Petzl - Impact Report 2025

“ A real breath of fresh air ”

Stéphanie connected with others in order to carry

the issue forward collectively : the CSE , HR and CSR

teams . Little by little , initiatives began to emerge .

One of the f irst concerned welcoming people with

intellectual disabilities into the logistics department

at the Crolles site . The project was launched with

Dominique Carrasco , Director of the Crolles pro

duction site , and the Human Resources Depart -

ment . In 2024 , Petzl signed a partnership with the

nearby ESAT in Lumbin ( Établissement et Service

d ’ Accompagnement par le Travail , a support and

work service offering adapted employment to

people with disabilities ) . Since then , between two

and four people have been coming to work with us

for half a day each week .

“ We had to bring the teams on board ; it was not

easy , because difference can be frightening . But

things evolved very quickly . Some people who were

hesitant at f irst are now very close to the people we

welcome . ”

In 2025 , a young ESAT

operator also completed a

two - week placement on a

spare parts production line .

The experience was a suc

cess . She needed a slightly

clearer framework , but she

worked like everyone else

And above all she brought

a great deal of humour and

joy to everyday life A real

breath of fresh air as some

put it

At the same time the disability committee has been

multiplying awareness raising initiatives wheelchair

courses around the company virtual reality expe

riences to better understand certain invisible disa

bilities a meeting with Petzl athlete Nicolas Moi

neau who is visually impaired and a screening of

his f ilm The 70 employees who attended asked

lots of questions it was very powerful Stépha

nie notes

Giving everyone the means

to f ind their place

In 2023 , Stéphanie volunteered to become the

company ’ s disability off icer , a role that is manda -

tory in companies with more than 200 employees .

“ My son has an intellectual disability , and we have

been supporting him since early childhood on a life

journey that is still sometimes complicated . As a

mother , you want to move mountains to make life

easier for those living with a disability . ”

So naturally , Stéphanie also

wanted to drive change around

her , starting with her own com

pany .

“ Above all , we need to remove

the drama from it . Disability still

frightens people or makes them

uncomfortable But when you

spend time with people living

with a disability whether physi

cal or intellectual you realise it

is anything but that You meet

strong people happy to be alive

capable of f inding their place in society like all of us

as long as they are given the means to do so And

that is precisely what drives me how do we give

them the means to f ind their place

“ You meet strong

people , happy

to be alive , capable

of f inding their place

in society