Heidi Anderson leads Wotton Kearney’s Pro Bono and Responsible Business program, Community Footprint, with responsibility for the firm’s ESG, pro bono and social impact strategy.

She works closely with the Board, Executive and senior leaders on responsible business, ESG governance and emerging risk. Her work focuses on embedding responsible business considerations into governance and decision-making, with particular expertise in modern slavery and human rights due diligence, social impact and access to justice.

Heidi translates complex social and governance issues into practical strategies, governance frameworks and reporting approaches. She is interested in how organisations can move beyond compliance to better understand and address their impact on people, communities and the environment.

Heidi founded Wotton Kearney’s pro bono practice and continues to provide strategic leadership and senior oversight of the practice. Her experience working with community legal centres, not-for-profit organisations and communities experiencing disadvantage shapes her approach to responsible business and human rights.

Heidi is recognised in Best Lawyers Australia and New Zealand for Non-Profit / Charities Law and was named Pro Bono Partner of the Year at the Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards in both 2018 and 2019.