Michael Watson
Partner, Head of Climate and Sustainability Advisory
Climate & sustainability
We are an award-winning climate & sustainability advisory and consulting practice dedicated to supporting clients to access the opportunities and navigate the risks presented by the transition to a more sustainable world.
The climate and sustainability agenda is an inflection point in business and society which changes everything, forever. We have sought to transform our operations and legal and professional services to ensure that climate and sustainability is properly incorporated into our advice. We offer propositions to manage risk and discover opportunities including:
- Governance and reporting: implementing governance frameworks which are robust, aligned to ‘best practice’ and meet the requirements of domestic and international standards and disclosure requirements.
- ESG supply chains: implementing enhanced ESG requirements throughout supply chains and complying with emerging corporate sustainability regulations.
- Greenwashing: managing and mitigating the risks associated with making climate & sustainability related claims across the full spectrum of statements made by a business.
- Public policy & strategic communications: enabling clients to articulate and communicate their ambition on climate, sustainability & ESG. We also offer first-rate policy analysis, political intelligence, and horizon scanning.
- Training programmes: we design, build, and deliver climate, sustainability and ESG training programmes for legal teams, executive teams and across entire organisations.
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Show me all press releasesPinsent Masons advises Heidelberg Materials UK on first decarbonised cement production project
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Heidelberg Materials UK on securing the funding agreement with UK government to drive forwards its world-leading project to develop a carbon capture and storage (CCS) plant at its Padeswood cement works in North Wales.
Pinsent Masons advises on historic women’s English football deal
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Bristol City Football Club in relation to an agreement for the sale of a majority stake in Bristol City Women’s Football Club to Mercury13, a multi-club ownership group dedicated to the advancement of women’s football. The transaction remains subject to approval by the Women’s Super League.
Pinsent Masons advises Poundland on major restructuring plan
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised the board of Poundland Limited in relation to its restructuring plan (sanctioned by the High Court on 26 August 2025) and related financing arrangements.
