Overview

• Landgericht Frankfurt issued an injunction that prohibits the disputed claims and threatens an administrative fine of €250,000 per violation.
• The order is enforceable immediately but not yet final, and Apple can appeal while refraining from the banned statements.
• Deutsche Umwelthilfe won its cease‑and‑desist case after alleging greenwashing in Apple’s product advertising.
• The court highlighted Apple’s admission that only 25% of a Paraguay reforestation area is secured long term and that some plots are leased only until 2029, contrasting with consumer timelines to 2045–2050.
• Apple defends its approach as rooted in emissions cuts and carefully selected nature‑based projects, as the EU prepares to bar product‑level claims relying on external offsets next year.