affected by greenwashing based on consumer perspective in the Indian context. Findings: The study shows that Indian consumers are becoming aware of greenwashing activities, which have a negative impact on green brand trust and undermines green brand image and green brand loyalty. Implications: The study results are beneficial to policy-makers, researchers, practitioners, and managers to create awareness among Indian consumers on greenwashing activities.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권8호
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• pp.229-240
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• 2021

The environment friendly lifestyle and the green product trend have motivated corporates to develop and adopt sustainable business practices. However, an increasing number of corporations have engaged in greenwashing practices to create the appearance of environmental responsibility. By employing the theory of reasoned action, the paper investigated a model linking corporate greenwashing and consumers' green purchase intentions with the mediating role of green trust and green word-of-mouth about green electronic devices in Vietnam. Using an online survey via Email, Zalo, and Wechat, data was obtained from 308 Vietnamese consumers who have been purchasing green electronic devices. Based on the responses of the participants from the questionnaires conducted, data analysis was conducted by using SEM in AMOS version 23. This investigation shows that corporate greenwashing negatively affects consumers' green trust, green word-of-mouth, and their green buying intentions. Additionally, the paper verifies that green trust and green word-of-mouth mediate the relationships between greenwashing and consumers' green purchase intentions. These results reinforce the extant understanding of greenwashing and its consequences. Finally, the study not only stimulates future research but serves as a reference for business managers, scholars, and students who are interested on the topic of environmental sustainability, new product development, and green brands.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.189-207
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• 2022

Fashion companies and brands' marketing activities focus on resolving environmental problems; however, these companies' efforts, there are some examples of so-called "greenwashing". This paper aims to analyze different perceptions of brand authenticity, green marketing, and purchase intention toward the brand before and after exposure to case information about greenwashing. A total of 211 data were gathered and analyzed using SPSS 25.0. Respondents were asked to respond to same questionnaires related to green marketing and the brand authenticity before and after their exposure to greenwashing information. The study participants' perceptions of green marketing from the brand were statistically significantly negatively changed after exposure compared to before exposure. Similar patterns in results were found in the context of consumers' perception of brand authenticity (genuineness, originality, and consistency), and purchase intention. The originality of this study is in evaluating consumers' perception of greenwashing focused on brand authenticity. The findings of the study suggest that if a fashion brand's green marketing activity is perceived as greenwashing by consumers, the perceptions of green marketing, brand authenticity, and purchase intention can all decline. It is suggested that fashion brands need to develop a sincere and truthful green marketing campaigns to keep and enhance their brand authenticity.

• 서비스연구
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.117-137
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• 2024

ESG는 모든 기업에게 선택이 아닌 필수 사항이 되었으며, 국내 주요 은행들도 ESG 경영을 적극적으로 실천하고 있다. 은행은 ESG 내부활동 뿐만 아니라 자금공급의 중개자로 ESG 금융을 제공하는 역할을 수행하고 있다. 최근에는 디지털 신기술과 결합하여 친환경 활동 수행 시 우대금리를 제공하는 ESG 금융상품을 출시하고 있다. 그러나, 무분별한 우대금리 제공은 은행의 수익성에 악영향을 미칠 수 있으며, 환경인식 개선에 실질적으로 기여하지 못할 경우 그린워싱(Greenwashing) 문제에 직면할 수 있다. 이에 본 연구는 전기 절약과 연동된 ESG 디지털 적금상품을 연구 대상으로 선정하고, 가입자의 실제 데이터를 통하여 소비자의 환경인식과 저축행동을 실증적으로 분석하였다(표본수 2,478개). 본 연구의 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, ESG 디지털 적금상품의 가입 현황을 분석한 결과, 30~50대가 주요 고객층으로 나타났으며, MZ세대는 다른 세대에 비해 전기 절약 실천을 통한 우대금리 달성에 있어 상대적으로 높은 성과를 보였다. 둘째, 소비자의 환경인식은 ESG 금융상품의 목표 달성에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. ESG 디지털 적금상품은 저축의 기본 기능에 충실함과 동시에 환경인식을 높이는 데 기여할 수 있음이 확인되었다. 셋째, 환경인식은 소비자의 저축 납입행동을 유도하지 못했으며, 이는 지속적인 소비자 관여가 필요함을 시사한다. 본 연구는 환경인식(Environmental Awareness)과 저축행동이론(Theory of Saving Behavior)을 기반으로 ESG 금융상품의 목표 달성에 미치는 소비자 인식 및 행동을 학문적으로 설명하였다. 연구의 결과는 ESG 금융상품의 우대금리 설계의 적정성이 중요함을 시사한다.

