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“Carbon Dictionary termInsettingInsetting is the use of emissions reduction or removal activities within an organisation’s own value chain, often in contrast to offsetting outside that value chain.Read the full definition ” (Dictionary termValue ChainThe full sequence of activities that create and deliver value — the analytical unit for footprints, due diligence and accountability.Read the full definition offsets)
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5 reviewed markets · one comparison
| Market | Typical treatment | Legal basis | What is required |
|---|---|---|---|
| European UnionEU | Conditional | Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)Official text ↗Empowering Consumers Directive (EmpCo)Official text ↗ View legal reasoningUCPD Art. 6; ESRS E1 separation of reductions vs credits | Dictionary termInsettingInsetting is the use of emissions reduction or removal activities within an organisation’s own value chain, often in contrast to offsetting outside that value chain.Read the full definition not a regulated term — reductions within own Dictionary termValue ChainThe full sequence of activities that create and deliver value — the analytical unit for footprints, due diligence and accountability.Read the full definition must be accounted per GHG Protocol scope rules, not double-counted as credits. |
| United KingdomUK | Conditional | View legal reasoningCMA Green Claims Code | Explain mechanism plainly; evidence the intervention sits inside the Dictionary termValue ChainThe full sequence of activities that create and deliver value — the analytical unit for footprints, due diligence and accountability.Read the full definition . |
| United StatesUS | Conditional | View legal reasoningFTC 260.4/.5 | Substantiate project reality and accounting boundary. |
| CanadaCA | Conditional | View legal reasoningCompetition Act s.74.01(1)(b.1)–(b.2), as amended by Bill C-15 (2026) | Product-level claims need an Dictionary termAdequate and proper testProduct-level environmental benefit claim requires testing **before** the claim; test must fit the claim's representationRead the full definition ; business/activity-level claims need Dictionary termSubstantiationThe documented body of relevant, reliable and current evidence that supports the exact wording, scope, comparison and overall impression of a claim before and while it is communicated.Read the full definition (the internationally recognised methodology requirement was repealed); reverse onus remains; private Tribunal access for business-level claims was removed. |
| AustraliaAU | Conditional | A direct source link has not yet been added for this assessment. View legal reasoningACL s.18 | Avoid implying certified offsets where none exist. |
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