Corporate Green Washing and its Deleterious Impact on Environmental Society and Ethical Business Decision – in India

P Monika Devi; P Vidhya Priya; S Surender

doi:10.34293/sijash.v11iS3-Feb.7240

P Monika Devi Research Scholar (FT), Department of Management Studies, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai
P Vidhya Priya Professor, Department of Management Studies, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai
S Surender Research Scholar (FT), Department of Management Studies, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34293/sijash.v11iS3-Feb.7240

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability, Corporate Greenwashing, Ethical Decision Making, Corporate Social Responsibility, Climaticchanges

Abstract

Current research finds that, inthe context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), consumers, governments, and other commercial organizations are embracing CSR to enhance their corporate image with environmental components that are not trulyimplemented through greenwashing. India is confronted with environmental challenges such escalating air pollution, declining food security and pollution from e-waste disposal. The WHO's 24-Hour Air Quality Guidelines' suggested limit for PM2.5 concentration I snow being exceeded by 2.8 times in India. This report discusses the findings of an empirical investigation on the relationship between environmental sustain ability and the degree of business relationships, the impact of green washing on climate change and the connection between CSR and ethical decision-making. Based on the data gathered from 200 respondents to a used questionnaire a quantitative, causal, cross-sectional study was carried out, using SPSS24.0. This paper enriches the study with further scope of analyses overemployee’sperceptionoverthe SDG.