ACTIVITY REPORT 2020

Exploring new horizons

www.petzl-foundation.org Our mission CONTENTS Making a positive contribution Exploring new horizons to society

Whether a distant summit or exploring the depths below, our desire p. 4-5 The global pandemic and the climate crisis have made to access the inaccessible inspires an enduring passion to fulfill our dreams. Petzl employees volunteers each of us question the way we live and how the products we consume are produced. Driven by their customers and The mission of the Petzl Foundation is to support or initiate projects that serve p. 6-7 employees, a growing number of companies are integrating the public interest. These projects shall seek a harmonious balance between The Petzl Foundation and Corporate Social social and environmental concerns into the conduct of their human activities in the mountains and the vertical world relative to their impact Responsibility business activities. on our natural, cultural and economic environments. p. 8-9 In a global market that is still dominated by competition and Accident prevention The Petzl Foundation: the perpetual race for economic growth, there would seem Mountain medicine training in the Andes - Encourages education in risk management techniques designed to be little place for a viable company that aims to reduce to prevent accidents Work-at-height training for Bolivian mountain guides its impact on people and the environment. - Promotes the conservation of ecosystems which have difficult Improving safety in climbing federations Since 2020, our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) or vertical access Rockfall in the Goûter Couloir: new knowledge department has expanded its scope with four commitments - Supports discovery of our vertical world and the acquisition to better prepare for an ascent of that have been designed to make a concrete contribution of new knowledge. p. 10 to society (see pages 6 and 7). To define priorities for Conservation of difficult access ecosystems action, more than two thousand of the company’s For the last forty years, Petzl has designed vertical access equipment for stakeholders - employees, suppliers, customers, recreational and professional use, providing technical solutions to help men and Sky Islands: vertical science in Mozambique shareholders - were consulted in July 2020. women in achieving their goals with maximum performance and freedom. Protecting nature with help from industry The Petzl Foundation has a role in this CSR strategy, which Petzl’s corporate philanthropy has a long history. In 2006 these efforts were p. 11 is totally in line with our mission to support general interest greatly enhanced by the creation of the Petzl Foundation. Paul Petzl, our Discovery of our vertical world projects that address the major challenges facing society president and founder, wanted to give back to the communities that have Urban youngsters in the treetops in terms of the environment, social inequalities, and risk enabled the company to grow and prosper, and also to forge stronger An alpine refuge exhibition at the museum prevention. In 2022, we plan to extend our philanthropic relationships with Petzl employees. A mountain job program activities to not-for-profit organizations involved in low- Rebuilding the Red Tower bivouac at Le Grépon, The Petzl Foundation supports non-profit organizations through financial and carbon projects including greener transport, reforestation, Mont-Blanc equipment grants, as well as consultation and training. agroforestry, and recycling. p. 12-13 At the Petzl Foundation, we want to make a real and Trustees measurable contribution to society. To achieve this, we Key figures know that we can count on the strong partnerships we have built over the years with those among you who have p. 14-15 done precious work in the areas that matter to us all. Projects in progress in 2021

Civil sea rescue at Europe’s borders © ITRA New handbook for UIAA members Olivier Moret Used cell phones become guardians of the rainforest Executive Director © En Quête d’arbres © Sarah Del Ben / Fondation UGA © Sarah Del Ben / Fondation

Authors Stéphane Lozac’hmeur Olivier Moret Accident prevention Conservation of the environment Discovery of our vertical world Translation Stéphane Lozac’hmeur, in cooperation with Polly Brown Proofreader Roody Rasmussen Cover photo © Marc Daviet / marcdaviet.com Cover photo: Layout Association 82-4000: sharing Stéphane Lozac’hmeur moutains with everyone © Marc Daviet

– 2 – Exploring new horizons Activity report 2020 – 3 – Petzl employees volunteer For the fourth consecutive year, the Petzl Group offered its employees the opportunity to do volunteer work on public A SKATEPARK FOR LIFE interest projects. They received support from the Petzl Foundation. A selection committee made up of Petzl employees, In 2004, the Glenn Hart Memorial who had been involved in projects in 2019, chose projects for 2020. To qualify for selection, the projects had to fulfill Skatepark was built in Prescott a mission of public interest and be led by a non-profit organization. In 2020, the employees actively volunteered in the Park in the town of Meredith, New projects selected by the committee. Employees from the Petzl America subsidiary proposed three additional projects. Hampshire, USA. After 15 years of serving thousands of young people of the Lakes Region, the skatepark was A COMMUNITY BIKE REPAIR falling into disrepair. It was closed to the WORKSHOP public and was demolished because it The “Sors ton vélo” association was had become a safety hazard. created in 2020 to encourage the use In 2017, Glenn’s son Brendan Hart of bicycles and to promote reuse, repair spearheaded a fundraising to construct and recycling. Based near Petzl HQ in a high quality and sustainable concrete Crolles, France, the association set up a park in the same location with permanent community workshop where local people materials that will serve area youth for can learn how to maintain and repair their many years to come. The Petzl Foundation bikes inexpensively. Recycled bicycles and partially funded the construction of this parts are also sold at the workshop on a new skatepark, which opened to the

