# Claims Decoder
# ----------------------------------------
# Maps verbatim marketing claims to what they actually mean (or fail to mean).
# Used by the Extraction layer to flag claims for the Analysis layer.
#
# Source: docs/india_greenwashing_consumer_products_guide.md Appendix A
#
# Schema:
#   claim          — surface phrase
#   actual_meaning — honest reading
#   acceptable_when — conditions that make this claim credible
#   default_flag   — what the analysis layer should default to if no acceptable_when condition met

schema_version: 1
source_doc: docs/india_greenwashing_consumer_products_guide.md

decoder:

  - claim: "eco-friendly"
    actual_meaning: "Undefined. No legal meaning in India."
    acceptable_when:
      - lifecycle_assessment_published
      - accredited_ecolabel_present
    default_flag: vagueness

  - claim: "natural"
    actual_meaning: "Could still be highly processed; the source material was at one point in nature."
    acceptable_when:
      - percentage_natural_ingredients_disclosed
    default_flag: vagueness

  - claim: "non-toxic"
    actual_meaning: "Relative claim, often unverified. All substances are toxic at some dose."
    acceptable_when:
      - toxicology_data_provided
    default_flag: vagueness

  - claim: "sustainable"
    actual_meaning: "Requires evidence — across raw material, manufacturing, packaging, logistics, use, end-of-life."
    acceptable_when:
      - lifecycle_assessment_published
      - third_party_certification
    default_flag: vagueness

  - claim: "biodegradable"
    actual_meaning: "Under what conditions? What timeframe? Indian municipal systems rarely process biodegradable plastics."
    acceptable_when:
      - standard_cited
      - timeframe_disclosed
      - conditions_disclosed
    default_flag: hidden_trade_off

  - claim: "compostable"
    actual_meaning: "Home or industrial? Most compostable plastics require industrial composting unavailable in India."
    acceptable_when:
      - home_compostable_specified
      - certification_referenced
    default_flag: hidden_trade_off

  - claim: "recyclable"
    actual_meaning: "Technically possible — not guaranteed. India's recycling infrastructure is fragmented and informal."
    acceptable_when:
      - take_back_program_offered
      - recyclable_in_india_specifically
    default_flag: hidden_trade_off

  - claim: "plastic neutral"
    actual_meaning: "Offset model — buying credits for collected plastic equivalent to plastic used."
    acceptable_when:
      - absolute_plastic_use_disclosed
      - reduction_year_over_year_demonstrated
    default_flag: carbon_offset_dependency

  - claim: "carbon neutral"
    actual_meaning: "Usually offset-dependent. May not include Scope 3 (supply chain) emissions."
    acceptable_when:
      - scope_1_2_3_disclosed
      - third_party_verified_offsets
    default_flag: carbon_offset_dependency

  - claim: "vegan leather"
    actual_meaning: "Often PU- or PVC-based, fossil-fuel-derived plastic that does not biodegrade."
    acceptable_when:
      - bio_based_material_specified
    default_flag: hidden_trade_off

  - claim: "bamboo fabric"
    actual_meaning: "Usually chemically processed rayon/viscose. The bamboo origin is largely lost in processing."
    acceptable_when:
      - mechanically_processed_bamboo_specified
    default_flag: hidden_trade_off

  - claim: "ocean plastic"
    actual_meaning: "Often coastal-collected (not ocean-collected) plastic. Definitions vary widely."
    acceptable_when:
      - chain_of_custody_documented
    default_flag: hidden_trade_off

  - claim: "no preservatives"
    actual_meaning: "May contain functional substitutes (natural preservatives, modified atmosphere packaging) doing the same job."
    acceptable_when:
      - shelf_life_short_and_disclosed
    default_flag: irrelevant_claim

  - claim: "no animal testing"
    actual_meaning: "May be irrelevant if category never tested on animals; or only the final product (not ingredients) is untested."
    acceptable_when:
      - ingredient_testing_policy_disclosed
      - leaping_bunny_or_equivalent_cert
    default_flag: irrelevant_claim