Green IT/ Green Hardware/ Sustainable Data Centers

This is a Green IT/ Hardware clause that requires companies to operate existing hardware in a more resource-efficient manner and to establish new concepts that make data centers more energy efficient.

This clause aims to reduce carbon emissions created during disputes..Litigation and arbitration create considerable and unnecessary amounts of physical paperwork and printing. Paper is energy-intensive and has a significant carbon and water footprint. Litigation and arbitration can also require significant travel commitments for parties, lawyers, witnesses and experts (generally by air). Short-haul aviation is one of the most emissions-intensive means of travel.

This clause requires the parties to understand the environmental performance of leased premises and collaborate to improve that performance over time. 

A menu of climate-aligned practical steps organisations can require parties to take to transition to net zero such as, developing a net zero transition plan, reducing carbon emissions and providing sustainability training for employees.

This clause requires parties to measure their emissions and report on them in line with the climate reporting framework in Aotearoa New Zealand's Financial Reporting Act 2013. 

This clause sets a carbon budget for construction projects, along with the financial budget, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

A conservation covenant between a landowner or leaseholder and a ‘Responsible Body’ to secure the long-term preservation and enhancement of soil on privately owned, non-agricultural land.

Climate-linked contractual discretions creating scope for parties to encourage good environmental practice.

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

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.

Una cláusula que incorpora consideraciones ASG (Ambiental, Social y de Gobernanza) en los estatutos sociales de una empresa.

La Carta Empresarial Ambiental: una introducción sencilla sobre cómo las preocupaciones ambientales pueden integrarse en el entorno de servicios corporativos y legales.