Clauses

Climate-aligned clauses you can use in commercial contracts and legal documents

178 clauses

Kitty's Clause

General Condition to Commercial Insurance Policies: Climate Change Risk Assessment

A clause requiring companies to carry out a climate change risk assessment, to be inserted into the General Conditions of corporate insurance policies across all lines of business.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Charlotte's Clause

Green Dispute Reporting in After the Event Insurance Policies

A clause for insurance policies covering dispute costs and expenses (such as After The Event (ATE) Insurance policies) that requires the insured to conduct disputes in an environmentally friendly way.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Pasfield's Clause

Paris Aligned Company Articles

A net zero focused variation of Arlo’s Clause (ESG Aligned Company Articles) to include in a company’s articles of association, drafted by reference to TCLP’s net zero resources.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Zain's Clause

Carbon Footprint Reduction – Mutual Notification Right (Carbon Footprint Reduction Notice)

A clause containing mutual obligations to allow all parties to either perform their own obligations in a way that reduces their carbon footprint and/ or require other parties to do so.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Emilio's Checklist

Climate Policy Footprint

A checklist that requests one-off or repeated disclosure of a company’s climate-related lobbying, financing, sponsoring and climate leadership activities.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Tristan's Clause

Construction: Procuring Materials and Carbon Budgets

A formal ‘carbon budget’ alongside the traditional financial budget for construction projects, to incentivise industry participants to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through use of more sustainable materials. 

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Lewi's Clause

Film Production: Carbon Footprint Disclosure

A clause in production agreements obliging video/film production companies to disclose the carbon footprint generated by the production of the video/film in the credits.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Rose's Clause

GHG Emissions Management Plans in Infrastructure and Construction Project Finance

This clause builds climate change mitigation into the environmental/ social standards in Development Finance Institution (DFI) or Export Credit Agency (ECA) finance transactions.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Sienna's Clause

Green Acquisition Obligations

A share purchase/ asset purchase agreement clause requiring the purchaser to maintain/ improve the target company's green credentials post acquisition, linked to payment from escrow if successful.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Cassie's Clause

Insurance: Disclosure and Mitigation of Pending Climate Change Litigation

A clause ‘extending’ insurance policies to cover pending climate change litigation, on the condition that the policyholder discloses its net zero targets and climate risk exposure.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Matthew's Clause

Late Payment – Green Interest Remedies

Creative interest rate remedies by which payments are made either to a “green” cause or an off-setter. 

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Rory's Clause

Net Zero Land Promotion Agreement

Amendments to standard land promotion agreements and precedents aimed at balancing climate change and environmental issues against maximising financial returns for the landowner and promoter.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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