Green brands
Green brands are those brands that consumers associate with environmental conservation and sustainable business practices.
Such brands appeal to consumers who are becoming more aware of the need to protect the
Increase in green brands
Packaging
In the case of consumer brands,
Companies may claim
Advertisement and marketing standards concerns
In Europe concerns have been raised that consumers might be confused or mislead as a result of a recent increase in green brands. Because green brands can add a
In Britain, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) warned consumers in mid-2007, that some "green" claims might not be authentic. The ASA stated that green claims have become noticeably more prevalent in advertisement, and has investigated and upheld several complaints regarding "unsubstantiated environmental claims". The ASA Director General has stated that "the ASA needs to see robust evidence to back up any eco-friendly claims".[7]
The ASA in Britain has also raised concerns that as
Recent cases before the British ASA involved environmental claims such as "local". In December 2006 for example the ASA upheld a complaint against Tesco, where the company advertised British products as "local", which the ASA ruled to be misleading because in this particular case the consumers were likely to interpret “local” as referring to their immediate surrounding region.[14]
In August 2008 the British ASA ruled that
In the
The marketing and brand building experiences of many American green brands was documented in the book The Gort Cloud by Richard Seireeni, 2009. The gort cloud refers to the green community that provides support and a market to green brands.
Consumer demand
In recent decades[
Through a consumer study taken in 1999, it was discovered that environmental issues are ranked above human rights, animal rights and welfare issues.[18] This information shows growing consumer demand of companies providing goods and services that preserve the environment and adopt a “green” approach to business. In a similar study, according to Iannuzzi (2011), a compelling global demand for “greener products” was demonstrated by over 60% of all countries studied, further demonstrating the desire of environmentally friendly green brands. In the study, environmental awareness was placed among the most vital product traits that consumers valued when purchasing, along with minimising toxic and
Because concern for the environment is now a pivotal element in consumer decision-making, studies have found that the demand for green brands is higher than ever before.
An example of companies tackling
The shift towards green brands is a result of numerous factors such as organic products being more accessible,
Marketing of green brands
When it comes to
To combine
Green brands looking to secure their sustainable image within consumers minds must establish a philosophy that describes their use of
Where a clean and green image is communicated, brands should be associated with environmental claims that are truthful in how their business practices impact on the surrounding environment.
Another area of marketing a green brand is making use of functional and emotional strategies to position a brand in consumers’ minds. The functional characteristic approach delivers information on how a brand's products and services are environmentally friendly, which creates brand connections for buyers and powerful perception of the company.[23] Such information should include a company’s sustainable production process and ecological footprint in relation to its superiority to other competitors. The emotional approach for positioning focuses on emotions and alludes to a brand relationship with nature and the environment.[25] It has been found that emotional strategies build brand loyalty very effectively because consumers feel they are helping preserve the environment through supporting sustainably made products.[23] Wang (2016) states that overall, a mixed strategy of using both emotional and functional approaches to market a green brand generates favorable brand relationships and commitment from consumers. Most prosperous green brands are affiliated with either “alternative technology or a green corporate philosophy”.[25]
See also
- Bright green environmentalism
- Eco-capitalism
- Ethical consumerism
- Greenwashing
- Informed consumer
- Triple bottom line
- Sustainability brand
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