Greenwashing

About this course

Greenwashing is the practice of making false, misleading or exaggerated claims about the environmental benefits of a product, service or business activity. These claims can create a false impression of sustainability and influence consumer purchasing decisions.

This course explores how greenwashing occurs, the risks it poses to organisations and consumers, and the legal obligations businesses must meet when making environmental claims. Learners will gain practical strategies for ensuring sustainability communications are accurate, transparent and compliant.

What the course covers

• What is greenwashing?
• Greenwashing across different industries
• Why should we avoid greenwashing?
• Laws and regulatory requirements
• Greenwashing examples
• How can we avoid greenwashing?

What people can do afterwards

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Define greenwashing and recognise common examples.
• Understand how greenwashing occurs across different industries.
• Identify the legal and reputational risks associated with misleading environmental claims.
• Evaluate environmental marketing and sustainability statements for accuracy.
• Apply practical strategies to avoid greenwashing.
• Support transparent and compliant sustainability communications.

How it is delivered

• Structured learning Designed for learners who are new to the topic or want a comprehensive overview. The course explores the subject in detail and typically takes 35–40 minutes to complete.

Two ways to run it

• Your policies, your scenarios

  We rebuild “Greenwashing” around how your organisation actually works, so the training changes behaviour instead of recording completions.

  Build a custom version

• Ready to run as it is

  Deploy the course off the shelf, with light branding if you want it. Delivered with our partner Safetrac, who will contact you directly.

  Deploy off the shelf

Either way, you can run it through our compliance platform or take it as a SCORM package for the LMS you already have.

What it costs

Off-the-shelf pricing starts at $4,000 a year for up to ten courses with your logo and colours applied, rising with how much you want changed. The tiers are the same across the catalogue, so they are set out once on the pricing page rather than repeated on all 101 courses.

If what you actually need is your own scenarios and your own policies rather than a reskin, that is a custom build, and it is the work Hungry Minds does.

Choosing an LMS

If you don’t currently have an LMS, we can help you select a platform that suits your organisation.

For smaller teams or organisations getting started, we typically recommend LearnWorlds for its ease of use and quick setup.For organisations requiring more advanced functionality and reporting, TalentLMS is a strong option.

Learn more:LearnWorlds TalentLMS

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