Greenwashing and demarketing: analysis and comparision of consumer reaction through a focus group

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https://doi.org/10.22279/navus.v13.1780

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The aim of the work was to understand the consumer's reaction to the two opposing practices developed by organizations in the context of greater appreciation of the environmental aspect, comparing the adoption of the practice of greenwashing and demarketing. The theoretical foundation starts from a more general discussion about sustainability, funneling, more specifically, into the incorrect adoption of green marketing, with the practice of greenwashing, on the one hand, and the extreme adoption of environmental accountability, with the practice of demarketing. , on the other hand. The methodological procedure had a qualitative approach, with a focus group being carried out with consumers. It was possible to observe a general lack of knowledge among consumers about both practices, but with differences in terms of assessments: negativity towards greenwashing, considered frequent, and strangeness and even indifference towards demarketing, considered rare.

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Taís Pasquotto Andreoli, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Graduação em Administração (Universidade Estadual de Maringá - UEM). Mestrado em Administração (Universidade de São Paulo - USP). Doutorado em Administração (Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul - USCS)

Juliana Negrais, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Graduação em Administração (UNIFESP).

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2023-12-29

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