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Earlier in her career Diane spent ten years analysing soil and
water contaminated by industrial sites This work made me
aware of past disasters but also of the importance of prevention
rather than cure she explains At Petzl she thought that by
working upstream at source to reduce product impact she
would feel more useful Here I can take action right from the
product design stage ensuring that what we put into the hands
of users and into the environment is safe and respectful she
explains
Her f irst mission was to update the Restricted Substances List
RSL a central tool for ensuring compliance with international
standards which she has completely reworked This involves
more than 2000 products and requires juggling with technical
realities she points out
Diane Castelain is a chemist by training, and
has been Product Environmental Compliance
Manager for over a year.
She is meticulous and determined, and devotes
part of her time and infectious energy to talking
to suppliers to explain and convince them of her
approach We sat down to talk with her
Diane Castelain
Product Environmental
Compliance Manager
Acting to
persuade
“at source”
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