Matthew Germain
Osborne Clarke LLP
A key contact among major multinational clients across a diversity array of green matters, Matthew Germain helms Osborne Clarke LLP’s environment and sustainability practice and leads the net zero function within the firm’s decarbonisation team.
Complementing his expertise on environmental matters including contamination, biodiversity, and environmental credits, Germain also acts for leading corporates in navigating sustainability due diligence issues, ESG supply chain risk, climate reporting requirements, and green labels and claims. Germain is also a notable thought leader on topics including voluntary and regulated carbon markets.
Committed to boosting sustainability within the firm, Germain serves as the chair of its sustainability steering group and guides internal efforts to mitigate adverse carbon impacts and operate as an environmentally sustainable business. Within his role in leading the firm’s sustainability steering group, Germain is working to roll-out carbon literacy training to upskill all employees on how to tackle the climate crisis.