• 영미문화
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.47-70
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• 2016

Under the inhumane oppression of imperialism, the Third World's political violence has been often represented as an immediate and explosive one with an instant, concentrated visibility. Yet the ecological and psychological exploitation of the Third-World countries by empires, as Rob Nixon insists, shows the relative invisibility of slow violence. This paper is to reveal this slow violence of the marginalized areas symbolized as the lowland. Although Arne Naess' deep ecology promotes the inherent worth of living beings regardless of their instrumental utility to human needs. this paper deals with three postcolonial ecological textbooks which criticize the white-centered deep ecology: Amitav Ghosh's The Glass Palace, Jhumpa Lahiri's The Lowland, and Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible. Through postcolonial critical study, this paper finds out that all these three works have some themes in common. First, these postcolonial works assume a shape of family saga which is parallel to the slow violence of ecological and psychological plundering of empires in the postcolonial countries. Second, like the mangroves which have a tenacious hold on life, these postcolonial people rather overcome the heterogenic challenge with the sturdy and tough mind than defeated. Third, the native people's ethics of earth functions as the stronghold for their respectable lifestyle in their indigenous historicity. Finally, as a big fat brother, the Americanized globalization or neoliberalism is warned as the neocolonialism which is often shown as the disguised pattern of greenwashing. Namely, the people's self-enhancement is always prior to the imperialistic development or neoliberalism in the postcolonial ecological texts which sharply contrast the native's life consciousness and the empire's development theory.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.48-64
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• 2021

Eco-friendly consumption is a prominent trend in the fashion industry, by which many firms attract the interest of consumers using a green marketing strategy. However, "greenwashing" (caused by distorted, exaggerated, and false information) gives rise to consumer confusion. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of consumer confusion and value on price sensitivity and purchase intention. Data was collected from 228 respondents using a questionnaire that was distributed to consumers living in Seoul and Kyunggi, South Korea. The data was analyzed by factor analysis, regression analysis, and Cronbach's alpha using SPSS 23.0. The results were as follows: First, factor analysis showed the consumer value variable was significantly categorized in altruistic and self-expressive values. All variables (altruism, selfexpression, consumer confusion, price sensitivity, and purchase intention) were shown to have significantly good internal validity. Second, altruistic consumer value was shown to positively affect the purchase intention of eco-friendly fashion products, but self-expressive consumer value had no significant effect. Third, consumer confusion on eco-friendly fashion products had a negative effect on purchase intention. Fourth, altruistic and self-expressive consumer values had no effect on price sensitivity. Fifth, consumer confusion on eco-friendly fashion products positively affect price sensitivity. Sixth, price sensitivity on eco-friendly fashion products had a negative effect on purchase intention. Therefore, fashion firms should provide a certified green mark to consumers to eliminate confusion and deliver the right message without greenwashing. Moreover, fashion firms should develop green marketing strategies that are more focused on altruistic consumers.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.745-756
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• 2023

Growing stringent global regulations in Korea poses a threat to corporate sustainability. Companies must respond strategically to navigate these regulations and avoid greenwashing. Objective of this research was to analyze how Korean companies are responding to the global trend of reducing plastic use and propose improved management strategies. Seven indicators were developed to assess companies' post-plastic strategies and applied to analyze the sustainability reports of Amore Pacific and LG Household & HealthCare. These indicators included, 1) disclosure of plastic raw materials used by weight or volume, 2) disclosure of recycled plastic raw materials used by weight or volume, 3) disclosure of waste recycling, reuse amounts, and disposal using waste treatment method 4) strategies to reduce environmental impact of plastics, 5) plastic packaging, reduce, recycle, reuse, and composting (in the real environment), 6) plastic management roadmap for the circular economy, and 7) education for sustainable plastic management. Based on the review of considered companies, we propose in-listed sustainable plastics management strategies: disclosing the ratio of plastic raw materials and recycled raw materials for all products, considering recycling rate throughout the product value chain, and not only for the production phase, reviewing carbon dioxide emissions based on life cycle assessment rather than reducing plastic consumption, studying the biodegradability of biodegradable plastics in natural environment such as soil, considering the consumer's perspective.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.347-373
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• 2023

최근 기업의 지속가능한 성장을 이끄는 ESG(Environmental, Social, and Governance) 관리의 중요성이 강조되고 있다. 이에, 본 연구는 기업과 일반 대중 간의 ESG에 대한 인식 차이를 실증적으로 밝히고, ESG 정책의 시행을 방해하는 부정적인 여론과 그 배경을 규명하는 것을 목표로 한다. 이를 위해, LDA(Latent Dirichlet Allocation) 토픽모델링, JST(Joint Sentiment Topic Modeling) 및 의미연결망분석 기법을 사용하여 지속가능경영보고서와 소셜미디어에서의 주요 키워드와 토픽, 그리고 그 연결관계를 분석하였다. 또한, ChatGPT를 활용하여, 텍스트마이닝 분석의 결과를 보완하였다. 분석 결과, 기업과 일반 대중 간 ESG에 대한 인식과 중요도에 상당한 차이가 있음을 확인하였다. 구체적으로, 기업들은 위기 관리, 투명한 지배구조, 윤리적 경영 등에 집중하여 신뢰를 구축하려 했으나, '그린워싱', '중대재해', '불매운동' 등과 같은 부정적 키워드가 자주 소셜네트워크에서 등장하여, 많은 대중들이 기업의 ESG 이슈 처리에 대해 의심하고 있음을 확인하였다. 본 연구는 기업, 정부 기관, 고객 및 투자자를 위한 ESG 전략수립에 도움이 될 수 있는 가이드라인을 제공한다는 점에서 의의가 있다.