Green marketing in India: Opportunities and challenges Aggani Swapna Latha, Research Scholar Manav Bharati University, Himachal Pradesh, India Online published on 13 March, 2012. Abstract Although environmental issues influence all human activities, few academic disciplines have integrated green issues into their literature. This is especially true in marketing. As society becomes more concerned with the natural environment, businesses have begun to modify their behavior in an attempt to address society's "new" concerns. Some businesses have been quick to accept concepts like environmental management systems and waste minimization, and have integrated environmental issues into all organizational activities. Smart business houses have accepted green marketing as a part of their strategy. Though our understanding about green marketing still in the stage of infancy, in this paper the author is trying to identify key ideas in relation to promote green product that may be most relevant to both scholars and the practitioners of green marketing. This paper will attempt to introduce – the terms and concept of green-marketing; about the importance of green marketing; examine some reasons that make the organizations interested to adopt green marketing philosophy; it highlights the positive and negative aspects; social responsibilities and opportunities of green marketing. Finally it concludes with some problems that organization may face to implement green marketing. Top Keywords Human activities, natural environment and green marketing etc. Top |
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