Petzl - Impact Report 2025

2025

Impact Report

Beware of impact

transfers

So we need to understand the specif icities of each

use case and test , test and test again . Should we

opt for paper alternatives ? Consider boxes for heavy

parts ? Group items differently ? And above all , avoid

impact transfers : stronger paper is often heavier ,

and therefore potentially more carbon - intensive .

Some changes require testing under real condi

tions . For example , probes were placed in contai -

ners during sea freight shipments in order to mea -

sure humidity and temperature f luctuations . This

then makes it possible to adjust packaging levels

as accurately as possible .

Each project takes time . “ On average , six months

of testing , followed by six months of deployment . It

takes time . It is painstaking . But that is the price of a

serious approach , ” Julie explains .

We are not moving as fast

as we would like , but

we are moving forward

Today , all our f lows have been identif ied . The levers

for action are known . Now they simply need to be

activated one by one , with patience and method .

A few concrete results illustrate both the pro

gress made and what still lies ahead :

Replacing plastic tape on cartons with paper

avoids 3 tonnes of plastic every year ;

Professional helmet packaging has been re -

designed , eliminating 11 tonnes of plastic

annually ( with a further 1 . 5 tonnes still to be

addressed for sport helmets ) ;

Plastic in belay device packaging is current -

ly being phased out , representing 2 fewer

tonnes per year ;

And the protective inserts separating helmets

within the same carton will gradually disappear .

Work on polybags and minigrips ( the small plastic

bags used for spare parts and accessories ) is also

underway . Testing is increasing , and solutions com

patible with industrial and environmental constraints

are beginning to emerge .

This is long - term work , but deeply structuring work .

Because the truth is that , for years , plastic was

the easiest solution : economical , lightweight and

robust . Moving away from it therefore requires a

change of paradigm involving the entire ecosystem :

suppliers internal teams and logistics partners

Today the packaging for our f inished products is

almost entirely free of plastic The work now conti

nues with our partners This transformation must

be sustained over time through a constant effort

to raise awareness and align the entire chain of

stakeholders around a clear objective zero single

use plastic

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