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Mandatory Value Chain Reporting

Agentic integrity for supply chain transparency.

EU Empowering Consumers Directive (2024/825)

Evidence-based green claims. Bans 'eco-friendly' without proof. Penalty: 4% turnover.

Environmental Labels — Self-Declared Claims (Type II)

ISO 14021:2016 specifies requirements and guidance for self-declared environmental claims (Type II eco-labels) including: 'recycled content' (must state percentage and pre/post-consumer split), 'recyclable', 'refurbished', 'remanufactured', 'reclaimed', 'reduced energy/water consumption', and 'extended life product.' Claims must be accurate, verifiable, relevant, and not misleading. Adopted by reference in EU, UK, Australian, and Canadian environmental claims enforcement frameworks.

Climate Corporate Data Accountability

Mandatory Scope 3 primary GHG data disclosure.

Climate-Related Financial Risk

Evidence of physical and transition risk resilience.

FTC Guides for Use of Environmental Marketing Claims

FTC Green Guides (last revised 2012; substantive update under review 2023–2024) govern environmental marketing claims in the United States. Specific guidance covers: 'recycled content' (must specify percentage and pre/post-consumer source), 'pre-owned' and 'refurbished' (cannot imply like-new condition without basis), 'sustainable' (requires substantiation across the full product lifecycle), and carbon offset claims. Violations are enforceable as deceptive practices under FTC Act Section 5. Penalty: up to $51,744 per violation per day.

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence across global supply chains. Large EU company obligations from July 2027.

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products

Digital Product Passports and unsold goods ban. Buyers are building DPP infrastructure now.

EU 1007/2011

Fibre composition and animal origin disclosure.

EU Forced Labour Regulation

Bans all products made with forced labour from the EU market. Applies to goods produced domestically and imported. Investigation and mandatory withdrawal mechanism. Full application from 2027.

EU Right to Repair Directive

Directive (EU) 2024/1610 (entered into force July 2024, transposition by July 2026) creates a legal right to repair for consumers. Manufacturers must: supply spare parts and repair tools at reasonable prices; make repair manuals publicly available; offer repair services for at least 5–10 years after product sale; provide a European Repair Information Form (ERIF) with transparent repair costs. Initial product scope: washing machines, dishwashers, refrigerators, TVs, smartphones. Extended scope — including textiles and apparel — expected under the ESPR framework.

UK Green Claims Code

Substantiation before marketing claims (anti-greenwash).

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act

From 6 April 2025 the CMA has direct enforcement powers — fines up to 10% of global turnover — for misleading sustainability claims, without requiring a court order. Supersedes guidance-only Green Claims Code enforcement.

UK Advertising Standards Authority — CAP & BCAP Codes

The CAP Code (non-broadcast) and BCAP Code (broadcast) require all UK advertising to be legal, decent, honest, and truthful. ASA has published specific guidance on environmental claims (2023): ads must not imply a product's overall environmental impact is neutral or positive without robust lifecycle evidence. Upheld rulings require advertisers to hold substantiating evidence before publication — not after a complaint. Penalty: ad removal, referral to Trading Standards, and reputational sanctions.

Australia Textile Stewardship

Circularity levy and material stewardship mapping.

2024 Care Symbols

Mandatory 2024 updated care and origin symbols.