Align every claim with what you have actually committed to.
Your sustainability report sets the targets. Verdanox provides the governance trail that connects those targets to the claims your enterprise publishes.
The gap between your commitments and your claims is where risk lives
Claims outrun your evidence
Marketing is claiming 'carbon neutral operations' but your Scope 3 data only covers tier-one suppliers. The sustainability report says '50% recycled content by 2027' but product packaging already says 'made with recycled materials' without quantification.
Certifications expire without warning
Your GOTS certificate expired three months ago but 14 active claims still reference it. Your ISO 14001 audit is due next quarter but the evidence linked to your environmental management claims has not been updated since the last cycle.
Published targets and marketing claims diverge
Your sustainability report commits to specific, measurable targets. Your marketing team makes environmental claims that imply broader achievement than those targets support. There is no system connecting the two.
The connective tissue between commitments, evidence, and claims
Commitment-to-claim alignment
Define your sustainability KPIs and map them to active claims across business units. When a claim implies achievement beyond what your published targets support, the misalignment surfaces automatically.
Certificate validity tracking
Every linked certificate, LCA report, and supplier declaration has an expiry date. When a certificate expires, every claim that depends on it is flagged. You see the gap before a regulator or verifier does.
Evidence completeness per claim
Every claim shows how much of its required evidence is linked, verified, and current. Evidence gaps are visible at portfolio level so you can prioritise which claims need attention first.
Verification-ready export
When your next audit cycle arrives, export a complete evidence package per claim: the claim text, linked evidence, regulatory assessment, approval chain, and full governance history.
How sustainability teams use governance
Your enterprise publishes a sustainability report with specific emissions targets. Six months later, the marketing team launches a campaign. Here is what happens.
“On track to achieve net-zero emissions across all operations by 2030”
Commitment is registered
Your sustainability team registers the net-zero 2030 commitment in the Governance Codex with the specific scope (operations, not supply chain), baseline year, and interim milestones from the published sustainability report.
Marketing creates a claim
Six months later, a communications team member drafts 'On track to achieve net-zero across all operations by 2030' for an investor presentation. The claim enters the governance workflow.
Alignment check surfaces gaps
The platform maps the claim to the registered commitment and surfaces two findings: the claim says 'on track' but the latest progress report shows the interim milestone was missed, and the ECGT requires future environmental commitments to have independent monitoring and public implementation plans.
Evidence is updated
Your team links the latest emissions data, the independent monitoring report, and the updated implementation plan. Evidence completeness reaches 100%. The 'on track' language is revised to reflect actual progress.
Claim is approved with governance trail
Legal reviews the revised claim with full evidence and regulatory context. The approved version, linked evidence, and decision rationale are logged permanently. The verification package is ready for the next audit cycle.
The regulations that matter for your team
ECGT Directive
Future environmental commitments require independent monitoring and public implementation plans. Offset-based carbon neutrality claims are banned for products. Generic claims must be backed by recognised excellent environmental performance.
CMA Green Claims Code
Claims must consider the full life cycle and must not omit material information. If progress against a target slips, marketing language should not imply a stronger current position than the evidence supports.
National frameworks
German courts have required clearer explanation for some climate-neutral claims, and claimants including Deutsche Umwelthilfe remain active in greenwashing disputes.
See how your commitments connect to your claims.
Bring your published targets and 2-3 active environmental claims. We map the alignment in the platform with your sustainability team.
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