Why This Guide
The EmpCo Directive affects all companies – including SMEs. But you don’t have the budget for €30,000 legal mandates or full-time compliance officers. This guide shows a pragmatic approach.
The 5-Week Roadmap
Week 1: Audit
- Empcora Free Check (5 pages free)
- For multiple violations: Audit Plan €49 (100 pages)
- Create a list of all identified terms
Week 2: Eliminate Per-se Prohibitions
- Remove immediately: “climate neutral”, “carbon neutral”, “GHG neutral”, “climate positive”, “greenhouse gas neutral”
- Remove your own sustainability seals
- Future promises without a plan: remove or publish the plan
Week 4: Gather Evidence
- What certificates do you have?
- What measured data is documented?
- Apply for ISO 14001 or an organic label if you don’t already have one
- Systematically document license numbers
Week 5: Live & Monitoring
- Publish revised texts live
- Empcora Audit Final
- Set up a monitoring plan
- Employee training (a 1-hour workshop is sufficient)
What You Save
- Full legal mandate €5,000–€30,000
- Warning letter with contractual penalty: €1,500–€10,000
- Reputational damage from DUH lawsuit: priceless
Top 3 Immediate Actions Today
1. Start the free check on Empcora
2. Delete all “climate neutral” statements
3. Replace your own seals with external ones
