Matthew Germain
Osborne Clarke
As Osborne Clarke’s environment and sustainability practice head, Matthew Germain advises general counsel, boards, and senior leadership teams on risk, law, and compliance concerning sustainability due diligence, climate change, natural capital, supply chain impacts, waste, and the circular economy.
Germain leads the firm’s internal net zero and sustainability strategy as chair of its executive sustainability steering group. Within the role, and making a leading contribution within the Osborne Clarke for Good initiative, he leads the firm’s efforts to achieve its science-based target and reduce all carbon emissions by 50% by 2030.
Leveraging the experience gained as part of the firm’s ESG service group and as co-lead of net zero policy and regulation, Germain is a key author in the firm’s monthly ESG regulatory outlook, which offers timely insights into issues including Biodiversity Net Gain requirements, CSDD and SFDR regulation, and the FCA guidance on ESG and sustainable investment funds. Supplementing these regular insights, he has co-published articles on topics including the EU CSDDD and how businesses and investors can gain a first-mover advantage in the natural capital space.