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Clauses

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

178 clauses

Iris' Clause

Climate Contract Risk Sharing (ex Force Majeure)

Amendments and additions to standard Force Majeure agreements to ensure contracting parties work together to balance financial risks and avoid unintended adverse environmental and social issues.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Tilly's Clause

Climate Checklist for Prospectuses and Other Public Offering Documents

Helps issuers of debt securities tasked with drafting risk factors for prospectuses to assess the financial impacts of climate-related risks and provide climate-related risk factor disclosure.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Raphael’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.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Drew's DDQ

Climate Change Due Diligence Questionnaire

This DDQ is for buyers to assess a target’s net zero transition readiness, resilience and ability to adapt to future climate risks.

Jurisdiction: USA

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Lola and Harry's DDQ

Climate Due Diligence Questionnaire for M&A Transactions

A due diligence questionnaire which asks the target company to provide information regarding a wide range of climate change-related issues going far beyond the standard compliance-focused questions.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Hanley's Clause

Climate Change Clauses for Heads of Terms

Standard drafting for heads of terms that makes climate a key consideration for any deal team. These heads of terms are particularly relevant for parties with public decarbonisation or net-zero targets.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Francis' Clause

Climate Aligned Construction Waste Management

Contractual obligations in respect of the usage of materials and waste management to ensure consequential GHGs are minimised.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Alex's Clause

Circular Economy Product Design Obligation

Embeds ‘Repair, Reuse and Recycle’ concepts in procurement / supply agreements for the benefit of the client, end consumer and environment.  

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Mackenzie and Maggie’s Clause

Carbon Neutral Agreement Clause

This clause places a 'light green' obligation on shareholders to work towards operating the company in a carbon neutral manner.

Jurisdiction: Aotearoa New Zealand

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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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Jessica's Clause

Carbon Contract Clauses for Environmental Performance, and Associated Incentives and Remedies

A clause that sets climate and environmental performance metrics for suppliers, incentives for meeting supplier performance targets and consequences for breach.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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Gordon's DDQ

Capital Markets ESG Due Diligence Questionnaire

A capital markets due diligence questionnaire (DDQ) that requires a company to provide information on its climate impact, decarbonisation or net-zero transition planning and climate risk management.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

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