{"id":4213,"date":"2026-09-03T07:23:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T07:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verso.de\/blog\/the-five-biggest-greenwashing-traps-and-how-to-avoid-them\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T07:55:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T07:55:31","slug":"the-five-biggest-greenwashing-traps-and-how-to-avoid-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verso.de\/en\/blog\/the-five-biggest-greenwashing-traps-and-how-to-avoid-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenwashing Traps: 5 Examples and How to Avoid Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"snk-articleStage snk-section snk-bg_4\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 snk-articleStage-imgCol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-articleStage-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/verso.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Blog-Cover-neu-3-1.webp\" alt=\"Greenwashing-Fallen\" title=\"Blog Cover neu (3) (1)\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 snk-articleStage-contentCol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-articleStage-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-articleStage-date\">03.09.2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"snk-h2\">The Five Biggest Greenwashing Traps and How to Avoid Them<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t100% sustainable, climate-neutral or bio-plastic &#8211; what it says on a product doesn&#8217;t always have to be true.\r\nThere are countless examples of greenwashing that we have all heard of.\r\nGreenwashing often happens unknowingly.\r\nThe list of stumbling blocks is long.\r\nFind out what they are and how to avoid them in this article about the five most common pitfalls.    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Greenwashing means environmental claims that make a company or product look more sustainable than the evidence supports. Typical greenwashing examples include terms like &#8220;climate neutral&#8221; without proof, carbon footprints that leave out Scope 3, or a single green initiative presented as the big picture. Most of the time, it happens by accident. Since 27 September 2026, stricter EU rules apply to environmental claims. Here are the five most common traps and how to avoid them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-section-headline\">Traps and examples for greenwashing<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1. Confusing data situation and opaque sustainability reports<\/h3>\n<p>Data is the basis for a meaningful sustainability report. This allows you to document and underline your sustainability ambitions. It is important that it is accurate, complete and audit-proof. This is because sustainability reports must be checked by an external auditor as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/verso.de\/en\/csrd-reporting-obligation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CSRD<\/a>. It is best to maintain your data clearly in a specialized tool; we have developed the <a href=\"https:\/\/verso.de\/en\/esg-hub\/\">VERSO ESG Hub<\/a> especially for this purpose.<\/p>\n<p>This makes it easier to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">check the data for accuracy,<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">interpret the key figures correctly,<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">quickly recognize the actual status quo and<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">keep track of the development of your company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This prepares you for active communication free of greenwashing and enables you to answer critical questions confidently and based on data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> A machinery manufacturer states in its sustainability report that it has cut energy consumption by 30%. The figure covers only one of three plants, and there is no reference period. As soon as customers or auditors ask questions, the claim falls apart.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_slim\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-banner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-banner-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-h3\">How do I create a sustainability report?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Creating a meaningful sustainability report can be quite a challenge.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s easier with our practice-oriented playbook &#8220;7 steps to a sustainability report&#8221;. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-buttons snk-buttons_noGap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"snk-btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/content.verso.de\/leitfaden-f%C3%BCr-die-erstellung-eines-nachhaltigkeitsberichts?hsCtaTracking=8fb8e72e-1681-44dd-8855-ff3881baff41%7C4979d25f-59be-4915-8cdc-21a6f2f43c30\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Download Playbook<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2. Scope 1, 2, 3 &#8211; all included?<\/h3>\n<p>When you create a carbon footprint, it is already a major challenge to gather all the relevant data from your own company. However, it can be even more challenging if you need climate data from other companies for the CO<sub>2 <\/sub>footprint. This is because not only the emissions that a company itself emits have to be taken into account, but also those in the value chain!<\/p>\n<p>Many companies &#8220;only&#8221; record the emissions in Scope 1 and 2 in their first carbon footprint. This includes, for example, direct emissions from fossil fuels such as gas and heating oil or the company&#8217;s own vehicle fleet (Scope 1) and indirect emissions from the generation of purchased electricity, steam, heat and cooling (Scope 2).<\/p>\n<p>However, to make a statement about your actual greenhouse gas emissions, you also need the information from Scope 3,\u00a0which includes all upstream and downstream emissions along your company&#8217;s value chain (purchased goods or raw materials, business trips and transportation).