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title: ESG Due Diligence Questionnaire for M&A and Capital Markets
date: 2025-01-17T10:20:01Z
modified: 2026-04-02T12:23:17Z
permalink: "https://chancerylaneproject.org/clauses/esg-due-diligence-questionnaire-for-ma-and-capital-markets/"
type: clause
status: publish
excerpt: ""
wpid: 6711
clause-application:
  - Due diligence questionnaire (DDQ)
climate-or-nature-outcome:
  - Climate risk
  - Decarbonisation
climate-solution:
  - Alignment with Paris Agreement
  - Identify and manage climate risks
  - Reducing GHG emissions
  - Setting emissions reduction targets
content-type:
  - Due diligence documents
  - Due diligence questionnaire
contract-lifecycle-stage:
  - Pre-contract planning and mobilisation
direction-of-obligation:
  - No obligation - non binding
jurisdiction:
  - England & Wales
law-or-regulation:
  - Modern Slavery Act 2015
  - Paris Agreement
  - Regulation (EU) No 2018/2066 (Carbon Reporting).
legal-concept-activity:
  - Due diligence
maintenance-status:
  - Maintained
practice-area:
  - Banking and finance
  - Capital markets
  - Corporate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
  - Private equity and investment management
primary-user:
  - Investors
standard-or-framework:
  - GHG Protocol
  - International Capital Markets Association principles
  - Oxford Principles on Carbon Offsetting
  - UN Global Compact
  - UN Sustainable Development Goals
tclp-principle:
  - Due diligence
clause_child_name: "Gordon's DDQ"
clause_summary: "<p>A due diligence questionnaire (DDQ) that requires a company to provide information on its environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy and related risk management.</p>"
clause_last_updated_date: 2025-01-15
related_clauses: false
---

## Child’s name

Gordon’s DDQ

## Summary

A due diligence questionnaire (DDQ) that requires a company to provide information on its environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy and related risk management.

## Last updated date

2025-01-15

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