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Är influencers kommunikation hållbar?: En innehållsanalys utifrån modellen “The seven sins of greenwashing”
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 180 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Is the communication by influencers sustainable? : A content analysis basedon the model “The seven sins of greenwashing” (English)
Abstract [en]

The purpose of the study is to review sponsored Instagram posts from influencers with a sustainable focus. This is to investigate how influencers communicate about sustainability in their sponsored posts and whether they are an appropriate choice for communicating about sustainability or whether it gives rise to greenwashing. The Instagram posts will be reviewed through the use of the model “The seven sins of greenwashing”. The results of the study have shown that depending on which companies the influencer chooses to communicate with it is possible to have sustainable collaborations. However, only 2 of 8 collaborations in the study are fully sustainable according to the model “The seven sins of greenwashing”. Suggestions for future research prompts others to investigate fewer influencers and more of their content so that it can bring better understanding and more indications as to what makes an influencer and their collaborations sustainable. Furthermore, since this study has only analyzed information on Instagram, future research can thus also examine the companies and organisations that are involved in the collaborations to get a nuanced understanding of sustainable collaborations. The essay is written in Swedish.

Abstract [sv]

Syftet med studien är att granska de sponsrade Instagram inlägg som görs av influencers meden hållbar inriktning. Genom att studera dessa Instagram inlägg undersöks det hur influences kommunicerar kring hållbarhet i sina sponsrade inlägg. Detta för att undersöka om influencers är ett lämpligt val för att kommunicera om hållbarhet eller om det ger upphov till greenwashing. Resultatet av studien har visat att beroende på vilka företag påverkaren väljer att kommunicera med är det möjligt att ha hållbara samarbeten. Emellertid är endast 2 av 8samarbeten i studien fullt hållbara enligt modellen ”The seven sins of greenwashing”. Förslagtill framtida forskning uppmanar andra att undersöka färre influencers och mer av deras innehåll så att det kan ge bättre förståelse och fler indikationer på vad som gör en influencer och deras samarbete hållbara. Eftersom denna studie endast har analyserat information på Instagram kan framtida forskning även undersöka de företag och organisationer som är involverade i samarbeten för att få en nyanserad förståelse för hållbara samarbeten. Denna studie är skriven på svenska.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020.
Keywords [en]
Influencer marketing, Greenwashing, The seven sins of greenwashing, Influencers
Keywords [sv]
Influencer marketing, Greenwashing, The seven sins of greenwashing, Influencers
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-23998OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-23998DiVA, id: diva2:1484291
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Business Administration
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Available from: 2020-10-28 Created: 2020-10-28 Last updated: 2020-10-28Bibliographically approved

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