Restricted claim

“Industry-leading sustainability”

Is “Industry-leading sustainability” allowed under the EU Green Claims Directive (2024/825)?

Medium-risk claim Comparative

Why it is restricted

Leadership claims need a defined field, a defined metric and a ranking that someone else produced.

Say this instead

Cite the external ranking, its date and your position in it.

Legal basis

UCPD Article 6(1) as amended by Directive 2024/825 (a comparative environmental claim is misleading where it cannot be substantiated); Directive 2005/29/EC, Annex I point 4a, inserted by Directive 2024/825, where the comparison is generic. Article 7(7) is NOT the basis — it governs traders who PROVIDE a comparison service, not traders comparing their own goods

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