Environmental and social considerations

How is Environmental and social considerations defined in a legal contract?

  • Environmental and social considerations means taking into account the environmental impacts on air, water, soil, ecosystems, fauna and flora as well as social impacts including involuntary resettlement and the respect for the rights of indigenous people and others.
    Seen in 6 SEC filings
  • Environmental and social considerations means considering the impacts on human health and safety, natural environment, and society. The specific items to be considered are detailed elsewhere in the contract.
    Seen in 3 SEC filings

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

  • Environmental and social considerations means evaluating the impact on ecosystems, human health, safety, and social conditions.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Construction Projecs.
  • Establishing Manufacturing Facilities.
  • Mining Operations.

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

  • Environmental and social considerations means taking into account involuntary resettlements and indigenous peoples' rights.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Infrastructure Projects.
  • Natural Resource Extraction.

Relevant Sectors

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