Patrick Mallet, Co-founder ISEAL: Crisis, Creativity and Sustainability

Karen Potter, Director of Sustainability Hub and ideaXme sustainability ambassador interviews Patrick Mallet the Director of Innovations, ISEAL.

Karen Potter comments:

Climate change has become a defining issue of our era, particularly as it involves direct behavioural change from individuals, companies, and governments: everybody needs to play their part.

But where and how do we start?

While generating awareness is a great first step, many companies have come under fire recently for “greenwashing,” which is where a company will promote sustainability, but not practice it either as a business or through their supply chain.

In order to incite real change and hold companies accountable, standards need to be put in place so that consumers can support companies actually making a difference.

We examine all of the above in light of the Covid-19 crisis and how it has driven individual responsibility and creativity. Is there hope for a sustainable future?

Patrick Mallet

Joining us today to speak on this topic is Patrick Mallet, Director of Innovations at ISEAL.

ISEAL is the global membership association for credible sustainability standards. Sustainability standards will establish best practice on a worldwide scale, helping address the biggest environmental and social challenges. ISEAL works with members, to establish codes of practice, deliver real and lasting change, and improve lives.

Patrick has been with ISEAL since the beginning and served as the first Executive Director until 2005. Currently he leads the Alliance’s efforts to understand how sustainability standards need to evolve to meet changing stakeholder expectations about how best to achieve sustainability.

Prior to joining ISEAL, Patrick was a Project Manger at Falls Brook Centre, an Environmental Services education and demonstration centre promoting community led civic empowerment and engagement through sound environmental practices. Patrick attended University of Kings College, Halifax, NS and McGill University, Montreal.

Crisis, Creativity and Sustainability

In this interview Patrick shares:

How he came to promote international sustainability standards and collaboration. Patrick is a true believer in the value of measurable, accurate, reliable data and reporting and sharing best practice. Why he thinks sustainability standards will change the world, who inspires his work and the value of team work collaboration. Furthermore, Patrick talks of how crisis can lead to creative sustainable solutions.

Karen Potter

Karen is a passionate environment and sustainability campaigner leading Government and Parliamentary efforts to promote Net Zero policy solutions as well as lead on COP26, business, community and civic action.

She is a project development specialist with extensive experience in designing and delivering new initiatives to promote sustainability, social responsibility, smart energy, green economy and clean tech investment. Highly experienced in government, NGO and public sector communications, building and managing senior stakeholder relations and media engagement.

This interview is in American English

Credits: Karen Potter, interview text, video, and audio.

If you liked this interview, be sure to check out our interview with Paula Owen on the impacts of Coronavirus on Climate Change!

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