non-profit basis. public in October 2020. Skatepark © Hart Family Funding from the Petzl Foundation Project sponsor: Brendan Hart, enabled the association to refurbish the Assistant Community Manager at Project partners Sors ton vélo, Cordée-Cordage, Roller Club de Villard-Bonnot, Hart Family Memorial Skatepark, Joe’s Valley Festival, Catholic Community Services of Utah, Salt Lake workshop premises and purchase bike Petzl HQ in France Climbers Alliance | Country France, United States | Total budget €10,500 and equipment donation repair tools. Sponsor and co-founder of the project: Olivier Girerd, Metal Parts Buyer NEW PETZL AMERICA EMPLOYEE GRANT PROJECT: 3 PROJECTS SELECTED In 2020, three projects were selected for funding for the Petzl America employee grant project. This grant program supports the employees who are donating their time and expertise to help make their communities a better place to live. © Mairie de Crolles Sam Heim, Media and Communications Specialist, CLIMBING IN URBAN DISTRICTS ROLLER HOCKEY TRAINING nominated Joe’s Valley Festival. FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Scheduled each year in September in rural Utah, this climbing community The “Cordée-Cordage” association bring together «Climbers and Cowboys» to celebrate the incredible offers outdoor experiences at sea or Roller hockey, invented by ice hockey in Joe’s Valley and the rich cowboy heritage of southern Utah. Sam has been in the mountains to people who have players who could not access ice rinks volunteering with the Festival, as a sponsorship coordinator. limited means and resources. The Petzl in the summer months, has become Foundation donated climbing equip- much more popular in recent years. The Arthur Debowski, Demand Planner - Supply Chain, ment for these activities, as well as for Roller Club in Villard-Bonnot, France, nominated Catholic Community Services of Utah. a parent-child climbing club which was which has existed for 20 years, orga- This organization assists multiple vulnerable populations, including refugee, set up with the help of the French Alpine nizes competition training for players homeless, and impoverished individuals and families in Utah. Arthur’s personal Club in Brittany, France. Urban zip lines, as young as five years old. involvement with CCS has been volunteering at the homeless shelter and financial slacklines and tree-climbing workshops In 2020, the club set up a training pro- contributions. are just a few of the activities planned gram designed to upgrade team sport for the future. skills for young people aged 9 to 20. In October 2020, a was In 2020, the «Entente Sportive des 3 installed by the association on the Massifs» roller hockey club was also © Charlie Kessner / Joe’s Valley Festival facade of a building destined for demo- created to organize interclub competi- lition in an impoverished district of Hen- tions. They run a program of in-person Keith Luscinski, Petzl Technical Institute Manager nebont, France. High up above street and remote training sessions and have nominated the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance (SLCA). level, local children and their parents successfully adapted their offer to the Keith has been involved with the SLCA for six years in saw their neighborhood from a totally current situation. The Petzl Foundation varying capacities: volunteering to replace hundreds of different perspective. In February 2021, provided funds to help with the crea- rusty bolts and anchors, building access trails, served ten young people from the neighbo- tion of an online training platform which as Chair of the Wasatch Replacement Initiative, rhood helped to dismantle the climbing gives the players tips and information and served on the SLCA’s Board of Directors. structure before the demolition of the about techniques and tactics, physical The grant will enhance the trail crew’s rigging systems building. training, and the rules of the game. and will help purchase equipment which will enable Project sponsor: Nicolas Guéranger, Coach and project sponsor: César the crew to move boulders up to 800 pounds. © Andrew Burr / SLCA © Cordée cordage Project Quality Manager Joffre, Project Manager

– 4 – Exploring new horizons Projects proposed by employees – 5 – The Petzl Foundation and Corporate Social Responsibility OUR FOUR COMMITMENTS In 2020, the Petzl Group set up a Corporate Social Responsibility department which aims to improve our company’s Petzl’s CSR strategy has four commitments to address the issues identified by a consultation with our internal stakeholders impact on people and the planet. Based on concrete commitments, the CSR department’s objective is to ensure that (employees, subsidiaries, family shareholders) and external stakeholders (customers, users, suppliers, non-profit organizations, the company’s activities are carried out in a responsible and sustainable manner going forward. With over 15 years’ and NGOs). involvement in environmental and social projects in France and overseas, the Petzl Foundation is fully committed In line with the four commitments, Petzl has launched projects to improve our economic, environmental, and social to the Group’s CSR vision for the future. practices, as well as those of our suppliers. The effects of these projects will be carefully monitored and measured.

