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Restricted claim

“Earth-friendly”

Is “Earth-friendly” allowed under the EU Green Claims Directive (2024/825)?

High-risk claim Generic environmental

Why it is restricted

A planetary-scale benefit claim with no scope, no metric and no possible substantiation for an individual product.

Say this instead

Swap in a verifiable fact about one lifecycle stage, with the certificate or test that backs it.

In English

  • “erdfreundlich”
  • “respectueux de la terre”
  • “aardevriendelijk”
  • “respetuoso con la tierra”
  • “rispettoso della terra”
  • “maasõbralik”
  • “maapalloystävällinen”
  • “jordvänlig”

Legal basis

Directive 2005/29/EC, Annex I point 4a, inserted by Directive 2024/825 (generic environmental claim)

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