Green don't sell: Why Sustainability Alone Fails: the Real Rules of Green Marketing

Sustainability has long been framed through sacrifice and fear, while marketing thrives on optimism and desire. What if the tools that make brands irresistible could also make sustainability impossible to ignore? This book argues that sustainability fails not for lack of urgency but because of ineffective narratives. Apocalyptic warnings paralyze rather than mobilize. To change behavior, we must shift from guilt to stories that tap into people’ s hopes and emotions. Drawing on marketing str...