ESG Drivers and Best Practices for Life Sciences Companies Webinar

Webinar | November.15.2022 | 8:30am - 9:30am (Pacific Standard Time)

Orrick is hosting ESG Drivers and Best Practices for Life Sciences Companies Webinar on November 15, 2022.

There is a growing focus on ESG in the Life Sciences industry, from access and affordability to cybersecurity. Join us for a discussion of ESG issues and related considerations to help you manage ESG risks and opportunities in the Life Sciences industry today.

Speakers include: Ashley Walter (Partner), Hayden Goudy (ESG Business Intelligence Advisor) and Allison Marill (ESG Research Analyst).

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Contacts

Ashley Walter Partner & Chief Sustainability Officer, Responsible Business, Capital Markets

Seattle

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D:+1 206 839 4333
E: [email protected]

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

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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

Hayden Goudy Director of Environmental Social and Governance and Corporate Governance, Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG), Responsible Business

Seattle

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D:+1 206 839 4356
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Practice:

Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG)
Responsible Business

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Hayden Goudy Director of Environmental Social and Governance and Corporate Governance

Seattle

As the Director of ESG and Corporate Governance at Orrick, Hayden provides non-legal strategic advice to clients on building the right ESG policies and getting to the bottom of their most pressing ESG issues. His area of focus includes the identification and assessment of priority ESG key performance indicators, giving investors, corporates, and other stakeholder insight and clarity into the alphabet soup of ESG. Driven by finding simple solutions to complex research and data problems, Hayden brings a key skill set to the ESG team’s services.

Prior to Orrick, Hayden worked in the Business Intelligence and Investigations practice with Kroll, a global leader in governance, risk and transparency. He was based in their London office, where he founded a taskforce to help clients address ESG issues, including in emerging and frontier markets. He has experience across sectors, including financial institutions, technology, manufacturing, and oil and gas. He has managed teams providing flexible analytical support towards ESG issues, including pre-transaction investigative ESG due diligence and human rights investigations. He has also provided business intelligence research for market entry; counseling on reputational risk, including integrity due diligence and social media assessments; guidance on regulatory and compliance risks; and intelligence and analytical support in litigation and disputes.