In our final episode of the built environment series, Becky speaks with Jenny Cohen, a solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills in Sydney. They discuss Izzy’s Clause, a clause which…

• Slots into: supply agreements in a competitive tender process


• Tackles the climate issue of: an inability to compare a contractor’s carbon footprint against the market.


• Creates a solution by: incentivising contractors with a green incentive to monitor and reduce their GHG emissions below the baseline.

For an explanation of what the clause does, skip to 13:20 . For tips on how to negotiate this clause into a contract, go to 21:47 .

Reach out to Jenny at Jenny.Cohen@hsf.com or find her on LinkedIn.

Becky is also on LinkedIn, or you can email her at becky.annison@chancerylaneproject.org.

If you have any feedback on the podcast, we want to hear it. Please email elizabethmatthams@gmail.com or contact Lizzy Matthams on LinkedIn with your thoughts.

Contracts for the Climate is hosted by Becky Annison, edited by Leonard Lee and produced by Lizzy Matthams.