Task 2

1. Developing arguments (FOR):

Choose two from Action and two from Evaluation

Argument Logos Ethics Pathos

A B5: B5:73% millennials spend B5: People think they are

c more on sustainable brands buying sustainable products,
t but they are deceived by
i companies.
o Thoughtful purchasing
n benefits the environment and
reduces waste. Raw materials,
( farming, manufacturing,
N transportation, storage,
U trading and marketing all
R contribute to the
) sustainability of a product or
service. The item's life cycle
and end-of-life disposal have
financial, environmental,
social and ethical impacts.

B3: Earnings from fines can be
used for charitable donations to
environmental organizations
Consumers can achieve their
original purpose of buying
greenwashed products, i.e.,
protecting the environment.
According to The Trade
Descriptions Ordinance,
Chapter 362, Laws of Hong
Kong (“TDO”), prohibits
false trade descriptions for
goods (section 7) and services
(section 7A). Supplies or
offers to supply any goods to
which a false trade
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A5: fining prevents companies
from misleading the consumers
without regards for the
environment
73% millennials spend more
on sustainable brands
A5:shows that many people
buy products that promotes
sustainability
It is the fact that 78% of the
companies use greenwashing
as a method to promote their
product.Therefore if you are
buying the product , you are
giving money to the
companies also harming the
environment
description is applied,
commits an offense
B5: consumers responsible B5:
A5:TerraChoice defines
greenwashing as “the act of
misleading consumers
regarding the environmental A5:if you don’t fine the
practices of a company or the companies ,the greenwashing
environmental performance issue will never be resolved
and positive communication
about environmental
performance”. If you don’t charge them
with capital ,
In 1999 the term was added to
the Concise Oxford English
Dictionary that defines it as:
“Disinformation disseminated
by an organization so as to
present an environmentally
responsible public image; a
public image of
environmental responsibility
promulgated by or for an
organization, etc., but
perceived as being unfounded
or intentionally misleading”.
Governments responsibility:
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E B2: Fine companies who use B2: Finding companies for B2: B2:
v greenwashing companies are false environmental claims
consumers react to the
a useful. can serve as a deterrent to
assessment of regulatory
l prevent greenwashing.
bodies and they will chose to
u
stop supporting businesses
a
caught greenwashing, and to
t
pass this information on to
i
other consumers
o
n

(
E
B4: B4: Fining companies for B4: the companies will earn a B4: Okay or not? Good or
F
environmental claims can larger profit from consumers. not?
S
serve as a deterrent to Even though they aren’t
)
prevent greenwashing actually being
environmentally friendly and
harm the environment

Action

B1:It is effective way to tackle the B1: B1: B1:

greenwashing problem
-As companies look for profit
and won’t want to be
fined,fining companies for
false environmental claims
can serve as a deterrent to
prevent greenwashing.
-responsibility: if you don’t use this way to
tackle the problem,you are
the companies need to be
shorting the life of people
responsible to their
around you
consumers , make sure their
products are
-The biggest responsibility
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 ● Fabric fines 1.3 million belongs to
for mislabelling clothes government.Because the
made of rayon as government
bamboo.

“Access”
-If there is a company fined
by the government,other
companies will take more
attention to their own
decisions.

-Companies care about their

brand reputation and don’t
want the public to know that
their firms do something bad.

-Other method such as

certification is more
challenging to
achieve.Because all the
countries in the world need to
negotiate and standardized
the definition and
measurement of
greenwashing ,and
information that is
communicated to consumers
which is more time-
consuming

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2. Developing arguments (AGAINST):
Choose two from Action and two from Evaluation

Argument Logos Ethics Pathos

A B5:Some Low-development
c countries’ governments may not
t care about the problem of
i greenwashing. They are corrupt
o
n

(
N
U
R
)

E B1:
v
Not feasible it is difficult to count
a
fine
l
u
a
t
i B4: large scale companies.
o they have stopped providing
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n plastic straw unless the
customers asked for it.
(
E
F don’t care the fine—large
S capital
)