WHAT IS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY? 1 > REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT 2 > IMPROVE EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION Responding to the growing awareness of their customers and employees, some companies are At Petzl, our carbon footprint was 45,000 tons in Rapid growth in a company and the absence of integrating social and environmental concerns into 2019. 75% of our emissions came from three main comprehensive social indicators increase the risk of the conduct of their business activities. sources: raw materials (34%), transportation of goods employee health deterioration due to stress, burnout, and (24%), and energy for the use of our lamps (17%). This approach, which is known as Corporate other physical or psychological conditions. Social Responsibility or CSR, aims to provide real In 2020, the consultancy Carbone 4 assisted Petzl in In 2021, we will conduct a satisfaction audit of all French carrying out a complete carbon assessment of our solutions to the major social and environmental employees using the Wittyfit platform. The survey will cover activities from the extraction of our raw materials to challenges of our time while maintaining the topics such as organization and workload, autonomy, the end of life of our products. economic viability of the company. work-life balance, personal life, recognition, as well as In 2021, we are taking action to reduce our carbon meaning and values. footprint by improving the durability and repairability of our products, by shortening the distances traveled The results will enable us to implement continuous © Petzl Distribution / Stef Candé by our products, and finally by reducing energy improvement programs designed to reduce the level consumption. of to stress and improve job satisfaction in In 2030, a Petzl product will emit 50% less carbon general. throughout its life cycle than in 2019. WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE PETZL FOUNDATION IN THIS CSR STRATEGY?

There is often a fine line between Corporate Social Responsibility and the corporate 3 > REDUCE, REUSE, AND RECYCLE OUR WASTE philanthropy delivered by a company foundation. While both CSR and corporate philanthropy pursue similar goals, the main difference between them is the groups The waste associated with our industrial and commercial of people who are involved. activities generates various types of pollution. An inventory CSR primarily concerns the company’s stakeholders by improving the impact carried out in 2019 enabled us to better identify what we generated by its activities. Since 2006, the projects funded by the Petzl Foundation needed to do about this. © Petzl Distribution / Lafouche have all made a positive contribution to society within the framework of our foundation’s Three projects are ongoing to: © Petzl Distribution / Stef Candé © Petzl mission statement. - eliminate all single-use plastics in our packaging Marie Pailler, CSR Manager and Some companies choose to maintain a strict boundary between CSR and corporate and in our plants 4 > IMPROVE WORKING CONDITIONS Sébastien Petzl, CSR Director: philanthropy. At Petzl, we find it more stimulating to work together to complement - reuse 50% of our pallets and cardboard boxes “ WITH OUR SUPPLIERS « We’re committed to using our creativity and strengthen each other. Working closely with the CSR department, we hope to - recycle 80% of our steel, plastic, cardboard, and our capacity to innovate in service give real meaning to everyone’s job in the company, in addition to the contribution and wood waste. of sustainably reducing our impact in a we make to our communities. For example, we plan to involve the Petzl Foundation Since 2010, our responsible purchasing policy, as continuous drive for improvement. » in climate change projects led by non-profit organizations. defined in our Supplier Code of Conduct, has aimed to ensure that our suppliers comply with the requirements specified in the International Labor Organization (ILO) guidelines. Our objectives are to improve social, health, safety, and environmental practices at all our suppliers. In 2020, despite the global pandemic, we have audited the CSR practices at 45 key suppliers who account for 80% of our production purchase orders. We have supported 25% of them in their continuous improvement plan. © Petzl Distribution / Stef Candé

Find out more: https://www.petzl.com/brand/s/Corporate-Social-Responsibility © Petzl Distribution / Jocelyn Chavy CSR Contact: [email protected]

