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En glad och grön fasad: En komparativ semiotisk analys av hur VELO nationellt och globalt kommunicerar hållbarhet på Instagram.
Jönköping University, School of Education and Communication, HLK, Media and Communication Studies.
Jönköping University, School of Education and Communication, HLK, Media and Communication Studies.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Sustainable development
Sustainable Development
Alternative title
A happy and green facade (English)
Abstract [sv]

Denna studie undersöker huruvida snusvarumärket VELO som positionerar sig som hållbara förmedlar detta genom sin visuella kommunikation på Instagram. Syftet var att undersöka och jämföra hur VELO Sverige och VELO global kommunicerar hållbara budskap samt om hållbarhetsdiskursen är ett sätt för varumärket att legitimera sin verksamhet. Studien gjordes genom en komparativ bildanalys av VELOs två olika Instagramkonton. De analytiska verktygen som användes var denotation och konnotation samt Taylors budskapsstrategihjul. Resultatet visar att VELO-Sverige och VELO-globals kommunikation skiljer sig både i användning av sociala- och ekologiska element men även genom val av budskapsstrategier. VELO- Sverige förmedlar en ekologiskt hållbar image i form av naturelement, återvinning och skräphantering medan VELO-global förmedlar sociala fördelar som glädje och gemenskap. Slutsatsen av studien landade i att både det svenska och det globala kontot använder strategier som kan tolkas som greenwashing och därav överensstämmer inte varumärkets kommunikation ihop med deras uttalade varumärkeslöfte. 

Abstract [en]

This study examines whether the tobacco brand VELO, which positions itself as sustainable, conveys this through its visual communication on Instagram. The aim was to investigate and compare how VELO Sweden and VELO global communicate sustainable messages and whether the sustainability discourse is a way for the brand to legitimize its operations. The study was done through a comparative analysis of VELO's two Instagram accounts. The analytical tools used were denotation and connotation and Taylor's Six-Segment Strategy Wheel. The results show that VELO-Sweden's and VELO-global's communication differs both in the use of social and ecological elements but also in the choice of communication strategies. VELO-Sweden conveys an ecologically sustainable image in the form of environmental elements, recycling and waste management, while VELO-global conveys social benefits such as joy and community focus. The conclusion of the study was that both the Swedish and the global account use strategies that can be interpreted as greenwashing, and therefore the brand's communication does not correspond with their stated brand promise.

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2023. , p. 49
Keywords [sv]
VELO, Hållbarhet, Semiotisk analys, Greenwashing, Budskapsstrategier, Instagram
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Media and Communications
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-59717ISRN: JU-HLK-MKA-1-20230528OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-59717DiVA, id: diva2:1734337
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HLK, Media and Communication Studies
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Available from: 2023-03-07 Created: 2023-02-06 Last updated: 2025-10-13Bibliographically approved

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