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Science-Backed Training Helps the Ad Industry Avoid Greenwashing

March 12, 2024

Green Shield is a new free online course through the Institute for Advertising Ethics that commercial industries can utilize to improve the integrity of their environmental communications. CSSN Scholar Melissa Aronczyk and previous academic research from CSSN provided the basis for the categories of greenwashing highlighted in the course.

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