– 6 – Exploring new horizons The Petzl Foundation and CSR – 7 – Accident prevention ROCKFALL IN THE GOÛTER COULOIR In the worlds of work and recreation, the management of risk in the vertical environment is a major health and safety challenge. NEW KNOWLEDGE TO BETTER PREPARE FOR AN ASCENT OF MONT BLANC The Petzl Foundation provides technical training, supports efforts to develop unique safety solutions, encourages the publication of safety-at-height information, and funds programs that provide education and training designed to prevent accidents. A new study, funded by the Petzl Foundation, has allowed us to better understand the causes of rockfall in the MOUNTAIN MEDICINE TRAINING IN THE ANDES IMPROVING SAFETY Goûter Couloir on the normal route of Mont Blanc. It contains valuable information to help mountaineers prepare for a climb on this iconic summit. IN CLIMBING FEDERATIONS

The Mountain Education Alliance The Goûter Couloir is the unfortunate (MEA) is a new cooperative partner- record-holder for ship created by some of the oldest accidents in the French , with a and largest volunteer-based clim- yearly average of more than three fatal bing and mountaineering federations accidents and eight serious injuries in the United States: the American since 1990. In summer 2020, geogra- Alpine Club, Colorado Mountain Club, pher Jacques Mourey brought toge- Mazamas of Oregon, and The Moun- ther a team of a dozen researchers taineers of Washington state. from the Universities of Savoie Mont- Blanc and Grenoble Alpes to study In 2020, with the help of the Interna- the geomorphological and meteorolo- tional Climbing and Mountaineering gical phenomena which cause rockfall Federation (UIAA), they developed a and to assess the risks for climbers in national standard for volunteer instruc- this area. This team of mountainee- tors to help improve the quality and ring researchers equipped the Goûter consistency of volunteer-based clim- Couloir with a multi-method monito- bing education to benefit recreational ring system: © DIMM-Andes climbers all over the United States. - a ‘traffic’ sensor to record the This program is designed to recognize number, time, and direction of the In March 2020, a mountain medicine The 10-day immersion course was and certify the most skilled volunteer mountaineers course was held in Chalten, Argentina attended by doctors, nurses, the local leaders and instructors in the many disciplines of mountain sports, inclu- - an automatic digital camera to study at the foot of Fitz Roy. Organized by mountain rescue team, and rangers snowfall in the Couloir the DIMM-Andes association (Diploma from El Chalten National Park. The ding , mountaineering, in Mountain Medicine), this training Petzl Foundation provided rescue , and skiing. - seismic sensors to detect falling leads to a qualification for healthcare equipment and financial support for rocks and measure their intensity MEA scheduled additional training and The Petzl Foundation has made a The first survey results confirm that the professionals who wish to learn how the organization of the course. assessments for spring 2021 to fine - subsurface temperature sensors to to provide emergency care in high- check for the presence of permafrost video, which aims to inform and alert problems associated with the Goûter tune their protocols prior to a UIAA mountaineers who wish to climb Mont Couloir and Ridge are just a part of altitude and vertical environments. Project partners University of Colorado | audit, which the organization looks and analyze its thermal properties. Country Latin America | Budget €3,750 Blanc. This four-minute film shows the the broader issue of the protection of forward to hosting when travel restric- reality of the dangers of crossing the Mont Blanc. The full survey results will The full results of the study have tions lift. Goûter Couloir and Ridge to those be published in summer 2021. now been published and can be who may not fully appreciate the tech- Each of the clubs involved have downloaded on www.fondation- WORK-AT-HEIGHT TRAINING FOR BOLIVIAN MOUNTAIN GUIDES nical skills required when moving in provided staff and volunteer resources petzl.org. necessary for the project’s success. this hazardous section of the normal at height. There is a strong demand Mountaineers can learn that: route. It has already been viewed Rock destabilisation in the Grand Couloir The global pandemic has caused Funding from the Petzl Foundation will of the Aiguille du Goûter (3,863 m) a sudden drop in trekking and high in Bolivia for workers who have these augment their efforts. - the best time to cross the more than 500,000 times. A multi-disciplinary study of the normal route up Mont Blanc (4,809 m) mountain tourism which means less sought-after skills. Goûter Couloir is between 9:00 Ultimately, we hope that this short film Jacques Mourey Pascal Lacroix, Pierre-Allain Duvillard, Guilhem Marsy, work for Bolivian mountain guides. Project partner The Mountaineers | Country am and 10:00 am, when rockfall Marco Marser, Emmanuel Malet, Ludovic Ravanel, The association has premises that are will reduce the number of accidents Olivier Moret The Association of Bolivian Mountain United States | Budget €4,420 is least likely equipped with scaffolding and other in this black stain on the European June 2020 Guides has adapted to this new situa- essential equipment to teach working - at critical times, between 6 mountaineering map and restore the tion by training its members to work at height techniques in compliance pm and 8 pm, a rockfall occurs experience of climbing Mont Blanc. with international standards. They also every 24 minutes on average As a result of all the comments made want to attract people to the work-at OTHER PROJECTS SUPPORTED IN 2020 - rockfall happens more often by viewers after watching the film, we height-profession and in doing so, when the snow melts or after decided to conduct a survey among gain recognition from the Bolivian Publication of the Alpine skills Summer summer thunderstorms. the people who are most aware of Ministry of Labor. handbook in Albanian, Romanian and events in the Goûter Couloir area. We Japanese - UIAA contacted over two hundred guides, The Petzl Foundation provided the asso- elected officials, rescuers, amateur ciation with an endowment of work-at- Re-equipment in New Hampshire, USA mountaineers, and journalists, in height equipment for their trainees. Rumney Climbers association Mountain sports accidentology research France and abroad. Université Lyon 1 THE DEATH COULOIR Reducing the risk from avalanches with Normale route up Mont Blanc Project partner Asociacion de guias de mon- Yéti and Skitourenguru and Yéti, France Project partner Fondation Université taña y trekking Bolivia (AGMTB) | Country Savoie Mont-Blanc | Country France IGN, ENSG, Skitourenguru.ch, △ Download the full report Bolivia | Budget donation of technical rope | Budget €19,500 for the study, 30 000 € on www.fondation-petzl.org access equipment Camptocamp.org △ Watch the 4 minute video on for the video The death Couloir. © AGMTB www.fondation-petzl.org

