Rotten Company

Royal Unibrew A/S

Approved Evidence

Added to Rotten Company: 8/23/2026
Conduct/Event period: 2022–2024
Ongoing: No
Resolution status: Resolved
Resolution date: June 17, 2025
misconduct

Royal Unibrew DKK 4 million fine for misleading climate claims

Summary

Royal Unibrew A/S accepted a DKK 4 million fine for misleading marketing of Egekilde water as CO2-neutral. The Danish Consumer Ombudsman found that the packaging did not clearly disclose that the claimed neutrality was achieved partly through climate compensation credits. The marketing ran from 2022 to 2024 and was treated as a violation of Denmark's Marketing Practices Act. Source: https://forbrugerombudsmanden.dk/nyheder/forbrugerombudsmanden/pressemeddelelser/2025/20250617-royal-unibrew-betaler-boede-paa-4-millioner-kroner-for-vildledende-klimaudsagn

Evidence Weight
100.00
Severity: high
Recency Weight: 99.99935982555175
File Weight: 1