Climate Asset Management, which represents the partnership between HSBC Asset Management and Pollination, has named Amy Merrill as senior legal counsel, with effect from January 6.
Prior to joining Climate Asset Management, Merrill worked as the senior lawyer at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
As part of this role, she led the UNFCCC secretariat’s support to successful close negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
Before joining the UNFCCC in 2011, Merrill was the Senior Associate of the climate change and climate finance practice at Linklaters LLP in London, UK where she advised international banks and multinational corporates on climate finance and carbon finance legal structures.
Merrill said: “I have been very impressed by the calibre of the senior team at Climate Asset Management and believe my experience at UNFCCC will be of value to our clients and partners as we pursue our ambition to become the leading global investment manager in Natural Capital and nature-based carbon credits.”
As the senior legal counsel, Merrill will work closely alongside the newly appointed chief investment officer of the Nature-Based Carbon Strategy, Martin Berg. This strategy aims to support corporates and investors with their Net Zero commitments and climate change obligations by supplying high impact and high integrity carbon credits.
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