Product Life Cycle

The tool is designed to be easy to use.

It generates intuitive graphics that make

it possible to quickly visualize the main

sources of impact of our products.

These three key functionalities

— automation, ADEME database

integration, and rapid visualization —

have allowed us to greatly improve

the tools applicability and are crucial

to the success of its deployment.

The tool integrates the ADEME off icial

public environmental impact database

(Empreinte

®

database). This includes

emission factors, whether used as a single

criterion (greenhouse gas emissions) or as

a multi-criterion (air pollution, resource use,

etc.), as is the case for Petzl. The data is

open to everyone and useful for a variety of

applications, such as carbon assessments

and eco-design. In this respect, it is perfectly

in line with our open and transparent

approach. When necessary, we’ve enriched

our database with more specif ic, paid data.

Retirement

Managing waste: re-use

and recycling

Repair and Re-use

Prolonging lifespan,

second-hand use

Use

Different usage types,

average lifespan, service,

maintenance

Distribution

Distribution methods, delivery

to the customer, packaging

Transportation

and storage

Flow of goods, modes

of transport, packaging

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

processes, sites,

f inishes

Design

Raw Materials

Type, quantity, extraction

method, origin, amount

of recycled material

Life Cycle Analysis consists of

calculating the overall environmental

footprint of a product and analyzing

the impacts at every stage in its life

cycle: from when it’s manufactured,

during use, and until it’s ready to be

retired. While the carbon assessment

focuses on one single type of impact

(CO

2

emissions) applied to a broad

scope (all company operations),

the LCA analyzes all of our impacts

for a narrower scope (just products).

This makes the two tools highly

complementary.

That’s why, since 2022, we’ve

developed our own LCA tool and

committed to systematically

using Life Cycle Analysis when

developing new products.

1 - How It Works

This tool was designed to meet a set

of very specif ic and ambitious requirements.

The objectives were to:

- comply with regulatory requirements

dictated by the ISO 14040 and 14044

standards, which set the parameters

for eco-design,

- make it simple and intuitive for users,

- adhere to a high standard of quality

in terms of reliability, relevance, and depth

of analysis.

When it comes to team acceptance and

buy-in, data acquisition is the f irst step.

To make this process easier, the majority

of data is automatically collected from our

product database. For the remaining data,

because our tools are integrated, product

development teams only need to enter

information related to materials, weight,

quantities, and manufacturing one time.

The data is then transferred to the LCA

tool. We’re developing a similar process

for information related to suppliers and

assembly sites, where supplementary

data could be collected.

WHAT WE DID IN 2023

In order to study a wider range of

impacts and make sound decisions

concerning eco-design, we wanted

our approach to be based on a

comprehensive and reliable Life

Cycle Analysis (LCA) tool.

#02 REDUCING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT

Deploying Our Life Cycle Analysis Tool