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Recap: Our climate risk hackathon at London Climate Action Week 2025
During London Climate Action Week, The Chancery Lane Project hosted its first in-person hackathon in over five years. Lawyers from across sectors came together to tackle how climate risk impacts commercial legal work. From asset devaluation to contract clauses, participants explored how legal teams can lead on climate risk management.
Isabella's Clause
Report on Title - Residential Real Estate
Standard wording for a report on title for a client who is acquiring an already-built residential property in England and Wales (can be adapted for other jurisdictions, or for a new build). Isabella’s Clause is adapted from Marni’s Clause (Report on Title - Commercial Real Estate), but with amendments to make it easier to use in residential transactions.
Augie’s Procurement DDQ
Climate Change Due Diligence Questionnaire for Suppliers
A due diligence questionnaire (DDQ) that asks potential suppliers to provide information regarding a wide range of climate change-related issues going beyond the standard questions.
Camden's Clause
Environmental Performance Clause
Drafting for leasehold agreements that impose obligations on buyers and tenants to use the property in an environmentally conscious way.
Caroline's Clause
Climate-Aligned Construction Waste Management
Contractual obligations in respect of the usage of materials and waste management to ensure consequential GHGs are minimised.
Bailey's Protocols
Green Litigation and Arbitration Protocols
Two similar protocols (litigation and arbitration) with modules which parties can opt into at the start of a dispute to make it lower carbon and greener.
Odin's Clause
Net Zero Target Supply Chain Cascade Clause
Aligns a business’ carbon reduction target with its supply chain and business partners, enabling the business to achieve its target or take control to achieve it.
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Aligning private investment with environmental impact
Private markets are rapidly becoming essential to financing the global transition to a low-carbon economy. However, to ensure green investments lead to real environmental outcomes, contracts must play a more active role. This blog explores how Matteo’s Clause helps impact investors and companies embed enforceable climate and nature goals into private financing agreements.
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Climate Clauses Working Group
Climate Clauses Working Group
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Matteo's Clause
Climate and Nature Impact Investing Terms
Model environmental terms and conditions that an impact investor (financing private sector projects) can incorporate and adapt for its specific needs into its standard documents.
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Training course: Climate Contracting in Action
Training course: Climate Contracting in Action
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We’ve designed a training course to empower legal and business professionals to align their practices with...