Although there is clearly a rise in sustainability leaders, it seems that there is also a parallel rise in greenwashing. According to TerraChoice, greenwashing is 'the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service' (note that companies will also 'greenwash' social issues). It is believed that the term comes from a journalist who, in 1986, was covering the hotel schemes where you choose to keep your towel rather than wasting it 'for the good of the environment'. The journalist examined the record of companies who promoted these schemes and concluded that since they did almost nothing else for the environment (at the time) and since towel schemes increased their profits by reducing washing costs, guests had to be cynical of their motives