Holly Evans Email & Phone Number

Alexandria, Virginia, US

• Work with the RBA Board of Directors and broader members to shape the future direction and priorities of RBA’s Environmental Sustainability program.
• Lead the RBA Environmental Team to deliver success against the specific goals and objectives needed to accomplish RBA’s environmental sustainability strategy.
• Enhance and develop dialogue and collaborations with workers, governments, civil society, members, investors and academia to gather the necessary range of perspectives and expertise to support and drive its members.
• Develop and implement multi-industry strategy and programs for the environmental sustainability pillar of RBA’s Code of Conduct.
• Drive and launch impactful programs in areas such as supply chain decarbonization, circularity, environmental due diligence, chemical management, and environmental resiliency.
• Develop RBA environmental sustainability multi-year plan/roadmap that incorporates strong analysis, a pragmatic approach, and consideration of business goals, risk tolerance, and stakeholder priorities.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Legal support for Microsoft’s Supply Chain Integrity Team, which leads Microsoft-wide due diligence to meet human rights supply chain across core business units, including Windows & Devices, Cloud Operations.
• Dedicated counsel for Microsoft Windows & Devices - operationalize environmental compliance; human rights; supply chain due diligence; sustainability & eco-design; carbon disclosure; and repairability mandates.
• Engagement with Microsoft Board of Directors and C-Suite for review and approval of responsible sourcing and human rights due diligence corporate reports, including Microsoft Conflict Minerals Report and Modern Slavery.
• Partnered cross-functionally with internal teams to respond to external stakeholder (media, investor, civil society) inquiries regarding environmental compliance, responsible sourcing, and supply chain due diligence.
• Provided strategic advice and counsel on enacted and emerging environmental, human rights, and ESG compliance obligations, including Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, Conflict Minerals Rules, Modern Slavery Acts.
• Established policies and procedures to minimize reputational risk and enhance business standing via corporate alignment on environmental compliance and supply chain human rights.

• Leveraged environmental law and policy expertise to form boutique law firm for global electronics companies, servicing several brands including AMD, Brother, Bose, Canon, Cisco, Honeywell, Toshiba, and Consumer.
• Provided strategic advice and counsel on worldwide environmental, health and safety, and sustainability issues, including global substance restrictions, energy efficiency requirements, product “take back,” “green”.
• Represented high tech industry interests before US Congress and federal agencies on environmental, energy and sustainability issues, including data center energy efficiency.
• Developed key environmental and sustainability standards: IEC 62474, EPEAT standards, IEEE 1680.1 (computers) & 1680.3 (imaging equipment) standards, UL Environment 110 (mobile phones).
• Keynote speaker and panelist at leading industry events, including Consumer Electronics Show and ITI Environmental Compliance seminars. Author of Energy Policies, Research, and Implications for Data Centers in North.

• Managed 5-person department of high-tech trade association on global environmental compliance and sustainability issues.
• Collaborated with members to lead development of strategies to achieve industry-wide legal compliance and industry sustainability.
• Represented industry in public-private initiatives to develop voluntary environmental “best practices,” including EPA’s “Common Sense Initiative” and Design for the Environment program.
• Coordinated development of EIA Track – one of the first consumer electronics recycling website.
• Collaborated with members to develop JIG 101 (IEC 62474), a global standard for restricted material reporting.

Bannockburn, IL, US

• Represented 2600-member electronics trade association before US Congress and federal agencies.
• Managed government relations program, prepared regulatory comments and congressional testimony, and provided strategic communications to industry members.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

B.A., Political Science And Economics

M.S., Environmental Policy

M.S.L, Environmental Law

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics