outgreen

Verb

outgreen (third-person singular simple present outgreens, present participle outgreening, simple past and past participle outgreened)

1. (transitive) To surpass in environmental activism or consciousness, to be more conscientious than someone else about not harming the environment, be more green than another.
   • P&G is steering clear of exaggerated claims. Indeed, it has campaigned against "biodegradable" products, many of which don't break down in landfills. "We're not trying to outgreen everyone with advertising slogans," says Viney.1990, Zach Schiller, "P&G Tries Hauling Itself Out of America's Trash Heap", Business Week (April 23, 1990), Environment, page 101
   • It was a lovely moment, a developer outgreening environmentalists by nobly espousing the largest real estate project in history, and it illustrated why Mars is a no-lose proposition for libertarians.1999 February 1, John Tierney, “Martian chronicle; plans for manned exploration of planet Mars”, in Reason, volume 30, number 9, page 24