Clauses
Climate-aligned clauses you can use in commercial contracts and legal documents
22 clauses
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.
Jurisdiction: USA
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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.
Jurisdiction: USA
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Drafting for leasehold agreements that impose obligations on buyers and tenants to use the property in an environmentally conscious way.
Jurisdiction: USA
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A clause obliging stakeholders in renewable energy technology supply chains to lower their carbon emissions, minimize their environmental impact and safeguard against modern slavery.
Jurisdiction: USA
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Recitals that confirm the intentions of the parties to perform the contract in a way that reduces their organizational greenhouse gas emissions and the emissions associated with the contract.
Jurisdiction: USA
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This clause incentivizes a counterparty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in exchange for a gain-share payment calculated by reference to the value of the goods or services it provides.
Jurisdiction: USA
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This clause gives customers a right to switch supplier if their existing supplier is unable to match a ‘greener’ offer made by an alternative supplier.
Jurisdiction: USA
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A clause which can be added to a development agreement between a municipality and a developer to promote net zero development.
Jurisdiction: USA
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Clause to redress the balance in the food chain by promoting fairness for the producer whilst supporting the customer to ensure produce is not wasted at any point throughout the supply chain.
Jurisdiction: USA
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A clause that allows a right of termination for a customer so that they can change to a greener supplier to meet their sustainability, climate or other environmental objectives.
Jurisdiction: USA
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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.
Jurisdiction: USA
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Contractual obligations in respect of the usage of materials and waste management to ensure consequential GHGs are minimised.
Jurisdiction: USA
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