On 12 March 2024, the European Parliament (“Parliament”) adopted its position on the Green Claims Directive (COM (2023) 166 final 2023/0085 COD, in the following “GCD”) and positioned itself in favor of strong legal regime for environmental claims (see here). While safeguarding.. Read more
Following litigation brought by the Austrian consumer association “Verein für Konsumenteninformation” (VKI), another court recently regarded carbon-neutral claims as misleading: An Austrian airline had advertised “carbon neutral flights” to Venice to attend the “Biennale” art festival. The VKI filed a.. Read more
On 29 January 2024, the Regional Court of Amberg made another decision concerning the advertising claim “climate-neutral” (“klimaneutral”) in which it held the phrase to be misleading (41 HK O 279/23). The defendant, a large supermarket chain, sold a coffee.. Read more