Neutrality & offsetting claim
klimaneutral
Interdit en soiAffirmations interdites sans exception au regard d'EmpCo – par ex. allégations générales de neutralité fondées sur la compensation.
What does “klimaneutral” mean?
Climate-neutral signals that the climate-relevant emissions of a product or company are fully balanced out, often on the basis of purchased offset projects rather than the company's own reductions. Such neutrality claims resting solely on offsetting will as a rule be treated as impermissible under the EmpCo directive from the cut-off date of 27 September 2026. The term is already open to challenge under the prohibition on misleading advertising where the reference scope, calculation and offsetting mechanism are not clearly and readily verifiable.
Why this term is risky
Claims that base climate or environmental neutrality essentially on offsetting emissions are considered especially risky under the EmpCo transposition. The new annex to the UCP Directive covers blanket neutrality claims based on offsetting; from the 27 September 2026 deadline they are regularly impermissible – regardless of whether certificates were purchased.
Legal basis
Anhang I Nr. 4c UGP-RL i.d.F. EmpCo (EU) 2024/825 (Kompensations-Neutralitätsclaim)
The stated legal basis is an assessment, not a conclusively reviewed legal opinion and not individual legal advice.
Detected spellings & languages
- klimaneutral
- klima neutral
- klima-neutral
- climate neutral
- climate-neutral
- climat neutre
- neutro climaticamente
- climáticamente neutro
- klimaneutraal
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