Terms glossary
Every environmental-advertising term the EmpCo-Test scanner detects – with status, legal basis and the spellings it covers.
Each term links to a compact assessment with risk level, legal basis and the spellings our scanner detects in sentence context.
Prohibited per se
13Statements that are prohibited under EmpCo without exception – e.g. blanket neutrality claims based on offsetting.
- CO2-neutralNeutrality & offsetting claim
- CO2-positivNeutrality & offsetting claim
- emissionsfreiNeutrality & offsetting claim
- klimaneutralNeutrality & offsetting claim
- klimaneutraler VersandNeutrality & offsetting claim
- klimapositivNeutrality & offsetting claim
- kohlenstoffneutralNeutrality & offsetting claim
- net positiveNeutrality & offsetting claim
- Netto-NullNeutrality & offsetting claim
- plastikneutralNeutrality & offsetting claim
- plastikpositivNeutrality & offsetting claim
- treibhausgasneutralNeutrality & offsetting claim
- wasserneutralNeutrality & offsetting claim
Requires proof
49General environmental statements that are only permitted with recognized proof.
- aus nachwachsenden RohstoffenGeneric environmental claim
- aus RezyklatGeneric environmental claim
- bienenfreundlichGeneric environmental claim
- biologisch abbaubarGeneric environmental claim
- chemiefreiGeneric environmental claim
- CO2-armGeneric environmental claim
- emissionsarmGeneric environmental claim
- energieeffizientGeneric environmental claim
- energiesparendGeneric environmental claim
- ESG-konformGeneric environmental claim
- ethischGeneric environmental claim
- fairGeneric environmental claim
- gentechnikfreiGeneric environmental claim
- gewässerschonendGeneric environmental claim
- grünGeneric environmental claim
- grüner StromGeneric environmental claim
- grünes InvestmentGeneric environmental claim
- klimabewusstGeneric environmental claim
- klimafreundlichGeneric environmental claim
- klimaschonendGeneric environmental claim
- klimaverträglichGeneric environmental claim
- kompostierbarGeneric environmental claim
- kreislauffähigGeneric environmental claim
- mikroplastikfreiGeneric environmental claim
- nachhaltigGeneric environmental claim
- nachhaltig produziertGeneric environmental claim
- naturbelassenGeneric environmental claim
- natürlichGeneric environmental claim
- naturnahGeneric environmental claim
- ökoGeneric environmental claim
- ökologischGeneric environmental claim
- palmölfreiGeneric environmental claim
- papierfreiGeneric environmental claim
- pestizidfreiGeneric environmental claim
- plastikfreiGeneric environmental claim
- plastikreduziertGeneric environmental claim
- recycelbarGeneric environmental claim
- ressourcenschonendGeneric environmental claim
- schadstofffreiGeneric environmental claim
- SekundärrohstoffGeneric environmental claim
- sozialverträglichGeneric environmental claim
- tierversuchsfreiGeneric environmental claim
- umweltbewusstGeneric environmental claim
- umweltfreundlichGeneric environmental claim
- umweltschonendGeneric environmental claim
- umweltzertifiziertGeneric environmental claim
- verantwortungsvollGeneric environmental claim
- zero wasteGeneric environmental claim
- zukunftsfähigGeneric environmental claim
Context-dependent
20Statements whose admissibility depends heavily on context and specific evidence.
- aus recyceltem MaterialContext-dependent claim
- B CorpLabel & certification claim
- CO2-kompensiertContext-dependent claim
- Cradle to CradleLabel & certification claim
- FairtradeLabel & certification claim
- GOTSLabel & certification claim
- grüner WasserstoffContext-dependent claim
- klimaneutral bis ZieljahrContext-dependent claim
- klimaoptimiertContext-dependent claim
- klimaschutzbeitragContext-dependent claim
- klimasiegelLabel & certification claim
- nachhaltiges SiegelLabel & certification claim
- netto-null bis ZieljahrContext-dependent claim
- paris-konformContext-dependent claim
- recyceltContext-dependent claim
- refurbishedContext-dependent claim
- regenerativContext-dependent claim
- Science Based TargetsLabel & certification claim
- umweltsiegelLabel & certification claim
- veganContext-dependent claim
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