ESG in the Venture Ecosystem – Critical ESG Developments and Trends for Investors and Portfolio Companies
Webinar | November.09.2021 | 10am - 11am (Pacific Standard Time)
OnlinePlease see our follow-up Insight to view the webinar recording.
Orrick and NVCA are hosting a webinar on ESG on November 9, 2021.
Heightened investor expectations and regulatory developments are driving the creation and adoption of ESG measures appropriate for private companies. Please join us for a conversation examining the forces at play, emerging best practices, and anticipated developments when it comes to investor ESG requirements and private company ESG practices.
Practice:
- Technology & Innovation Sector
- Responsible Business
- Capital Markets
- Renewable Energy
- Wind Energy
- Solar Energy
- Energy Storage
- International Trade and Investment
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Technology Companies Group
Ashley Walter Partner & Chief Sustainability Officer
Seattle
As Orrick’s Chief Sustainability Officer, he also oversees Orrick's strategic sustainability initiatives. Ashley focuses on developing innovative methods of supporting clients in achieving ESG objectives, including designing novel systems to manage supply chain risk; forming and guiding management-level ESG Steering Committees; and helping clients address the ESG requirements of major customers by engaging with those customers on our clients’ behalf.
Ashley is a co-founder and past chair of the Corporate Social Responsibility Law Committee of the ABA Business Law Section, has co-chaired the Practising Law Institute's annual ESG program for the last four years, and is heavily involved in ESG initiatives at Stanford Law School, where has served as a moderator at the Stanford Directors' College, has lectured on ESG at business law courses, has taught the course “Corporate Social Responsibility,” and will be teaching the course “Law and Governance in ESG Strategy” in the spring of 2025. Prior to Orrick, Ashley founded the corporate social responsibility practice at a Silicon Valley-based law firm.
How I help clients:
- Customer ESG Engagement: Engaging with clients’ major customers in response to ESG inquiries or requirements
- Supply Chain Risk: Developing responsible sourcing systems for high-risk supply chains
- ESG Goal Management: Advice regarding retaining, modifying or withdrawing ESG goals
- ESG Steering Committees: Forming and guiding management-level ESG Steering Committees
- ESG Due Diligence: Conducting ESG due diligence with a focus on post-closing program building
- Quarterbacking Compliance: Creating and advancing a project plan for regulatory compliance, including working with third-party consultants