In 1993 Patrick & two friends founded Global Witness, which became one of the world’s leading investigative organisations dedicated to routing out corruption & environmental and human rights abuses around the world. Patrick led & took part in numerous undercover investigations. Alongside his co-founders, Patrick received the 2014 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. Global Witness were nominated for the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for their work exposing the murderous trade in Blood Diamonds.
Patrick has written two books: Very Bad People – the Inside story of the Fight against the World’s Network of Corruption – published in 2022, and about which Jeff Skoll said: : “Warlords, crooks, oil tycoons and dictators. A shocking, important and page-turning book that gives a unique insight into a hidden world of criminality.”
His second book, Terrible Humans- The world’s most corrupt super-villains and the fight to bring them down, was published in 2024.
Arresting DeforestationClean EnergyEconomic OpportunityEnvironmental SustainabilityFinancial ServicesHuman RightsInternational JusticeLivelihoodsPeacePeace and Human RightsResponsible Supply ChainsStandardsSustainable Markets
Central America, Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, Eastern Asia, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, North America, Oceania, South America, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa
