#7 - Carole Smets - People, Planet, Profit. The Intersection of Sustainability, Safety, and Success.

Carole Smets, a strong advocate for sustainable and safety practices in businesses, shares her career journey deeply aligned with a strong set of values and her firm belief that sustainability, safety and business success go hand in hand.From the very first strong statement to the last emotional story, we are treated with a series of invaluable insights, nuggets, and clear passion for the safety and sustainability space.As the Health and Safety Director at Pernod Ricard, Carole champions safer, healthier and more environmentally conscious corporate landscapes. From the need for holistic leadership in sustainability, where leaders embody these values and thus, create safer environments for their teams to thrive to encouraging organisations to move from a reactive to a proactive stance, enhancing their overall safety performance, but also embracing diversity within all safety leaders for better collaboration and ideas development, Carole also encourages everyone, regardless of their role, to 'Be the One' - a Pernod Ricard initiative that fosters a sense of individual empowerment in implementing health and safety actions. This mindset, she believes, will drive a shift towards greener operational practices and a safer working environment where profit and growth can also directly benefit from this.Follow Carole's journey over on LinkedIn.Send us a message! If you like this podcast episode, subscribe here and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest from our HSE community and guests. Connect with our CEO and host, Mousa, today to stay updated on Safety Heroes, Pixaera, and more. Do you want to be a guest on Safety Heroes, or know someone who would be a great fit? We’d love to hear from you. Send us a message on LinkedIn or email [email protected].