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

Toryn's Clause

Green Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) Clauses

Green AST clauses to give tenants a modest rental rebate for 'green' household management and give landlords the ability to invest in renewable energy installations while their rentals are occupied.

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.

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.

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.

Jess and Rory's Clause

Gain-Share Incentive for Reducing GHG Emissions

This clause incentivises a counterparty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in exchange for a gain-share payment calculated by reference to the value of the goods or services it provides.

Dominic and Bria's Clause

Further Assurances

This clause requires the parties to consider the emissions associated with the performance of the agreement. It can be used in any commercial agreement. 

Lara's Clause

ESG-Linked Pricing Adjustment for Derivatives Transactions

A generic guide and checklist to introduce sustainability-linked principles into derivatives documents where the ESG-related performance criteria is not linked to any other underlying loan documents.

Lily's Clauses

ESG Clauses for Rules of Procedure for Managing Directors of a German Limited Liability Company (GmbH)

Clauses that set out ESG obligations for the management of private limited liability companies. These clauses are drafted to be flexible for parties to tailor to their requirements. 

Arlo's Clause

ESG Aligned Company Articles

A clause that builds ESG considerations into a company’s articles of association.

Scarlett's Performance Conditions

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Based Performance Conditions for Employee Incentive Awards

Conditions that incentivise performance by linking executive directors’ and other key employees’ share-based remuneration awards to achieving climate targets.

Stella and Flora's Clause

Environmental Targets for a Limited Partnership Agreement

Amendments and additions to the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) standard form Limited Partnership Agreement allowing environment, social and governance (ESG) issues to be investigated, raised and incorporated in investment and pricing decisions.

Chloe's Clause

Environmental Business Charter

The Environmental Business Charter – a “soft touch” introduction to how environmental concerns can be integrated into the corporate and legal services environment.

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