– 8 – Exploring new horizons Accident prevention – 9 – Conservation of difficult access ecosystems Discovery of our vertical world Activities involving vertical access often take place in fragile sites of great natural beauty. The Petzl Foundation supports The Petzl Foundation supports conferences, exhibitions, advocacy groups, and scientific research projects, which aim non-profit organizations whose role is to discover and protect biodiversity on cliffs, in caves and mountain ranges. to improve our understanding of the mountains and the vertical world. We also encourage the discovery of the vertical world, by helping associations that fight against exclusion and give hope to the most in need.

SKY ISLANDS: VERTICAL SCIENCE IN MOZAMBIQUE URBAN YOUNGSTERS IN THE TREETOPS

Legado is an American NGO that is at the heart of Là-Haut’s Là-Haut provides fun training days for runs conservation projects in Africa. approach to training. Là-Haut is a these young people, many of whom have Mount Namuli and Mount Ribaue in French non-profit organization that never climbed a tree before. By learning Mozambique are two sky islands which works closely with young people from how to climb a tree unaided, their self- rise sharply in the air straight from the deprived areas in Rennes (north-east confidence grows, and this is one of France). Là-Haut means ‘up high’ in Là-Haut’s objectives, since many of these plains. Because they are not attached © Régis Morel / Là-Haut to a mountain chain, these mounts French. Là-Haut’s youth workers actively young people dropped out of school. provide habitat to unique species, flora seek out young people for their training In 2021, in partnership with the French and fauna and are also the ancestral workshops by going to the high-rise Forestry Commission, Là-Haut will home to the Lomwe people. apartment buildings where they live. organize a creative event in the Rennes In 2014, Legado began with a The two youth workers employed by forest to raise awareness of the natural pioneering expedition combining Là-Haut are qualified tree climbing environment among young people climbing, science, and conservation instructors. In their opinion, it is even from urban areas. The Petzl Foundation on Mount Namuli. Legado and more important today in this globalISERE provided Là-Haut with climbing equip- BC 201501 pandemic for young people to get ment and made a financial contribution. Mozambican conservation organization REF : Refuge

