Claims assessment · Practice claim
Paper-free office — saving trees
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 Art. 6 | Digital-substitution impacts (devices, data centres) not ignored; Two Sides rulings across Europe have forced withdrawal of 'go green, go paperless' claims. |
| United KingdomUK | Conditional | View legal reasoningCMA Code; Two Sides complaints | Net-benefit evidence incl. digital footprint. |
| United StatesUS | Conditional | View legal reasoningFTC 260.4 | Substantiate net environmental benefit, not just paper avoided. |
| CanadaCA | Conditional | View legal reasoningCompetition Act s.74.01(1)(b.2) | Recognised LCA basis for net claim. |
| AustraliaAU | Conditional | The cited source is recorded in the assessment. View legal reasoningACL s.18 | Whole-lifecycle comparison on file. |