The EU ECGT Directive bans generic green claims from September 27, 2026. Fines up to 4% of turnover. Check your compliance now — free.
Greenwashing detection requires analyzing environmental claims for vague language, missing evidence, and banned terms under EU regulation. The GreenClaims Scanner automatically checks websites against 28+ prohibited green terms from the EU Green Claims Directive, uses NLP to assess claim substantiation, and generates a compliance report with a risk score.
Paste any website URL. We'll crawl the page and extract all visible text, meta tags, and image alt attributes.
Our scanner checks against the 28 terms banned or restricted by the ECGT Directive, plus ClimateBERT AI detection.
Receive a compliance score (A-F), detailed claim analysis, and actionable recommendations to fix issues before enforcement.
The EU Empowering Consumers for Green Transition directive bans generic green claims without substantiation. Enforcement starts September 27, 2026.
Read the ECGT Compliance Guide →Non-compliance can result in fines up to 4% of annual turnover. Member states set their own penalty levels.
See penalties details →Terms like 'eco-friendly', 'carbon neutral', 'natural', and 'biodegradable' are restricted without certified proof.
View all 28 banned terms →Pattern matching against all 28 banned and restricted green terms from the ECGT directive.
AI-powered environmental claim detection using the ClimateBERT model (86% accuracy).
Weekly or daily automated scans with email alerts when new claims are detected.
Embed a compliance badge on your website to show visitors your green claims are verified.
Integrate greenwashing checks into your CI/CD pipeline or compliance workflow.
Download detailed compliance reports for your legal team or auditors.
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Greenwashing is the practice of making misleading or unsubstantiated environmental claims about products, services or company practices. It includes vague terms like "eco-friendly" or "green" without scientific evidence, misleading certifications, and cherry-picking positive environmental data while hiding negative impacts.
The EU Green Claims Directive (ECGT) is a proposed regulation requiring companies to substantiate environmental claims with scientific evidence before publishing them. It bans generic terms like "environmentally friendly" and "natural" unless backed by recognized certifications. Non-compliance can result in fines and market bans.
Look for vague environmental claims without data, self-created eco-labels, missing links to certifications, and absolute terms like "100% green." Our scanner uses NLP analysis and regex pattern matching to automatically identify 28+ banned green terms and flag unsubstantiated claims on any webpage.
Under the ECGT, EU member states will set their own penalties but they must be effective and dissuasive. Expected sanctions include fines up to 4% of annual turnover, product bans, confiscation of revenues from misleading campaigns, and temporary exclusion from public procurement and EU funding.
The scanner analyzes webpage content for 28+ banned green terms (like "eco-friendly," "carbon neutral," "green"), checks for unsubstantiated environmental claims using NLP, verifies the presence of supporting evidence and certifications, and generates a compliance score with actionable recommendations.
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