Euan McVicar
Senior Climate Advisor
Euan is part of the Climate and Sustainability team, supporting clients to address the impact and effects of climate change and in developing and implementing their ESG strategies and addressing associated risks.
Euan was a partner in the firm’s energy practice until 2013, then left to become General Counsel and Company Secretary at the UK Green Investment Bank plc. He also subsequently took on the role of the Chair of the Investment Committee for the bank’s principal investments and sat on the board and investment committee of its regulated investment management business which managed the world’s first dedicated offshore wind fund. The Green Investment Bank was an early pioneer of green investment reporting, metrics and governance.
In 2018 Euan was appointed as General Counsel at Ofgem, the GB Gas and Electricity Regulator.
He re-joined the firm as a senior consultant and Senior Climate Adviser in 2021, a role to which he brings his experience of ESG investing, governance and acting as a general counsel in government and the private sector in sustainable investment and policy roles. As a non-executive director, Euan is interested in how Boards engage with sustainability risks and opportunities.
Euan's experience
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Advised a range of financial services clients in relation to their net zero/ESG commitments specifically addressing “greenwashing” risk and liability, implications for governance and regulatory issues.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Advising a power generation company on its acquisition of minority interest in a UK distribution network operator.
- United Kingdom; China
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Our client engaged us to enhance their supply chain code of conduct to ensure its alignment with relevant modern slavery and human rights legislation as well as industry good practices, including the Modern Slavery Act 2025 and the EU taxonomy Minimum Safeguards.
- United Kingdom
- Climate & sustainability
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Advised a UK life insurance and pension company with an external review of their mandatory Taskforce for Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) draft report, at both the entity and product level prior to publication.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Advised a leading beverage company on sustainability disclosure requirements and strategic ambition. Delivered a cross-functional workshop informed by diagnostic review and gap analysis. Produced a prioritised Action Plan to address performance gaps, enhance operations, and prepare for incoming regulations, clarifying next steps and aligning with good practice standards.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Developed an ESG horizon scanning service for a major international pharmaceuticals company where our work involves legislative and policy analysis of developments in EU as well as a monthly presentation to alert the legal team to critical developments. This work is tailored to the client’s requirements, geographic footprint and sector.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
Credentials
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2021Pinsent Masons - Senior Climate Advisor
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2018Ofgem - General Counsel
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2013Green Investment Group - General Counsel
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1999Pinsent Masons - Partner
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1995SSE plc - Legal Assistant
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1995University of Aberdeen – LL.B. (Hons)
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