Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greenhushing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: green-hush-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tendency of a company’s marketing to be quiet about its sustainability efforts so as to avoid attention from the political extremes, whether greener-than-thou anti-greenwashing crusaders or browner-than-thou anti-wokeness crusaders.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"So-called greenhushing, where corporations downplay their climate efforts, has spread in the US and Europe as ESG strategies fall out of fashion. Some companies are talking less about environmental and social goals in an effort to avoid accusations of greenwashing, while also dodging political attacks against climate and ESG goals, studies have found. “The problem with greenhushing or transition-hushing is that it doesn’t help the financial system mobilize capital,” Oi-Yee Choo, the exchange’s chief executive officer, told the Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit in Singapore on Tuesday."

Etymology

Blend of greenwashing + hushing. Coined by American brand strategist Jerry Stifelman in a blog for the consulting agency TreeHugger published the 2nd of March 2008.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

greenlash greenwash

Questions

What does greenhushing mean?: A tendency of a company’s marketing to be quiet about its sustainability efforts so as to avoid attention from the political extremes, whether greener-than-thou anti-greenwashing crusaders or browner-than-thou anti-wokeness crusaders.
Where does greenhushing come from?: Blend of greenwashing + hushing. Coined by American brand strategist Jerry Stifelman in a blog for the consulting agency TreeHugger published the 2nd of March 2008.

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