Sam Gill

Director, Climate & Sustainable Finance | CSRD/ESRS, EU Taxonomy, SFDR, TCFD/IFRS S2 | Transition plans & climate risk

United Kingdom

About

Director in Climate & Sustainable Finance with 15+ years’ experience advising institutional investors, banks and corporates on climate risk, transition planning and sustainability governance. I specialise in translating regulatory expectations and best practice into practical decision-useful tools for investment teams, boards and senior management, including TCFD/ISSB S2, CSRD/ESRS, EU Taxonomy and SFDR-facing approaches to ESG integration. Recent work includes climate governance and transition planning support for financial institutions, climate scenario analysis and financial impact quantification, and EU Taxonomy alignment (including DNSH and Minimum Safeguards).

Experience

  • Director - Climate Resilience at SLR Consulting
    Dec 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 8 mos

    In SLR's Climate Resilience practice we work with companies and institutional investors seeking to better understand the risks and opportunities associated with climate change. Amongst other projects, I work with colleagues to provide strategic advice and support in meeting climate-related reporting requirements. SLR is a leading specialist provider of environmental and advisory services. Founded in 1994, today SLR employs over 4,000+ people globally with offices in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and Africa.

  • Co-Founder & Executive Director at interDependence Agency
    Apr 2019 - Dec 2020 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Independent not-for-profit think tank working to advance sustainability and increase resilience to a changing climate.

  • Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at ET Index
    Feb 2014 - Apr 2019 · 5 yrs 3 mos

    ET Index (since rebranded to Urgentem: https://www.urgentem.net/) is a leading independent provider of climate-risk management solutions to the financial sector - helping institutional investors navigate the transition to a low-carbon economy. Urgentem was acquired by Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure in July 2022.

  • Fellow at The Finance Innovation Lab
    Mar 2016 - Oct 2016 · 8 mos

    The Lab’s Fellowship programme supports pioneering innovators who are building a new financial system that puts people and planet first. The 2016 cohort were selected for their potential to scale their businesses, change the narrative on finance or prove that alternative business models in finance are possible and profitable.

  • Co-Founder & Executive Director at Environmental Investment Organisation
    Jun 2009 - Feb 2014 · 4 yrs 9 mos

    The Environmental Investment Organisation was responsible for producing the ET Carbon Rankings each year - publicly ranking the world’s largest listed companies by their greenhouse gas emissions. The purpose of the rankings was to encourage companies to lower emissions and to improve their disclosure. The rankings were subsequently produced and managed by ET Index (since rebranded to Urgentem: https://www.urgentem.net/).