Climate & Greenwashing Litigation
UK and EU greenwashing rules raise the price of casual climate claims
Charles Russell Speechlys highlights the EU Empowering Consumers Directive, CMA supply-chain guidance, the UK DMCC regime and failure-to-prevent-fraud risk as converging pressure on environmental claims.
BY ESG DESK · MAY 8, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
Charles Russell Speechlys highlights the EU Empowering Consumers Directive, CMA supply-chain guidance, the UK DMCC regime and failure-to-prevent-fraud risk as converging pressure on environmental claims. Offset-based neutrality claims, future-performance commitments and claims passed through supply chains all need more evidence. The legal team’s role is shifting from approving wording to building claim-verification systems.