LUPA became the first groups to work away from screens and experience life le 19/05/20 à 11:35 QUANTITÉ : 240 ex / FORMAT : 120x176 cm / SUPPORT : 135 g Project partner Là-Haut | Country France | with the local Lomwe people to create outdoors among the trees in the city andIMPRESSION : Quadri recto Format utile - 120 x 176 cm Budget €3,000 and donation of equipmentFormat visible - 116x170 cm a vision for their future and the future of the surrounding countryside. their mountain and its resources. In 2020, Legado applied to the Petzl Foundation to support their work on AN ALPINE REFUGE EXHIBITION AT THE MUSEUM Mozambique’s Ribaue Massif. Ribaue is one of Mozambique’s most important, Shelter for the night and havens of taineering to the present day. Visitors to © Stephanie Mladinich and unknown, biological sites. In June comfort and friendship, alpine refuges the exhibition can see models, photos, 2020, Legado had planned a vertical are emblematic features of our moun- and paintings of the first ramshackle Mount Ribaue, Mozambique biodiversity study of the 5,800’ foot tain landscapes. They are landmarks mountain huts as well as today’s ultra- granite mountain culminating in a new discover multiple new species. The and on Mount Namuli - to protect the for experienced mountaineers and day modern constructions. Visitors to the route up the southwest face. In March Ribaue Vertical Science expedition world’s most biodiverse mountains by hikers alike. exhibition can also see an exact replica 2020, the expedition was put on hold will use climbing to serve as a vital working hand in hand with the people From June 2020 to June 2021, the of the original 1910 Aigle refuge in the because of COVID-19. connection to access key terrain to who call them home. museum “Musée Dauphinois” in Gre- Écrins, France. In the 2000s, the Petzl survey new species and chronicle the When the foreign travel ban is lifted, noble, France, is hosting an exhibition Foundation took part in the reconstruc- impact of climate change. Legado founder and climber Majka entitled “Alpine Huts - from makeshift tion of the Aigle refuge. Burhardt will lead the expedition and The Petzl Foundation has provided shelters to high-altitude tourism”. This facilitate access for scientists studying support for Legado’s “Sky Islands” Project partner Legado | Country Mozambique Project partner Musée dauphinois | Budget €2,300 exhibition traces the history of mountain | Country France | Budget €3,000 and bats and birds. The team expects to projects in Africa – on Mount Ribaue shelters from the beginnings of moun- donation of equipment for the exhibition

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PROTECTING NATURE WITH HELP FROM THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY A MOUNTAIN JOB PROGRAM In 2020, two physical education tea- took part in climbing, snowshoeing, The Conservation Alliance collects cliffs which were threatened by dams Project partner Collège de Beaufort | chers at Beaufort High School, Savoie, and orienteering activities. They also Country France | Budget In kind donation donations from North American ma- or mining projects have been bought OTHER PROJECTS SUPPORTED IN 2020 France, designed a mountain job pro- met with dairy farmers, carpenters, and of equipment nufacturers and retailers of outdoor and handed over to nature conserva- gram, to help students learn about EDF dam engineers. equipment to support conservation or- tion groups. Protecting the mountains mountain careers. The program has After a successful year, the two ganizations. Since its creation in 1989 In 2020, the Alliance raised almost Mountain Wilderness - France several objectives. It aims to develop teachers have decided to roll out the by a few heavyweights in the industry $2 million and funded 56 projects, Building respect for biodiversity outdoor sports skills, teach responsible program in 2021. Far from the cliché including , Patagonia including several rock climbing sites. Ligue de protection des oiseaux - France behaviors, and raise awareness of envi- of youth glued to screens, they say OTHER PROJECTS SUPPORTED IN 2020 and REI, the Conservation Alliance The full list of projects can be found Climbers for Bat Conservation ronmental issues. It is also designed to they are “very reassured by the ability has donated more than $25 million. Scientific adventure film festival, France on: www.conservationalliance.com Colorado State University - USA give the students historical background of young people to still be amazed As a result, 300,000 square kilometers Association Montagnes et Sciences Preserving wild places and information about outdoor indus- at the beauty of nature.» The Petzl of wilderness and 5,800 kilometers of Sharing mountains with everyone Project partners The Conservation Alliance Acceso Panam - Latin America tries in the mountains. Foundation donated mountaineering rivers are now protected. 18 climbing | Country North America | Budget €8,850 Association 82-4000 Solidaires The 25 students involved in this program equipment to the school.

– 10 – Exploring new horizons Discovery of our vertical world – 11 – Trustees Key figures The Petzl Foundation is an independent, legal entity controlled by a board of 14 trustees: 8 qualified independant experts, YEAR 2020— After 13 years of operation (2006-2018), the Petzl Foundation has been granted another five-year term 5 Petzl employees along with the president of the Petzl Group provide direction for the Foundation’s strategic choices. as a non-profit foundation (2019-2023), confirming Petzl’s commitment to the mountain and vertical communities.

EXTERNAL MEMBERS INTERNAL MEMBERS

FUND UTILIZATION IN 2020: €385,439 Simone Allibert, Former President Chris Blakeley manages the develop- DASHBOARD of Allibert Voyages, involved in ment of the Petzl Solutions network PROJECTS promoting sustainable development and also practical experimentation GENERAL ADMINISTRATION €286,750 though responsible tourism. within the V.axess building. €98,689

26% IN 2020 Véronique Guéranger has been working 74% Bernard Amy, Cognitive Science €286,750 CONTRIBUTION at Petzl since 2013 as a test engineer TO PROJECTS Researcher, one of the founders for new products. As an outdoor of the association Mountain sports enthusiast, her role in the Petzl 52 PROJECTS SUPPORTED Wilderness France, mountaineer, Foundation is a way for her to develop traveler and writer. her knowledge of the vertical world.

