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3 - Deployment

For several months, the goal has been

to distribute the tool to as many team

members as possible, in order to make

it standard procedure for all product

development. Despite being easy to use,

robust, and reliable, the last ingredient

for a successful deployment is effective

training. Multiple introductory sessions and

trainings were offered to teams at the end

of 2023, and more sessions are being held

on a regular basis in 2024.

Training materials, also developed internally,

cover all the different stages of the

process, key concepts such as various

environmental indicators, all inbound factors

that we study and their categorization

(units), as well as questions about regulatory

compliance or consistency with internal

Petzl processes and strategy. The training

also covers the tool’s limitations and ideas

that have been proposed for continuous

improvement and open collaboration

among teams.

As Responsible Purchasing Coordinator,

my role is to support CSR projects that

pertain to our buyers. I work alongside

our Eco-Design Project Manager to

meet objectives to reduce our carbon

emissions. This role relies on external

and internal collaboration. Externally,

we seek out producers of lower-impact

materials and test them with our direct

suppliers. Internally, we mobilize all

the expertise needed to assess these

proposals. More than 80 SKUs are

currently being assessed, which is

a key step to integrate new materials

and lower the carbon impact of our

products. I also play a supporting role

in overseeing CSR risk management

in our value chain. All of this takes time,

especially with new regulations in place,

but it’s an important part of innovating,

leaning on our collective intelligence,

and f inding alternative solutions.

Marlène Dechenaud,

Responsible Purchasing Coordinator

#02 REDUCING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT

Deploying Our Life Cycle Analysis Tool