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Questions & Answers: Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/825)

This FAQ document provides detailed guidance on the application of Directive (EU) 2024/825, which amends the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and the Consumer Rights Directive to strengthen rules on environmental claims, greenwashing, and sustainability labels.

European Commission

Date Added

21 April 2026 at 16:02:35

Why it matters

Offers practical compliance guidance for businesses on new requirements for substantiating environmental claims and the use of sustainability labels, clarifying scope, definitions, and enforcement expectations ahead of the Directive's application in September 2026.

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