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Restricted claim

“Nature's friend”

Is “Nature's friend” allowed under the EU Green Claims Directive (2024/825)?

High-risk claim Generic environmental

Why it is restricted

A figurative benefit claim. Regulators read implied environmental claims the same way as explicit ones, and the figurative framing makes it harder, not easier, to substantiate.

Say this instead

Replace with a factual statement about a measured impact.

In English

  • “naturfreundlich”
  • “ami de la nature”
  • “natuurvriendelijk”
  • “amigo de la naturaleza”
  • “amico della natura”
  • “loodussõbralik”
  • “luonnonystävällinen”
  • “naturvänlig”

Legal basis

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

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