ClimatePartner
A climate label from ClimatePartner: the company calculates its carbon footprint, sets reduction targets and funds climate projects. It does not mean the product is climate neutral.
- Carbon footprint calculated and regularly recalculated
- Reduction targets set and reduction measures already in place
- Public Climate ID page with footprint, targets and projects
- Does not make a product climate neutral
- Says nothing about ingredients, materials or packaging
It shows the numbers, not a neutral promise
The old 'climate neutral' label leaned on offsetting. The new label asks for real reduction targets and publishes the footprint, so you can check it yourself. It is a step, not proof of a low impact.
How ClimatePartner tests
The company calculates the carbon footprint of its product or organisation using the ClimatePartner Protocol, sets organisational reduction targets, shows reduction measures it has already taken and finances certified climate projects for remaining emissions. The footprint is recalculated regularly. ClimatePartner says an independent third-party audit was added in May 2026 to meet the EU Empowering Consumers Directive; the label and Climate ID page are issued only after that audit.
Sources
- ClimatePartner certified (official) climatepartner.com
- ClimatePartner: climate neutral products and EmpCo alternatives climatepartner.com
- ClimatePartner: Introducing ClimatePartner verified climatepartner.com
- Clean Energy Wire: German certifier withdraws 'climate neutral' label cleanenergywire.org
- Sustainability Online: 'Carbon neutral' banned in the EU? sustainabilityonline.net
We read the label's own standard and criteria, check them against at least one independent source and write down what the label does not cover. Every page names its researcher and the date we last reviewed it.
