Explainer: What is ‘Greenwashing’?

Vocabulary & Expressions

greenwashing: 그린워싱(실제로는 친환경적이지 않지만 마치 친환경적인 것처럼 홍보하는 ‘위장환경주의’)
Companies that are out there greenwashing.

environmental claims:친환경적임을 주장하는 것  
The number of environmental claims made by various companies and organizations is rising…

hit a target: 목표를 달성하다
…companies are under more and more pressure to hit their environmental, social, and governance ESG targets.

COP (Conference of the Parties): 유엔기후변화협약 당사국총회 
…it’s likely to be a hot topic at the upcoming COP26 summit.

drown: 푹 빠지게 하다, 완전히 믿게 하다 
They have been drowning us in promises and not delivering.

profile (one’s) green credential
~의 친환경 인증을 알리다
…they felt justified in profiling their green credentials.

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