ESG Due Diligence Questionnaire for M&A and Capital Markets
Gordon's DDQA due diligence questionnaire (DDQ) that requires a company to provide information on its environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy and related risk management.[Drafting note: capitalised terms relate...
Deliver a climate transition plan
Use contracts to implement your organisation's transition plan
Measure, manage, reduce and report on emissions
Commit to understanding and communicating emissions, and developing a transition plan to reduce them
Integrate climate obligations into contracts
Impose legally binding and enforceable obligations to help meet emissions-reduction targets
Get information on contract emissions
Gather data on emissions related to contracts to help measure, manage and report on them
Factor climate considerations into board decisions
Ensure the board makes decisions that support rather than undermine its transition plan
Enforce and incentivise decarbonisation through contracts
Agree incentives for meeting climate obligations and set consequences for when they’re not met
Green Shareholders’ Agreement
Lauren's ClauseClauses for a shareholders' agreement which allow investors to hold the company to account on climate issues and incentivise shareholder support for the company's climate transition plan. 2...
Climate Purposed NDA Terms (Confidentiality Agreement)
Kaia's ClauseProvisions for standard non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements (NDAs) to ensure climate change and environmental issues are discussed at the outset of new commercial relationships.[Drafting note: insert new clause...
Climate Change Due Diligence Questionnaire for Suppliers
Raphael’s Procurement DDQA 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.Climate Change Due...
Board Paper Implementing Net Zero for SMEs
Lila's ClauseA board paper for building net-zero objectives and targets into corporate strategy. It also provides for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of a company’s progress against its net-zero targets.Board...