Green Claims and Sustainability Labelling in Europe

This conference is aiming to give you an insight into Green Claims and sustainability labelling. You will be familiarised with EU initiatives concerning sustainability labelling, with the impact for existing national regulations and existing sustainability labels, with sustainability claims in practice and the latest jurisprudence.

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Übersicht

The fight against greenwashing is gaining momentum – are you ready?

EU sets to finalise Green Claims Directive by 10 June 2025

The EU is close to reaching a deal on the Green Claims Directive, aimed at banning misleading environmental claims on products. The final trilogue between the European Parliament, the Council, and the Commission is scheduled for 10 June 2025. The directive would require terms like “climate neutral” or “green” to be scientifically verified, helping to prevent greenwashing and ensure honest environmental marketing. Preparations for the final talks are already underway.

Timeline of key milestones

  • 28 January 2025: First trilogue – mandates and priorities discussed
  • 24 April 2025: Second trilogue – key provisions examined
  • 10 June 2025: Final trilogue – expected agreement
  • 2025-2026: Transposition into national law
  • By 2027: Full implementation and enforcement, including penalties for non-compliance

At the Online Conference you will receive tips on how to avoid getting overwhelmed by the increasing requirements. Learn how to use Green Claims and sustainability labelling safely, including labelling without complaints, judgements you should know and statements you may use.

Highlights

EU sustainability labelling initiatives

  • Empowering Consumers (EmpCo) and Green Claims Directive
  • Coordinated EU actions shaping new anti-greenwashing standards

Impact on national laws and labels

  • France: Green claims law and Eco-Score experimentation
  • The Netherlands: National green claims regulation
  • Germany: EmpCo implementation and climate neutrality label experience
  • Italy: EmpCo integration into national law

Practical application and latest jurisprudence

  • Key case law influencing green claim criteria
  • Communicating full environmental impact: Colruyt Group’s Eco-Score insights

Who do you meet?

Groups that should take part:

Regulatory, marketing, scientific and legal professionals throughout the food supply chain who want to stay up-to-date on the latest developments impacting the food and food-contact industry in Europe.

Sectors that should take part:

Food and drink industry, food trade, packaging industry, food inspection offices, laboratories, professional associations

Picture Credit: © Rawpixel – iStock

 

Programm

Tuesday, 10 February 2026

Timings are in Central European Time, CET.



Morning Session | 9:00 – 12:40
8:45
Login Time
9:00
Welcome address by Akademie Fresenius and introduction by the Chairs

Bärbel Hintermeier, Law firm Lekker Partners, Germany
Franka Werhahn, Law firm Lekker Partners, Germany

EU sustainability labelling initiatives
9:10
Empowering Consumers (EmpCo) and Green Claims Directive and intertwining EU-Initatives shaping new criteria in the fight against green washing

Bärbel Hintermeier, Law firm Lekker Partners, Germany

Impact on laws and labels in France
10:20
French national legal framework for green claims

Gaëlle Saint-Jalmes, Law firm Qolumn, France

11:10
Short break
11:20
The impact of the Green Claims Directive and the French experimentation on the Eco-Score: Challenges and chances?

Shafik Asal, ECO2 Initiative, France

Situation in the Netherlands
12:00
Dutch national legal framework for green claims

Sarah Arayess, Law firm Say Legal, The Netherlands

12:40
Lunch break


Afternoon Session | 13:40 – 16:00
Impact in Germany and latest jurisprudence
13:40
National implementation of EmpCo Directive in Germany and case law shaping new criteria

Franka Werhahn, Law firm Lekker Partners, Germany

14:10
Experience as a certifier for the climate neutrality label in Germany

Dennis Uieß, ClimatePartner, Germany

14:40
Short break
Impact on laws and labels in Italy
14:50
Italian legal framework implementing EmpCo and criteria for green claims

Cesare Varallo, Food Law Latest and Food Orbit, Italy

Sustainability claims in practice
15:20
More than greenhouse gas emissions – how to assess and communicate the full environmental footprint in practice?

