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Title: :  Sustainability and Green Marketing: Consumer Perceptions, Brand Authenticity, and Competitive Differentiation
PaperId: :  27491
Published in:   International Journal Of Advance Research And Innovative Ideas In Education
Publisher:   IJARIIE
e-ISSN:   2395-4396
Volume/Issue:    Volume 11 Issue 5 2025
DUI:    16.0415/IJARIIE-27491
Licence: :   IJARIIE is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Dr. Pradnyanand MishraAssociate Professor and Principal, Global Business School, Hubballi

Abstract

Management Studies
Sustainability Marketing, Green Consumer Perceptions, Brand Authenticity, Competitive Differentiation, Anti-Greenwashing Regulations, Eco-Labeling Credibility
This paper seeks to contextualize the increasingly important role of sustainability and green marketing and how the two are rapidly evolving from being market-driven, compliance-oriented, stakeholder-platforming but practitioner-challenging battles over perceptions, to leverage environmental, social and governance (ESG) as critical structural determinants of brand authenticity and competitive differentiation, by framing its discussion within the theoretical paradigm of Service-Dominant Logic, Stakeholder Theory and Signaling Theory, while asserting that the rising tide of environmental awareness, regulatory pressure and the associated tightening of ESG reporting obligations, such as the EU Green Claims Directive, and other such legislative mandates require firms to adopt branding strategies that address sustainability not just through superficial goals, but through embedded, systemic change across supply chains and product life cycles, yet consumer skepticism towards greenwashing and eco-misrepresentation continue to challenge corporate reputation and erode not just consumer trust but market performance as well, as over two-thirds of global consumers are reportedly willing to pay more for sustainable products (Nielsen IQ, 2023), but at the same time also claim to harbor high degrees of suspicion regarding corporate eco-claims, further highlighting a paradox and simultaneous opportunity for marketers to develop transparent, consistent and credible sustainability narratives that can survive independent validation processes through verifiable practices and certifications and other third-party audits, as numerous organizations from Patagonia and Unilever to L'Oreal have shown that integrating sustainability into the brand DNA can drive differentiation benefits, while firms that rely on mere symbolic gestures risk over time relegating themselves to irrelevancy and brand damage, particularly in consumer competitive sectors like fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) and apparel where consumer activism is more pronounced, thereby this paper proposes a conceptual framework between consumer perception of sustainability initiatives to brand authenticity and to competitive differentiation and firm performance, mediated and moderated through various factors like eco-labeling credibility, digital transparency platforms and consumer values congruence, thereby theoretically contributing by a joint examination into the relationships in the tenets of green marketing and brand management literatures, managerially by balancing investments in sustainability with authenticity-driven communications as a means to bolster loyalty and competitive differentiation, and in policy recommending clarity in guidelines and antipathy for greenwashing with the aim of cultivating competitive parity and consumer protection, thus in conclusion arguing that treating sustainability and authenticity as a mere ethical imperative is at best a short-sighted, superficial proposition that cannot promise the consumer trust or ultimately the long-term competitive positioning across brands.

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IJARIIE Dr. Pradnyanand Mishra. "Sustainability and Green Marketing: Consumer Perceptions, Brand Authenticity, and Competitive Differentiation" International Journal Of Advance Research And Innovative Ideas In Education Volume 11 Issue 5 2025 Page 270-277
MLA Dr. Pradnyanand Mishra. "Sustainability and Green Marketing: Consumer Perceptions, Brand Authenticity, and Competitive Differentiation." International Journal Of Advance Research And Innovative Ideas In Education 11.5(2025) : 270-277.
APA Dr. Pradnyanand Mishra. (2025). Sustainability and Green Marketing: Consumer Perceptions, Brand Authenticity, and Competitive Differentiation. International Journal Of Advance Research And Innovative Ideas In Education, 11(5), 270-277.
Chicago Dr. Pradnyanand Mishra. "Sustainability and Green Marketing: Consumer Perceptions, Brand Authenticity, and Competitive Differentiation." International Journal Of Advance Research And Innovative Ideas In Education 11, no. 5 (2025) : 270-277.
Oxford Dr. Pradnyanand Mishra. 'Sustainability and Green Marketing: Consumer Perceptions, Brand Authenticity, and Competitive Differentiation', International Journal Of Advance Research And Innovative Ideas In Education, vol. 11, no. 5, 2025, p. 270-277. Available from IJARIIE, https://ijariie.com/AdminUploadPdf/Sustainability_and_Green_Marketing__Consumer_Perceptions__Brand_Authenticity__and_Competitive_Differentiation_ijariie27491.pdf (Accessed : ).
Harvard Dr. Pradnyanand Mishra. (2025) 'Sustainability and Green Marketing: Consumer Perceptions, Brand Authenticity, and Competitive Differentiation', International Journal Of Advance Research And Innovative Ideas In Education, 11(5), pp. 270-277IJARIIE [Online]. Available at: https://ijariie.com/AdminUploadPdf/Sustainability_and_Green_Marketing__Consumer_Perceptions__Brand_Authenticity__and_Competitive_Differentiation_ijariie27491.pdf (Accessed : )
IEEE Dr. Pradnyanand Mishra, "Sustainability and Green Marketing: Consumer Perceptions, Brand Authenticity, and Competitive Differentiation," International Journal Of Advance Research And Innovative Ideas In Education, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 270-277, Sep-Oct 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ijariie.com/AdminUploadPdf/Sustainability_and_Green_Marketing__Consumer_Perceptions__Brand_Authenticity__and_Competitive_Differentiation_ijariie27491.pdf [Accessed : ].
Turabian Dr. Pradnyanand Mishra. "Sustainability and Green Marketing: Consumer Perceptions, Brand Authenticity, and Competitive Differentiation." International Journal Of Advance Research And Innovative Ideas In Education [Online]. volume 11 number 5 ().
Vancouver Dr. Pradnyanand Mishra. Sustainability and Green Marketing: Consumer Perceptions, Brand Authenticity, and Competitive Differentiation. International Journal Of Advance Research And Innovative Ideas In Education [Internet]. 2025 [Cited : ]; 11(5) : 270-277. Available from: https://ijariie.com/AdminUploadPdf/Sustainability_and_Green_Marketing__Consumer_Perceptions__Brand_Authenticity__and_Competitive_Differentiation_ijariie27491.pdf
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