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Introduction to the EmpCo Directive. Advertising sustainability while complying with the law

28 Sep 2026 Germany 2 min read

Tailored EmpCo training courses for businesses – online, on-site or via eLearning

This eLearning course covers the basics of credible and legally compliant environmental communications (known as "green claims") and explains how to avoid greenwashing in the context of the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (EmpCo). It is aimed in particular at legal, compliance and ESG/sustainability departments, as well as staff in marketing, PR, communications and sales, and those in roles with responsibility for packaging design, labelling and regulatory affairs. This makes it suitable for anyone whose professional role involves external corporate communications or sustainability communications in general as well as the promotion of products and services. It provides a practical overview of the key principles and requirements of the EmpCo Directive and shows how to avoid greenwashing. Thanks to numerous clear, practical examples, it enables participants to get to grips with the subject quickly.

The goal of the eLearning course is to raise awareness of how to handle sustainability communications in a manner that complies with the law with regard to the EmpCo Directive and to enable staff to avoid greenwashing.

Course content of "Introduction to the EmpCo Directive"

  • What is greenwashing?
  • What is the new legal framework for advertising and communications on environmental and sustainability issues? What needs to be considered?
  • An in-depth look at key changes relating to legally compliant advertising and communications on environmental and sustainability issues with knowledge checks
  • Enforcement, consequences and key takeaways
  • Quiz: Test your knowledge of the EmpCo Directive!

Our offering at a glance

Practical expertise: Training material drawn from our lawyers' practical advisory experience – with a business focus and specific recommendations for action.

Flexible formats: As a live webinar, as in-person teaching or as a combination of training formats.

Digital and flexible delivery: E-learning courses can be accessed at any time and from anywhere with internet access – either as an SaaS solution or for integration into an existing learning management system using a SCORM file. Duration: approx. 30 mins.

In-person teaching: The training material can be delivered as an in-house course at your company's premises or at a CMS location, for example in Berlin, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich or Stuttgart.

Interactive learning: Discussions with the speakers, real-world case studies, checklists and business-related examples.

Language: German, English

Price: on request

Also available as on-site training

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