{"id":240195,"date":"2023-04-29T19:54:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T14:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=240195"},"modified":"2023-05-02T16:13:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T10:43:27","slug":"bluewashing-report-flags-how-corporates-have-wormed-their-way-into-global-food-governance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bluewashing-report-flags-how-corporates-have-wormed-their-way-into-global-food-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluewashing: Report flags how corporates have wormed their way into global food governance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article <b>\u201cBluewashing: Report flags how corporates have wormed their way into global food governance\u201d <\/b>published in <b>Down To Earth <\/b>on <b>28th April 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems has released a report titled \u201cWho\u2019s tipping the scales\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report has highlighted the visible manner in which corporate takeover of food governance systems is taking place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the report, partnerships between corporates and intergovernmental bodies like the UN creates conflicts of interest and allows the corporates to blue-wash or social-wash their reputations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is Bluewashing?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bluewashing refers to a deceptive form of marketing in which an enterprise uses deceptive marketing techniques to overstate its commitment to responsible social practices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be used interchangeably with the term <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/greenwashing-u-n-chief-slams-companies-engaging-in-toxic-cover-up\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">greenwashing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but has a greater focus on economic and community factors <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rather than the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the origin of the term bluewashing?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bluewashing<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was first used to refer to companies who signed the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ntpc-joins-uns-ceo-water-mandate-to-work-on-water-conservation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United Nations Global Compact <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and its principles but did not make any actual policy reforms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Referring to the colour of the United Nations flag, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bluewashing<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> came to mean that some participating companies were using the Global Compact to improve the public perception of their values, social programs, and governance practices without introducing any real changes or reforms.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cBluewashing: Report flags how corporates have wormed their way into global food governance\u201d published in Down To Earth on 28th April 2023 What is the News? The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems has released a report titled \u201cWho\u2019s tipping the scales\u201d. 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