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Impact Report

Paul Petzl

In 2006 , I created the Petzl Foundation to open up the

company to the non - prof it world and to give back to

the environment that enabled it to come into being and

grow . Taking action for the causes we believe in shifts

the boundaries and opens up new paths .

After 20 years of existence , the Petzl Foundation has

already supported nearly 400 public - interest projects ,

all linked by a common thread : the mountains or the

vertical world .

More than € 8 million , granted to associations , resear

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chers and local authorities , has helped improve acci -

dent prevention , support the ecological transition and

foster access to the mountains for people facing diff icult

circumstances .

M

oney is only a means — just a little oil in

the gears . The real success of these pro

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jects lies above all in the energy of hun -

dreds of volunteers : always passionate ,

often deeply committed , driven by a de

-

sire to take action and to contribute to a cause greater

than themselves .

Among all these commitments in the public interest , it is

diff icult to single out only a few . In the following pages ,

we look back at several emblematic projects that have

shaped the history of our Foundation , because they

have shifted the boundaries and strengthened the vitality

of the collective .

The Petzl

Foundation

celebrates

20 years of

philanthropy

The mission of the Petzl Corporate Foundation is to

support or initiate projects in the public interest that

contribute to human balance within the natural cultu

ral and economic environment through mountain acti

vities and the vertical world It provides f inancial hu

man and material support to non prof it organisations

The Petzl Corporate Foundation

encourages learning about risk management

to prevent accidents

supports the ecological transition of mountain

regions

contributes to opening up the vertical

environment to others

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