Webinar: ESG in the Venture Ecosystem – Critical ESG Developments and Trends for Investors and Portfolio Companies

National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)
November.12.2021

Orrick collaborated with the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) to present ‘ESG in the Venture Ecosystem – Critical ESG Developments and Trends for Investors and Portfolio Companies.’ The webinar was recorded on November 9, 2021 and is available for viewing below.

Heightened investor expectations and regulatory developments are driving the creation and adoption of ESG measures appropriate for private companies. Orrick Partner Ashley Walter led a panel featuring Tracy Barba (Executive Director, Global Head of ESG at 500 Global), Alex Haskell (Senior Corporate Counsel at Salesforce Ventures), and James Joaquin (Co-Founder & Managing Director at Obvious Ventures). The discussion examined the forces at play, emerging best practices, and anticipated developments when it comes to investor ESG requirements and private company ESG practices. Attendees included leading investors and prominent members within the NVCA community.

For more information or questions, please contact Orrick's ESG Team.

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Ashley Walter Partner, Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG), Capital Markets

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Technology & Innovation Sector
Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG)
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Ashley Walter Partner

Seattle

As Partner-in-Charge, ESG, Ashley assists public and private companies and their boards in establishing effective oversight of ESG matters, preparing ESG disclosures, addressing ESG commercial requirements, managing investor engagement with respect to ESG matters, and ensuring compliance with ESG laws and regulations. He also works with investment funds to develop fund-level and portfolio company ESG programs that address the full investment cycle, that are responsive to limited partner expectations, and that are appropriate for the stage, industry and business model of portfolio companies. He leverages a firm grounding in ESG substantive issues, significant experience in the design and implementation of ESG policies and procedures, and sector-specific knowledge to develop practical ESG solutions for clients in the tech sector and beyond.

Ashley is a co-founder and past chair of the Corporate Social Responsibility Law Committee of the ABA Business Law Section, has taught the course “Corporate Social Responsibility” as a Lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School, and is a co-editor of The Lawyer’s Corporate Social Responsibility Deskbook, a resource for legal departments and outside counsel to address ESG performance and risk. He has co-chaired the Practicing Law Institute's annual full-day ESG program for the last two years, has served as a moderator at the Stanford Directors' College, and has spoken on private company ESG for a workshop delivered by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research.