PressEU green-claims rules
EmpCo desk note: Europe’s anti-greenwash consumer rules apply from 27 September 2026
From ~27 Sep 2026, EU B2C environmental claims face harder substantiation — adjectives without evidence lose their easy runway.
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Peace you can walk in, justice you can reach, and institutions that answer.
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EU green-claims rules
Value-chain cap: CSRD reporters cannot treat every SME questionnaire as infinite
Omnibus-era rules draw a line around what under-1,000-employee suppliers can be forced to answer for CSRD reporting — proportionality as industrial courtesy.
EU green-claims rules
EmpCo week: swap green adjectives for proof your atelier can stand behind
From 27 Sep 2026, EU consumer rules reward makers who can scope a claim — and punish those who decorate packaging with mood.
EU green-claims rules
Clarity desk: EmpCo is the live rail — the Green Claims Directive is not
Do not build compliance theatre for a stalled proposal. Build claim discipline for Directive (EU) 2024/825 applying 27 Sep 2026.
Eco-restoration · Eco-acoustics
Rainforest Connection Guardian: solar-powered listening posts that catch chainsaws and count species in real time
In a dense rainforest, a ranger standing a few hundred metres from a chainsaw may never hear it. By the time satellites spot the clearing, the trees are gone.
Planetary engineering · Solar radiation management
Make Sunsets: the US start-up selling sulphur dioxide balloon launches as cooling credits, and why regulators are alarmed
A two-person company fills weather balloons with sulphur dioxide, lets them burst in the stratosphere and sells the result as "Cooling Credits". It is the most controversial product in this series: tiny in physical scale, but a direct test of who gets to decide whether humans dim the sun.
Planetary engineering · Space frontiers
Digantara SCOT: the Indian satellite that watches space debris from orbit
Most space debris is tracked from the ground, by radars and telescopes limited by weather, daylight and geography. Bengaluru start-up Digantara launched SCOT, a satellite that watches other objects from orbit, and now sells collision warnings to governments. It is also moving fast into missile tracking.