A manufacturing company releases a public relations campaign highlighting how it uses recycled water in its factories and runs them on solar power to demonstrate its environmentally friendly practices, yet it has been fined for dumping hazardous waste in the local streams. This is an example of ______.
A) ecolabeling
B) green consumption
C) environmental stewardship
D) greenwashing

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The company is presenting itself as environmentally friendly to the public while engaging in practices that harm the environment, which is a classic example of greenwashing.

A Manufacturing Company Releases a Public Relations Campaign Highlighting How