Baptiste Marty Pyrenean and SINCE 2006 Dephine Botti, corporate philanthropy social media manager at Petzl. consultant, assists private €5,598,978 INVESTED He continues to contribute to the PROJECT GRANT DISTRIBUTION IN 2020: €286,750 companies and individuals, with mountain communities through his €4,112,141 CONTRIBUTION their public interest projects. commitment to the Petzl Foundation. TO PROJECTS OTHER * * Employee nominated 73% OF EXPENDITURES ALLOCATED €51,660 projects, reviews of projects TO THESE PROJECTS Marie Pailler, CSR Manager at Éric de Kermel, Managing Director Petzl, has always put her skills and 241 PROJECTS SUPPORTED of Bayard Nature et Territoires. energy into projects to preserve A man of conviction and biodiversity and solidarity. commitment to the natural world.

Roody Rasmussen, Former President of The Petzl Foundation’s accounts are GAINING NEW Petzl America, Roody now manages administered by the Petzl accounting François Lemarchand, founder KNOWLEDGE the projects in North and South department. The accounts are audited Chairman of Nature & Découvertes, €54,053 a long-standing supporter of America for the Petzl Foundation. annually by RSM Rhône-Alpes. conservation via his two foundations.

Rozenn Martinoia, Research professor, PRESIDENT ENVIRONMENT ACCIDENT PREVENTION ex-boxer and mountaineer, Rozenn is €31,971 €149,066 Paul Petzl has committed his company a historian of economic thought. She to serve all vertical communities. For conducts research into the market 50 years, implementing his employees’ and profession of mountain guides. innovative ideas has guided his choices. General Projects 2020 administration Luc Moreau, freelance Glaciologist, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Income in € 384,003 Doctor of Alpine Geography, Project contributions 149,951 39% 0 149,951 researcher and author of Olivier Moret several documentaries and Other costs 18,277 4,7% 14,593 3,684 Contact : Taxes 1,360 0,4% 1,360 films about glaciers. [email protected] Salaries 210,153 54,5% 77,038 133,115 USES IN € Marc Séraphin, artist, designer, Amortization 3,929 1% 3,929 craftsman, trek leader and PROJECT MANAGER Exceptional charges 1,769 0,4% 1,769 rope access technician. Total expenditures 385,439 98,689 286,750 Stéphane Lozac’hmeur Printed in France on Net result -1,436 26 % 74 % Contact : eco-friendly paper with [email protected] PEFC certified fibers by On December 31, 2020, the cash position of the Petzl Foundation was €35,916. the Comptoir des Idées.

– 12 – Exploring new horizons Key figures – 13 – 2021 Projects in progress Each year the Petzl Foundation supports around 40 projects. Here are some examples of current projects that reflect our ongoing commitment to prevent accidents, preserve ecosystems with difficult access, and gain new knowledge of the vertical world.

REBUILDING THE RED TOWER BIVOUAC AT LE GRÉPON, MONT-BLANC CIVIL SEA RESCUE AT EUROPE’S BORDERS Sea-Watch is a non-profit organiza- tion that carries out sea rescue opera- tions in the Mediterranean. Consisting mainly of volunteers, this NPO provides emergency relief at Europe’s southern sea border. In 2017, the organization acquired a bigger and faster boat - Sea- Watch 3 - which means they can now respond more safely and efficiently. This vessel is also better equipped to deal with medical emergencies than her predecessors. In 2021, the Petzl Foundation donated rope access equipment for the boat’s volunteer crew members. Since 2015, © Rainforest Connection Sea-Watch has assisted with the rescue of more than 37,000 people. USED CELL PHONES BECOME GUARDIANS OF THE RAINFOREST

