Restricted claim
“Resource-saving”
Is “Resource-saving” allowed under the EU Green Claims Directive (2024/825)?
Medium-risk claim Material & composition
Why it is restricted
“Saves resources” names no resource and no quantity. Which resource, measured against what alternative, and by how much are all left to the reader. “Saves resources” about disk space or battery life is not an environmental claim, so we require the natural-resource sense.
Say this instead
Name the resource and the number: “Uses 1.8 litres less water per unit than our 2023 process.”
In English
- “Ressourcen schonen”
- “Ressourcen zu schonen”
- “économiser les ressources”
- “grondstoffen besparen”
- “ahorrar recursos”
- “risparmiare risorse”
- “säästab ressursse”
- “säästää luonnonvaroja”
- “spara resurser”
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