Framing fracking: scale-shifting and greenwashing risk in the oil and gas industry

Scanlan, Stephen J.

doi:10.1080/13549839.2017.1345877

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“…An environmental marketing firm called TerraChoice [48] has created a classification called "the seven sins of greenwashing". The classification has been cited in several articles, Scanlan [42] cited that it includes various fibs, half-truths, vagueness and other forms of trickery. Markham et al [29] described that the seven sins assist more precisely in detecting instances of firm-based or product-based greenwashing.…”

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“…Scanlan [42] conducted a research in the oil gas industry (OGI) communication on hydraulic fracking and proposed new sins related to the conceptualization of greenwashing. The OGI masks harm done and other risks with greenwashing in the form of new sins he elaborated build on TerraChoice [48]: (8) false hopes; (9) fearmongering; (10) broken promises; (11) injustice; (12) hazardous consequences; and (13) profits over people and the environment [42].…”

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“…The sin of false hopes: a claim that reinforces a false hope. The OGI hydraulic fracking method has an enormous negative impact on the environment, critics argue that ecological modernization is not possible and believing otherwise is harmful to the environment [42].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…9. The sin of fearmongering: claims that fabricate insecurity related to not "buying in" on an organization practice, like OGI hydraulic fracking [42]. Scanlan ([42], p. 16) explains that "shifting the scale of fear and seizing opportunities from instability and uncertainty borne out of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the global war on terror, and volatile fuel costs, alter the public perception of risk".…”

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“…The sin of broken promises: claims promising that fracking will lift up poor, rural communities with riches from mineral rights and economic development, but when evidence shows the contrary, communities are left with irreversible impacts ( [46] apud [42]). Scanlan [42] describes that greenwashing obscures who loses regarding the negative impacts of fracking and OGI profits from exploiting the hopes and trust of the citizenry. 11.…”

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confidence: 99%

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As a consequence of increasingly sustainability‐oriented markets, greenwashing (GW) has become a global marketing problem throughout recent years. Previous studies do not differentiate between varying forms of GW when analyzing their effects on consumers' brand attitude but rather use GW as a one‐dimensional condition that either exists or does not exist. This paper explores how different greenwashing practices (GWPs) influence consumers' brand attitudes. We introduce a two‐dimensional typology of GWPs that differentiates between claim‐type (false, vague, or hidden information) and macro‐level of initiation (product and firm level), resulting in six distinct categories of GWPs. We then introduce 315 German participants to the six different GW scenarios in a survey and measure their respective brand attitudes. Our findings reveal that respondents react significantly differently to most GWPs, which implies that if we want to understand the problem of GW from the eyes of consumers, we need to differentiate between various forms of GW.

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The relationship between sustainability (or CSR) and company value has been intensively researched in recent times. However, the specifics of individual industries have not been sufficiently taken into account. Our study aims to fill this research gap. We focus on the oil and gas industry as a particularly powerful and controversial industry. Based on legitimacy theory and institutional theory, we argue that the relationship between firm value and sustainability is negative in this industry. Our sample consists of 205 firms with 1515 observations. Using a simultaneous equation system (3SLS) to determine its direction, we find the two to be negatively interrelated in a vicious circle. Furthermore, we find evidence for a moderating role of the renewable energy share of a company's headquarter country as well as the company's industry segment. The explanatory power continues to hold with consideration of a profitability measure (Return on Sales) instead of firm value.

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Framing fracking: scale-shifting and greenwashing risk in the oil and gas industry

Cited by 41 publications

References 82 publications

Concepts and forms of greenwashing: a systematic review

Concepts and forms of greenwashing: a systematic review

The influence of greenwashing practices on brand attitude: A multidimensional consumer analysis in Germany

Sustainability and firm value in the oil and gas industry—A vicious circle?

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