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    Sustainable Brand Index

    A 23-second explainer · no sound

    EU EmpCo Directive · Applies 27 September 2026

    Your green claims are about to be judged. Meet the jury first.

    See how real consumer groups read your sustainability claim before the market and the regulator do. Start with one claim, free, in under a minute.

    One claim. Free. Results in under a minute.

    T-MINUS – : – : – until the average-consumer test applies

    [ FREE · ONE CLAIM ]

    Test one claim free, right now.

    1. 01

      Write your claim

      Paste it as it appears on pack or in an ad.

    2. 02

      Pick your market

      Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland or the Netherlands.

    3. 03

      See the reaction

      Four consumer groups read it, and you get a verdict.

    Test one claim free

    What you get, free

    • A verdict: green, amber or red
    • How four consumer groups react, in plain words
    • Which parts of the claim carry risk
    • Questions the data cannot answer, flagged

    Included in Claims Screen, €4,900

    • Suggested rewording
    • How your brand scores on this today
    • Up to 10 claims

    Not a legal question. An empirical one.

    From 27 September 2026, green claims that mislead the average consumer are illegal. Lawyers can tell you what is banned. They cannot tell you how consumers actually read your claim, and that is the standard that will be applied.

    4%

    of turnover, maximum fine

    27 Sept 2026

    the test applies

    <3/5

    consumer trust in sustainability communication, and falling

    0 years of data
    0 respondents / year
    0+ brands
    0+ industries
    0 markets

    The Silicon Panel

    Four consumers. Sixteen years of evidence. Zero patience for a weak claim.

    Four synthetic consumers, each grounded in what real respondents in your market require, reward and reject. Built on the Sustainable Brand Index, Europe's largest brand study on sustainability. When a question falls outside the data, the panel says so.

    Marc, 46

    The Unconvinced Pragmatist

    "All the eco-talk? It's not why I choose a sofa."

    EXAMPLE · FURNITURE, SWEDEN
    45% OF HIS SEGMENT: NO GREEN CLAIM IMPROVES THEIR VIEW

    Anna, 47

    The Mainstream Expecter

    "I don't read reports. But treat staff badly and I'm gone."

    EXAMPLE · FURNITURE, SWEDEN
    43%: DECENT WORKING CONDITIONS ARE NON-NEGOTIABLE

    Miriam, 47

    The Critical Examiner

    "Certified by whom? Show me."

    EXAMPLE · FURNITURE, SWEDEN
    31%: NO TRANSPARENCY, NO PURCHASE

    Kim, 42

    The All-In Idealist

    "One visible failure outweighs ten good deeds."

    EXAMPLE · FURNITURE, SWEDEN
    ONLY 4% SAY NOTHING IS A MUST

    How it works

    Screen. Test. Monitor.

    01 · SCREEN · €4,900

    Up to 10 claims through the Silicon Panel, with risk flags and rewording advice. 1 to 2 weeks.

    02 · TEST · €9,900 / market

    Your exact wordings, ~1,000 real consumers per market. The evidence file. 4 weeks.

    03 · MONITOR · €15,000 / year

    Year-round panel access, one fieldwork wave per year, and credibility tracking.

    Silicon screens. Humans substantiate.

    The panel flags what the data cannot answer and routes it to real fieldwork. Only real consumers can form the evidence the average-consumer standard demands.

    Common questions.

    Start free. Go deeper when you need to.

    Test one claim free

    Results in under a minute.

    Test one claim free

    Or get the full Claims Screen: send us the claims you want screened and we come back within one working day.

    Erik Elvingsson Hedén · Sustainable Brand Index

    SBI Claims Check provides consumer evidence, not legal advice. Silicon Panel output is a screening tool and does not constitute an evidence file under the Empowering Consumers Directive.