Veerle Poppe, Colruyt Group, Belgium (invited)

16:00
Summary by the Chairs and end of the online conference

Referent:innen

Folgende Referierende haben bereits zugesagt, weitere folgen in Kürze:

Name

Unternehmen

Arayess

Sarah Arayess

Law firm Say Legal, The Netherlands

Sarah Arayess is an Attorney and the Founder of the Say legal, based in The Netherlands. Say legal is a boutique law firm specialising in food law, consumer goods, and advertising law. Say legal has two pillars: Say legal studio, which supports companies from start-up to multinational, and Say legal academy which provides educational resources like in-house workshops, education, and articles. Sarah also lectures for the Benelux Professional Education for Trademark and Design Attorneys (BBMM) and the University of Applied Sciences Arnhem at Nijmegen (HAN). Sarah is also member of the Board of Directors of the European Food Law Association (EFLA), board member of the Netherlands Association for Food Law (NVLR), editorial member of the new Dutch journal Tijdschrift for Levensmiddelenrecht (Journal of Food Law) and chair of the Dutch Annual Food Law Event.

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Asal

Shafik Asal

ECO2 Initiative, France

Shafik Asal is a Co-Founder of ECO2 Initiative, an environmental consulting company created in 2006 and located in Paris. Shafik is responsible as a Managing Director but he focuses also on eco-design training and he is in charge of the sustainable food department. Besides that he is a Co-Founder of Etiquettable, the first collaborative app for sustainable food and the co-founder of the Eco-score project.

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Hintermeier

Bärbel Hintermeier

Law firm LEKKER Partners, Germany

Bärbel Hintermeier founding partner at LEKKER Partners – a lawfirm specialized in food law and sustainability. She advises in particular on labelling issues, assists in the development of advertising strategies and in crisis situations such as official complaints and product recalls. Another focus of her work is advising on the development and improvement of compliance systems with regard to food safety and sustainability aspects. Previously, she worked in Berlin and Cape Town before joining meyer.rechtsanwälte as a lawyer in Munich for several years. Later on she worked as legal counsel at German Association of the Grain, Milling and Starch Industry (VGMS), where she was responsible for food law, quality and safety as well as sustainability matters. She holds a Master’s degree in international intellectual property law from the TU Dresden and a certificate in sustainability management from FH Hamburg. In addition to publishing in specialist journals, she regularly gives lectures and teaches at the DHBW Heilbronn.

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Veerle Poppe

Colruyt Group, Belgium (invited)

Saint-Jalmes

Gaëlle Saint-Jalmes

Law firm Qolumn, France

Gaëlle Saint-Jalmes is a Partner and Co-founder of the law firm Qolumn in Paris and has been practising for more than fifteen years in the field of product law, for French and international clients. As a lawyer and then in-house counsel, Gaëlle Saint-Jalmes has developed specific expertise in food law and regulation (nutritional and health claims, labelling, food supplements, crisis management, etc.) as well as in other consumer goods regulation such as cosmetics, in product safety and sustainable development issues applied to consumer products.

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Uieß

Dennis Uieß

ClimatePartner, Germany

Dennis Uieß is an Economist and has been the Head of Research and Development at ClimatePartner in Berlin since 2020. He joined ClimatePartner in 2008 and is responsible for the ClimatePartner’s labelling scheme “ClimatePartner certified”. Together with his team he monitors regulatory developments as well as new standards and norms in the field of carbon accounting and carbon neutrality.

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Varallo

Cesare Varallo

Food Law Latest, Italy and Food Orbit, Portugal

Cesare Varallo is a Food Lawyer in Italy and a Global Advisor on food safety, food labelling and food regulatory issues. In 2013, he founded the blog foodlawlatest.com and co-founded Food Orbit in 2023. He works at the intersection between science, law, business and social sciences. He teaches food law-related matters in several universities in Italy and abroad.

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Werhahn

Franka Werhahn

Law firm LEKKER Partners, Germany

Franca Werhahn founding partner at LEKKER Partners – a lawfirm specialized in food law and sustainability. She supports national and international companies especially in matters of food labelling, the development of advertising strategies, and in crisis scenarios such as regulatory complaints or product recalls. Another key aspect of her work is advising on the design and optimization of compliance systems, particularly with regard to food safety and sustainability requirements. She worked in Cape Town and in a law firm for pharmaceutical law and medical law before she started working for several years as a lawyer at meyer.rechtsanwälte in Munich. Since 2023, she has also been supporting the Association of the German Grain, Milling and Starch Industry (VGMS), where she was responsible for food law and sustainability. In addition to publishing in specialist journals, she regularly gives lectures.

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