Greenwashing behaviors in construction projects: there is an elephant in the room!

Chen, Yufan; Wang, Ge; He, Yuan; Zhang, Huijin

doi:10.1007/s11356-022-20119-y

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“…Several other studies highlight the important impact of corporate ethics on greenwashing behaviors. Chen et al (2022) proposed the “greenwashing tree” theory to explain the greenwashing behavior in the construction industry and argued that greenwashing behavior is more due to firms' greed, which fits well with this study. However, this study further explores the dominance of “Rationalization” when there are conflicts between factors, which has not been the focus of other previous studies.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…There are many studies on the measurement of greenwash risk (Chen et al, 2022). The relative position method of Yu et al (2020) is more accurate and consistent with the essence of decoupling, so the degree of disclosure deviation (L) is measured by using the relative position difference between the two performance scores and the disclosure score ranking.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…GONE theory and the fraud triangle theory are both theories that explain financial fraud, and both models have been applied to investigate the formation mechanism of GWBs (Chen et al, 2022; Kurpierz & Smith, 2020). The fraud triangle theory suggests that the factors that lead firms to engage in financial fraud are motivation, rationalization, and opportunity, which are explorations of the firms' own endogenous causes.…”

Section: Theoretical Background and Hypothesismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Unraveling the drivers of greenwashing in China's new energy sector: A PLS‐SEM and fsQCA analysis

Chen

2024

Manage Decis Econ

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ESG greenwashing behaviors (GWBs) of firms have become a pressing issue globally nowadays. Combining partial least square‐structural equation model (PLS‐SEM) and FUZZY set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), this article explores the drivers of ESG greenwashing behaviors in China's new energy industry, which provides valuable insight into understanding GWBs. Results show that (1) GWBs present causal asymmetry, with internal factors dominating in high GWBs configurations, while external factors are more critical in low GWBs configurations. (2) There are offsetting or compensating interactions between the variables. (3) “Rationalization” dominates the level of GWBs when it is used as a core factor.

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Unraveling the drivers of greenwashing in China's new energy sector: A PLS‐SEM and fsQCA analysis

Chen

2024

Manage Decis Econ

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“…For industrial enterprises, the environmental accountability mechanism should be improved; the environmental responsibility of industrial enterprises should be strengthened; and the environmental ethics of every employee should be cultivated (Birkin et al, 2021). Therefore, industrial enterprises should reflect the concept of ISW management and environmental protection in the overall objective and organizational culture so that the behaviours’ ethics, and codes of each employee can be reflected (Chen et al, 2022; Li et al, 2019). Industrial enterprises ought to actively increase the capacity to independently develop new technology to reduce the environmental impact of ISW landfill or storage by producing products from recyclable or degradable materials.…”

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confidence: 99%

Get the win–win: Sustainable circular model of ‘generation-value-technology’ of industrial solid waste management

Gao

Chen

2023

Waste Manag Res

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The management of industrial solid waste (ISW) and promoting sustainable circular development of the industrial economy is an urgent priority today. Therefore, this article constructs a sustainable circular model of ‘generation-value-technology’ of ISW management through the lens of industrial added value (IAV) and technology level. Also, the importance of the role of government is considered in the model. Based on actual data of China, this article simulates the future trend of the model using a system dynamics approach. The chief findings of the study are as follows: (1) under the current policy, China’s future industrialization is increasing and the technological level of industrial enterprises is rising, but this is accompanied by a climb in ISW generation. (2) The win–win situation of ISW decrease and IAV increase can be achieved through enhanced information disclosure, technology innovation and government incentives. (3) Government subsidy should be oriented towards supporting technology innovation in industrial enterprises while reducing the proportion of incentives for ISW management results. Based on the results, this study proposes targeted policy implications for government and industrial enterprises.

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“…concealing or misrepresenting information to make organisational processes or outputs appear legally compliant on environmental matters, offers useful insights into this kind of behaviour (e.g. He et al 2020;Chen et al 2022). Put simply, viewing social value as added value and measuring that numerically may actually discourage organisations from doing the right thing as an embedded and integral aspect of the way they operate.…”

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Added value and numerical measurement of social value: a critical enquiry

Raiden,

King

2023

Buildings and Cities

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Social value has evolved rapidly over the last decade or so. Legislation has been a key driver, and added value and numerical measurement are emerging as important focal points. An emerging body of literature in this space draws attention to social value in placemaking, infrastructure and construction work. Using deontological principles of ethics, a critical discussion is presented on the problems associated with numerical measurement of social value as added value. Two key questions are addressed: How does mandating social value by legislation and policy impact good practice? How effectively can numerical measuring of social value evidence the range and diversity of activity and outcomes? This responds to a wider call to take a critical view of both policy and the activities of the sector and advocate a move away from solving immediate problems and development of ever more elaborate tools. The development of a holistic appreciation of the long-term need and outcomes of social value is recommended: the contextual, contingent middle ground. PRACTICE RELEVANCEThis critical essay on social value considers the dangers inherent in recent policy developments, specifically numerical measurement of social value as added value. A critical review of the literature on social value in placemaking, infrastructure and construction work illuminates the diverse nature of social value. It is argued that social value needs to be for re-energised as a concept, i.e. co-creating values-driven practice and achieving social impact that can be supported by considered approaches to measurement. A balanced approach should be employed when considering, creating and delivering social value. This would avoid both the purely critical and the purely practical, and instead stems from the contextual, contingent middle ground.

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Greenwashing behaviors in construction projects: there is an elephant in the room!

Cited by 13 publications

References 171 publications

Unraveling the drivers of greenwashing in China's new energy sector: A PLS‐SEM and fsQCA analysis

Unraveling the drivers of greenwashing in China's new energy sector: A PLS‐SEM and fsQCA analysis

Get the win–win: Sustainable circular model of ‘generation-value-technology’ of industrial solid waste management

Added value and numerical measurement of social value: a critical enquiry

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