May
8

Greenwashing and the First Amendment

Wednesday May 8, 2024
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM EDT

Event Organizer - Wharton Webinar Series

esg-i@wharton.upenn.edu

This webinar will be led by Sarah E. Light, Mitchell J. Blutt and Margo Krody Blutt Presidential Professor, and Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Recent explosive growth in environmental and climate-related marketing claims by business firms has raised concerns about the truthfulness of these claims. Critics argue (or at least question whether) such claims constitute greenwashing, which refers to a set of deceptive marketing practices in which an entity publicly misrepresents or exaggerates the positive environmental impact of a product, a service, or the entity itself. The extent to which greenwashing can be regulated consistent with the First Amendment raises thorny doctrinal questions that have bedeviled both courts and scholars. The answers to these questions have implications far beyond environmental marketing claims.

This event is open to all Wharton Alumni. If you are not an alumnus and are interested in attending, please contact esg-i@wharton.upenn.edu.

Event Organizer - Wharton Webinar Series

esg-i@wharton.upenn.edu