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GREEN WASHING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-06-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Marketing
- Social Problems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- social washing
1, record 1, English, social%20washing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Greenwashing describes attempts by companies to present themselves or their products as being rather more green and ecologically aware than they actually are... Social washing is a similar process but relates to a business's treatment of human capital and, as such, is a little more complex. 2, record 1, English, - social%20washing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Commercialisation
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- socioblanchiment
1, record 1, French, socioblanchiment
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- socio-blanchiment 2, record 1, French, socio%2Dblanchiment
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédure de mise en marché d'une conception, d'une idée, d'un bien ou un service en vue de sensibiliser une population donnée à une cause particulière, où la commercialisation peut traduire une manipulation de l'opinion publique par une utilisation abusive d'engagements sociaux. 3, record 1, French, - socioblanchiment
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-11-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Techniques and Processes
- Drug and Beverage Crops
- Beverages
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wet process
1, record 2, English, wet%20process
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The treatment of coffee cherries, consisting of mechanical removal of the exocarp in the presence of water, removal of all the mesocarp by fermentation or other methods, and washing followed by drying to produce parchment coffee which is subsequently stripped of its parchment to produce green coffee. 2, record 2, English, - wet%20process
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wet process: term and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 2, English, - wet%20process
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Techniques industrielles
- Culture des plantes alcaloïfères
- Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- traitement par voie humide
1, record 2, French, traitement%20par%20voie%20humide
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- voie humide 2, record 2, French, voie%20humide
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération technologique consistant en une élimination mécanique, en présence d'eau, de l'exocarpe des cerises de café, puis en une élimination de la totalité de leur mésocarpe par fermentation ou par d'autres méthodes, et lavage suivi d'un séchage, de façon à obtenir un café en parche qui est ensuite débarrassé de sa parche pour produire du café vert. 3, record 2, French, - traitement%20par%20voie%20humide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
traitement par voie humide : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 4, record 2, French, - traitement%20par%20voie%20humide
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Procesos y técnicas industriales
- Cultivo de plantas que contienen alcaloides
- Bebidas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- proceso húmedo
1, record 2, Spanish, proceso%20h%C3%BAmedo
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- vía húmeda 1, record 2, Spanish, v%C3%ADa%20h%C3%BAmeda
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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