Claims assessment · Project claim
Biodiversity net gain
Typical treatment across five regimes. Every verdict below is tied to a stated legal hook.
Market comparison
How this claim is typically treated
Five major markets · one reviewed comparison
| Market | Typical treatment | Legal basis | What is required |
|---|---|---|---|
| European UnionEU | Conditional | View legal reasoningUCPD | Methodology + baseline disclosed |
| United KingdomUK | Restricted | The cited source is recorded in the assessment. View legal reasoningEnvironment Act 2021 Sch 7A — statutory 10% BNG for planning; Defra metric | Statutory metric use; conflating compliance with voluntary claims is misleading |
| United StatesUS | Conditional | View legal reasoningFTC s.5 | Substantiation |
| CanadaCA | Conditional | View legal reasonings.74.01(1)(b.2) | Methodology |
| AustraliaAU | Restricted | The cited source is recorded in the assessment. View legal reasoningACL; EPBC offsets context | Metric + baseline disclosed |