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The Revision of EU Greenwashing Laws: A New Framework of Analysis

Julio Crespo MacLennan & William De Catelle

Business and Human Rights Journal2025https://doi.org/10.1017/bhj.2025.14article
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Abstract

Greenwashing cases holding businesses to account for false or misleading eco-claims are an increasingly visible component of the business and human rights landscape globally. In the European Union (EU), the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive is the centrepiece of regulation for business-to-consumer claims. Within the European Green Deal initiative, the EU is revising this framework, first with the Directive to ‘Empower Consumers for the Green Transition,’ and second the pending proposal for a ‘Green Claims Directive,’ introducing detailed requirements on the substantiation and communication of ‘green claims’ to consumers. If fully adopted, this fundamental reform will impose greater restraints on the discretion of any authority charged with the assessment of green claims and provide more uniform criteria across the EU, resulting in more accurate environmental claims and greater clarity for consumers and businesses alike.

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@article{julio2025,
  title        = {{The Revision of EU Greenwashing Laws: A New Framework of Analysis}},
  author       = {Julio Crespo MacLennan & William De Catelle},
  journal      = {Business and Human Rights Journal},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1017/bhj.2025.14},
}

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F · citation impact0.32 × 0.4 = 0.13
M · momentum0.57 × 0.15 = 0.09
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