{"id":137650,"date":"2024-01-17T09:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T08:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=137650"},"modified":"2024-01-17T20:47:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T19:47:15","slug":"substantiate-your-green-claims-get-ahead-of-the-curve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/substantiate-your-green-claims-get-ahead-of-the-curve\/","title":{"rendered":"Substantiate your green claims \u2013  Get ahead of the curve!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p><strong>nova-Institute welcomes the fact that the proposal of the European Commission on green claims requires companies \u201cto substantiate claims they make about environmental aspects or performance of their products and organisations using robust, science based and verifiable methods.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though the new directive will not become mandatory until 2027, it is advisable to deal with the issue early on. On the one hand, to understand the complex new regulations and their implementation, and on the other hand, to be prepared as a company in order to provide the required information. And finally, companies should also be aware of how to optimally communicate green claims to the relevant target groups in the best possible way in future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our experts at nova-Institute have analysed the possible consequences of the planned Green Claims Directive. Read their first assessments on the<strong> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/the-proposed-green-claims-directive-targeting-market-transparency-for-a-green-transition-in-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\">political framework to target market transparency<\/a><\/strong>, the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/how-to-be-green-what-is-a-valid-scientific-proof-for-environmental-claims\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/how-to-be-green-what-is-a-valid-scientific-proof-for-environmental-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>methodological approach from an environmental perspective<\/strong><\/a> and the<strong> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/no-greenwashing-please\/\" target=\"_blank\">key take aways for communications and marketing<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/product\/the-green-claims-directive-what-companies-need-to-know-png\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/23-12-04-The-Green-Claims-Directive-4h00x6-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137655\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777;width:831px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/23-12-04-The-Green-Claims-Directive-4h00x6-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/23-12-04-The-Green-Claims-Directive-4h00x6-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/23-12-04-The-Green-Claims-Directive-4h00x6-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/23-12-04-The-Green-Claims-Directive-4h00x6-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/23-12-04-The-Green-Claims-Directive-4h00x6-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/23-12-04-The-Green-Claims-Directive-4h00x6-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/23-12-04-The-Green-Claims-Directive-4h00x6.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Moreover, the upcoming nova Session <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/nova-session-sustainability-claims-under-new-eu-legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cSustainability Claims under New EU Legislation\u201d on 7 February 2024<\/a> <\/strong>will provide a deep dive into the expected implications of the planned Green Claims Directive. <a href=\"lara.dammer@nova-institut.de\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"lara.dammer@nova-institut.de\">Lara Dammer<\/a>, head of the economy and policy department, <a href=\"Matthias.stratmann@nova-institut.de\">Matthias Stratmann<\/a>, head of the sustainability department, and <a href=\"luciano.protocassina@nova-institut.de\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"luciano.protocassina@nova-institut.de\">Lucaino Proto Cassina<\/a>, Specialist in Bioeconomy and Circular Economy Policy, from nova-Institute will share their insights on the upcoming EU proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>nova-Session on 7 February 2024, 13:00 \u2013 15:00 CET (online): Sustainability Claims under New EU Legislation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For registration, please click <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/events.renewable-carbon.eu\/event\/green-claims-directive\/\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested in a quick overview? Check out our infographic on the Green Claims Directive. Download for free here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About nova-Institute<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>nova-Institut GmbH has been working in the field of sustainability since the mid-1990s and focuses today primarily on the topic of renewable carbon cycles (recycling, bioeconomy and CO<sub>2<\/sub> utilization\/CCU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an independent research institute, nova supports in particular customers in chemical, plastics and materials industries with the transformation from fossil to renewable carbon from biomass, direct CO<sub>2<\/sub> utilization and recycling. More information at: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nova-institute.eu\" target=\"_blank\">nova-institute.eu <\/a>\u2013 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\" target=\"_blank\">renewable-carbon.eu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>nova-Institute welcomes the fact that the proposal of the European Commission on green claims requires companies \u201cto substantiate claims they make about environmental aspects or performance of their products and organisations using robust, science based and verifiable methods.\u201d Even though the new directive will not become mandatory until 2027, it is advisable to deal with [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"In recent years, consumers have been confronted by producers and retailers with statements such as \u201ccarbon neutral\u201d, \u201ccarbon negative\u201d or \u201cnet-zero\u201d that have increasingly lost their credibility. 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