Who gains from saving nature
Ledger 1 : 33 — For each dollar financing nature-based solutions in 2023, about $33 financed activities harmful to nature. (UNEP)
Cases / Water use · France · 2026

Paris court finds Volvic recycling claims misleading; Coca-Cola, Nestlé change labels

Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.

Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
  • The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
What the record lacks: 2 none on record · 1 insufficient · 1 not measured · 1 unclear See the gaps

A Paris court found Volvic's “100% recyclable”, “100% recycled” and “carbon neutral” bottle claims misleading. The sources report label changes by Coca-Cola and Nestlé, and do not report any change in bottle production.

What?
A Paris court found the bottle claims misleading, and Coca-Cola and Nestlé changed or dropped similar claims, according to BEUC. BEUC
Where?
France (Paris court) and the European Union (label changes) BEUC
When?
Court finding reported in June 2026; Nestlé dropped its claims in March 2026. BEUC
Who?
Gained
  • Bottle brands (Volvic, Coca-Cola, Nestlé) — The claims supported sales and reputation until the labels changed
Lost
None on record
Harmed
None on record
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
The claims appeared on bottle labels as “100% recyclable” and “100% recycled”, and the court judged them misleading. BEUC
6 of 6 questions answered from the record

What happened

The record, in order.

BEUC reported in June 2026 that a Paris court found Volvic's “100% recyclable”, “100% recycled” and “carbon neutral” claims misleading.

BEUC also reported that Coca-Cola changed its label in the EU, and that Nestlé dropped its claims in March 2026.

The EMF final report found that signatory brands raised recycled content from 4.6% in 2018 to 15.9% by 2025, while the recycled share of the global market rose only from 3.4% to 4.2%.

    In court and with insurers

    Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.

    Lawsuits and rulings

    1. 2026-06Outcome not on record
      Volvic recyclability and carbon-neutral claims
      Paris court · unknown · Not stated in the sources reviewed → Volvic

      The court found Volvic's “100% recyclable”, “100% recycled” and “carbon neutral” claims misleading, as reported in June 2026. BEUC

    Insurers

    No insurer decision on record.

    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Court

    • Unclear Volvic recyclability and carbon-neutral claims: outcome not on record.

    Record

    • None on record The sources do not say whether fines or damages were ordered in the Volvic ruling.
    • None on record The sources do not say whether bottle production changed after the label changes.
    • Insufficient Reported but not verified: the claims are said to exclude caps and labels and to depend on local collection infrastructure; no source is identified for this point.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

    Voices on record: — Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts— Press and investigations✓ Communities and civil society— Researchers

    Communities and civil society

    Connected cases

    Related matters, and cases linked to this one through the same organisations, with the role each played in both.
    Terms used on this page

    Science and environment

    Groundwater
    Water held underground in soil and rock, drawn through wells.
    Similar cases
    Agriculture, livestock and food · Water use · Chemical pollution · Protected area / relocation · Netherlands · 1990–2026
    Dutch nitrogen crisis and farm buyouts
    Same type: Water useSame countryHarm to nature not measured
    Water use · Spain · date not stated
    EU court finds Spain ignored illegal water abstraction in Doñana
    Same type: Water useSame regionCourt: outcome not on record
    Water use · France · date not stated
    Paris brings water under municipal control; operator says it cut costs and prices
    Same type: Water useSame countryHarm to nature not measured
    Water use · France · 2018
    Nestlé settles French bottled-water probe as Vittel aquifer runs a deficit
    Same type: Water useSame countryHarm to nature not measured
    Data centre · Water use · Chile · 2024
    Google data centre, Cerrillos (Chile)
    Same type: Water useCourt: outcome not on recordHarm to nature not measured
    Insurance declined or withdrawn · Chemical pollution · Water use · United States · 2020–2026
    PFAS insurance disputes (3M, Chemours, DuPont)
    Same type: Water useCourt: outcome not on recordHarm to nature not measured