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> A supplier advertises that it has &#8220;halved CO\u2082 emissions since 2020&#8221;. This only refers to Scope 1 and 2, because the site switched to green electricity. Emissions from purchased components are missing, and that is usually where most of the footprint lies.<\/p>\n<h4>Did you know that the majority of CO2 emissions come from Scope 3?<\/h4>\n<p>Recording Scope 3 is much more laborious than just Scope 1 and 2, as you need a lot of data from other companies. Nevertheless, you should include this area in your reporting as soon as possible. It helps to engage in dialog with stakeholders and get digital help. The <a href=\"https:\/\/verso.de\/en\/supply-chain-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VERSO Supply Chain Hub<\/a> gives you an overview of the emissions in your supply chain. In this way, you avoid the risk of making false statements about your sustainability due to a lack of data.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_slim\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-banner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-banner-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-h3\">How do I calculate a complete carbon footprint?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not only the preparation of a sustainability report, but also a company&#8217;s carbon footprint alone is an important task for sustainability managers.<br \/>\nWith our climate software, you can quickly and clearly record Scope 1, 2 and 3 for your reporting! <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-buttons snk-buttons_noGap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"snk-btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/verso.de\/en\/climate-hub\/\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>To the VERSO Climate Hub<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>3. Don&#8217;t exaggerate, stick to the facts!<\/h3>\n<p>A careless word is quickly uttered, the data is no longer fully remembered or superlatives and exaggerated statements are added in all the euphoria. Many greenwashing accusations have their origins in marketing activities that portray the company in too good a light. Be careful what you put out there!<\/p>\n<p>Four tips on how to create credible and accurate content:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noPadding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-mediaSlider \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-mediaSlider-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-mediaSlider-container container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"snk-mediaSlider-img\" src=\"https:\/\/verso.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2.webp\" alt=\"Four tips for credible sustainability communication: no silos, &quot;we&#039;re on our way&quot;, precise statements, internal experts\" title=\"Greenwashing-traps-1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> The website says &#8220;100% sustainable packaging&#8221;. In fact, only the cardboard box is made from recycled material. The plastic film is not. The claim covers the whole package, but the evidence covers only part of it.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Cherry-picking makes you look untrustworthy<\/h3>\n<p>Precisely because there are so many examples of greenwashing, stakeholders are scrutinizing a company&#8217;s sustainability statements more and more closely. Companies must communicate transparently so that stakeholders consider their communication on the topic to be credible and effective.<\/p>\n<p>We advise against &#8220;cherry picking&#8221;, i.e. communicating a few positive results or activities!<\/p>\n<p>A small positive initiative quickly becomes unnaturally inflated. The key is a holistic approach: talk about the need for action that your organization still has, share your ambitions and goals, communicate the challenges that you still have to overcome as a company. This will show that your company is not treating sustainability as a one-off project, but is striving for serious and holistically effective changes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> A company showcases its new solar installation on LinkedIn. The post doesn&#8217;t mention that it covers only a small share of the electricity demand, or that total consumption has gone up.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Activities lack reference to the company or product<\/h3>\n<p>The activities you communicate about must be appropriate to your company, its products and its size.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> Buying your first e-car out of a fleet of 500 diesel vehicles is more likely to attract criticism than applause.<\/p>\n<p>However, if your activities fit into the corporate context, the seriousness of your ambitions will be comprehensible to external stakeholders. And: your employees will also identify with it and be enthusiastic about getting involved. A <a href=\"https:\/\/verso.de\/en\/double-materiality-analysis-with-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">materiality analysis<\/a> is helpful here: this allows you to identify the areas in which the company has a high negative or positive impact on the environment and society or which could be relevant from a financial perspective. The findings can then be used to tackle the issues that really make a difference.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_slim\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-banner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-banner-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-h3\">CSRD: New requirements for sustainability reports<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As part of the Green Deal, the EU is driving forward numerous measures for sustainable transformation &#8211; including the CSRD.<br \/>\nYou can find all the details in our factsheet. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-buttons snk-buttons_noGap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"snk-btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/content.verso.de\/csr-berichtspflicht-factsheet?hsCtaTracking=09f39fe5-d821-4b20-b2f0-3d5b9dc607b0%7C75cb5802-32a6-4df4-b478-fbf90a4e691a\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Download the CSRD factsheet<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-section-headline\">Greenwashing examples from court and enforcement cases<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>&#8220;Climate neutral&#8221; without explanation (German Federal Court of Justice, 2024)<\/h3>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oppenhoff.eu\/de\/news\/detail\/bgh-urteil-zu-katjes-wann-duerfen-produkte-als-klimaneutral-beworben-werden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confectionery manufacturer<\/a> advertised in a trade journal that all its products were made climate neutral. This was achieved through offsetting projects, with details available only via a link. The court banned the ad: &#8220;climate neutral&#8221; is ambiguous, so the explanation has to appear in the ad itself. Since 27 September 2026, product claims like this are generally prohibited in the EU if they rely solely on offsetting.<\/p>\n<h3>Sustainability claims without internal substance (2025)<\/h3>\n<p>The Frankfurt public prosecutor&#8217;s office fined an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hessenschau.de\/wirtschaft\/deutsche-bank-tochter-dws-zahlt-millionenstrafe-wegen-greenwashing-v2,dws-greenwashing-millionenbusse-100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asset manager<\/a> EUR 25 million. The company had presented itself as a leader in sustainable investment, but its internal processes did not match. The lesson applies to any company: whatever your communication promises, your data and processes have to back it up.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-section-headline\">Which environmental claims are no longer allowed in the EU?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 27 September 2026, the EU&#8217;s Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (EmpCo) has applied. Generic claims such as &#8220;eco-friendly&#8221;, &#8220;green&#8221; or &#8220;climate neutral&#8221; are only permitted if they are backed by recognised excellent environmental performance, for example the EU Ecolabel. Product claims of climate neutrality based solely on carbon offsetting are prohibited. The rules cover advertising to consumers. B2B companies are affected as soon as their claims end up in communication with end customers. Avoid these terms or back them up with specific evidence:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noPadding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-mediaSlider \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-mediaSlider-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-mediaSlider-container container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"snk-mediaSlider-img\" src=\"https:\/\/verso.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4.webp\" alt=\"Greenwashing examples: generic terms such as CO\u2082 neutral, eco-friendly, green and ecological\" title=\"Greenwashing-phrases\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-section-headline\">Afraid of greenwashing? No &#8220;green silence&#8221; please! <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-slate-node=\"element\">You should no longer be afraid of greenwashing. What we are observing: Because companies see how easily sustainability communication can become greenwashing and how much this can damage the company, they don&#8217;t talk about their activities in the first place. A domino effect: if no company communicates about sustainability, everyone thinks that the others are doing nothing and therefore does less themselves than they actually could.<br \/>\nThis spiral of silence slows down the sustainable transformation of companies and therefore the entire economy.<\/p>\n<p data-slate-node=\"element\">With this overview, we want to achieve the opposite: We hope to have encouraged you to communicate transparently and effectively about your sustainability strategy and activities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-section-headline\">Frequently asked questions on greenwashing<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1790840520161\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What are typical greenwashing examples?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Common examples are generic terms like &#8220;climate neutral&#8221; or &#8220;eco-friendly&#8221; without proof, carbon footprints without Scope 3 emissions, claims about a whole product when only part of it is more sustainable, and single green projects presented as the whole story.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1790840536292\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Can companies still advertise products as &#8220;climate neutral&#8221;?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Only within narrow limits since 27 September 2026. If a product&#8217;s climate neutrality rests solely on offsetting, the claim is prohibited in the EU. Specific, verified statements remain allowed, for example about emissions you have actually reduced.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1790840546462\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Do the EU greenwashing rules apply to B2B companies?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">EmpCo covers advertising to consumers. Suppliers are still affected when their environmental claims appear on packaging, in catalogues or in their customers&#8217; marketing. Misleading claims towards business customers can also be challenged under national unfair competition law.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-section-headline\">Avoid greenwashing? 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