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Sustainable Lies: Constructs of Greenwashing, Consumer Protection, and Interfaith Environmental Ethics in Southeast Asia

Contemporary Issues on Interfaith Law and Society · Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026) · pp. 387–424

DOI
10.15294/ciils.v5i1.35163
ISSN
2829-8624, 2829-8373
Published
2026-06-30
Publisher
Universitas Negeri Semarang
Language
eng
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

Abstract

Greenwashing constitutes a spectrum of crime that exploits not only consumer trust but also the fundamental principles of environmental sustainability designed to ensure the preservation of the environment. This study analyzes the normative constructs of greenwashing and its implications, evaluating how existing legal frameworks in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines address this pervasive issue. Employing a normative legal research methodology supplemented by a comparative approach, this study deconstructs greenwashing into a spectrum of legally culpable conduct. This ranges from misleading commercial representation and administrative manipulation to criminal deception involving fraud, false reporting, the concealment of violations, and broader environmental-crime nexuses. An analysis of the relevant frameworks across the three jurisdictions reveals significant normative gaps indicative of deeper structural problems. These deficiencies include a failure to legally connect greenwashing with environmental crimes, inadequate compliance mechanisms, weak penal sanctions, and an overall failure to comprehensively cover the greenwashing spectrum. To address these gaps, this study proposes a set of actionable recommendations designed for adoption by lawmakers in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines

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Hari Sutra DisemadiDiponegoro University11
Ninne Zahara SilvianiAffiliation unknown6
David TanAffiliation unknown3
Shelvi RusdianaAffiliation unknown2
Rufinus Hotmaulana HutaurukAffiliation unknown2
Mimi Sintia Mohd BajuryAffiliation unknown2
Topo SantosoUniversity of Indonesia1
Rina Shahriyani ShahrullahAffiliation unknown1
Wyclife Ong’etaAffiliation unknown1
Hakimah Muhammad ZinAffiliation unknown1
Mochamad Rizki RamadhaniAffiliation unknown1
Ridoan KarimAffiliation unknown1
Abdul Haseeb AnsariAffiliation unknown1
Henry Soelistyo BudiAffiliation unknown1
Jihyun ParkAffiliation unknown1
Rafizah Abu HassanAffiliation unknown1
Abdurrakhman AlhakimAffiliation unknown1
Ratih AnggrainiAffiliation unknown1
Dame Afrina SihombingAffiliation unknown1
Winda FitriAffiliation unknown1
Nurul Fadly HabidinAffiliation unknown1
Sholahuddin Al-FatihAffiliation unknown1
Ampuan SitumeangAffiliation unknown1
Winsherly TanAffiliation unknown1
Agustianto AgustiantoAffiliation unknown1
Agusta R. MininAffiliation unknown1
Dinesha SamararatneAffiliation unknown1

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Metadata source: OAI-PMH (metadata jurnal) https://journal.unnes.ac.id/journals/ciils/oai, first harvested 5 Nov 2026, last seen 8 Nov 2026.
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