Martin has over 20 years of experience in the climate and environmental investment sector, with a focus on natural capital and carbon finance. He is the CEO of Climate Asset Management, a joint venture between HSBC Global Asset Management and Pollination, a specialist climate change advisory and investment firm.
Climate Asset Management offers scalable investment opportunities in natural capital, focusing on activities that preserve, protect, and enhance nature, reduce carbon emissions, and address climate change. Climate Asset Management's Natural Capital Strategy allows institutional investors to target returns and impacts through real asset investments in developed markets and its Nature Based Carbon Fund helps corporates to directly invest in nature-based carbon projects in emerging markets.
Martin leads the strategic vision, operations, and growth of the company, which has raised over $650 million across two investment strategies from both institutional and corporate investors at the end of 2022.
Previously, Martin was a Partner at Pollination, where he helped finalise the partnership with HSBC in 2020. He also held leadership roles at the European Investment Bank and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and worked for the OECD and the UNFCCC. Martin is passionate about leveraging his expertise and network to catalyse the transition to a net zero, climate resilient future.