Adrian Walker
Hogan Lovells
Hogan Lovells global board member and corporate and finance specialist Adrian Walker has long-time expertise leading on energy and infrastructure matters, focusing his practice on the delivery of projects which support sustainable businesses and leave a positive social impact. Walker continues this long-term purpose as the firm’s head of ESG and co-lead of the social impact and business integrity groups.
Alongside his longstanding experience in the development and financing of renewable energy projects, Walker takes a leading role in spearheading the firm’s diverse ESG client solutions, including helping launch its ESG Risk Reader, which supports companies in identifying and understanding relevant sustainability risks and building targeted and appropriate mitigation measures.
Walker is a notable thought leader across a diversity of sustainability topics, authoring insights into topics including the ESG requirements of China-based offshore wind supply chains. As a leading voice within the firm, he spoke at its 2023 ESG Game Changers summit, which offered C-Suite and ESG-suite participants insights into how to navigate ESG regulation and sustainability trends in order to drive positive change within their businesses.