Illegal logging is the reason for 90% of deforestation, which is one of the main causes of climate change. To stop this criminal activity in real-time, Rainforest Connection has pioneered acoustic monitoring systems, which are the Until 1968, mountaineers attemp- There are a number of these small fastest and most inexpensive way to fight the problem today. ting to climb the Grépon used to bivouac refuges on the Italian side Saving rainforests is not only the key This technology has already been In 2021, Rainforest Connection hopes spend the night in the Red Tower of the , but not so to slowing climate change, but it is deployed in 14 countries on 5 continents, to deploy Guardians in Colombia to bivouac refuge. Located on a ledge many can be found on the French also vital to supporting many of the protecting over 2,500 km2 of rainforest. protect cotton-top tamarins, who are at an altitude of 2,820 meters in the side. They are strategically placed in world’s poorest communities who rely among the most endangered primates first pitches of the east face, a night wild and isolated spots on the chal- The Rainforest Connection field team on rainforests for food, shelter, and in the world. They are only found in at this 8-bed shelter meant that they lenging routes and provide shelter consists of expert tree climbers, who their livelihoods. the tropical dry forests in the northern could cross the rimaye and descend that is much appreciated by fatigued train on-site rangers how to climb region of Colombia. Cotton-tops are the Nantillons glacier during the day. mountaineers. Plans have been made In 2012, Topher White, who has a trees, so they are able to do small © Marcus Wiechmann - Sea-Watch captured and illegally sold as pets. In the summer of 2021, over 50 years to rebuild the Craveri bivouac on background in physics and enginee- maintenance tasks on the Guardians. They have over 30 different vocaliza- after its destruction by heavy snowfall, the Peuteurey Integrale, the Canzio Project type Accident prevention | Project ring, founded Rainforest Connection, a In the second phase of their training, tions used for complex communica- it will be rebuilt by a group of volunteer bivouac on the partner Sea-Watch | Country Mediterranean non-profit startup that converts recycled they learn how to install the Guardians Sea | donation of rescue equipment tion, including one which is used when mountaineers. This 8-bed cabin will crossing, and the Charpoua bivouac. Budget cell phones into solar-powered listening themselves. Tree climbing is at the they are distressed or feel threatened. be rebuilt in exactly the same place. devices to monitor and protect remote heart of these operations, this is Rainforest Connection’s Guardians areas of the rainforest. Now an esta- why the Petzl Foundation decided to This ambitious project follows the Project type Accident prevention | Project in the forest canopy can detect this Association Cham Community | blished NGO, Rainforest Connection support Rainforest Connection. reconstruction of the neighboring partner vocalization, and alert rangers on the Country France | Budget €4,000 has collected acoustic data from 38 Périades bivouac carried out in 2020. ground, who can intervene immedia- countries around the world with real- tely to stop the poachers before the time monitoring in 16. This year they are animals can be harmed. NEW CANYONING HANDBOOK FOR UIAA MEMBERS expecting to expand in new projects in South America, Europe, and Asia. Rainforest Connection is creating a digital library that aims to give scien- In September 2020, a new version Since its 2012 edition, the Alpine Skills: In 2020, the Petzl Foundation completed tists instant access to a tremendous based on custom logic boards, like Summer handbook, published under a new 80-page canyoning handbook amount of acoustic data collected a mini-computer, was launched. It the auspices of the UIAA, has been (see photo opposite). It will be published from rainforests worldwide. This detects sounds of suspicious activity, distributed worldwide and translated by the French Federation of Mountain will enable them to better monitor such as chainsaws, vehicles, and into more than 10 languages. It is now Clubs in 2021. We hope that it will be the most difficult-to-observe wildlife gunshots, in the cacophony of the available to members of mountaineering translated by mountaineering federa- species on our planet. jungle. Positioned at the top of the federations and clubs in English, Turkish, tions and clubs around the world in the canopy, these listening devices, which Korean, Mongolian, Chinese, Serbian, coming years. are known as Guardians, can locate Czech, Japanese, Albanian, and Roma- the sound source and send real-time nian. Translations into Spanish and Farsi Project type Accident prevention | Project partner International Climbing and alerts to forestry officials at ground © Peter Hawman Project type Environment conservation are in progress, as well as into Greek, Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) | Country | Project partner Rainforest connection | level, who then intervene quickly to Cotton-top tamarin, one of the most Macedonian, Indonesian and Ukrainian. Worldwide | Budget technical production Country Colombia | Budget €7,750 stop illegal logging and poaching. endangered primates in the world

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Projects must fall into one of the three mission categories of the Petzl Foundation: Submit > Encourages education in risk management techniques designed to prevent accidents > Promotes the conservation of ecosystems a project which have difficult or vertical access > Contributes to best practices in the vertical The Petzl Foundation supports projects world by gaining new knowledge developed by non-profit organizations which take place in mountains or in any In addition to funding, the Petzl Foundation can give other vertical environment. These projects you practical assistance throughout your project. are related to outdoor recreational activities such as climbing and mountaineering, or Our selection process: to the professional work-at-height sector After an initial review, a project shortlist is drawn such as tree care, technical rescue and up and presented to the Petzl Foundation Board, difficult access. who decides which projects will receive funding.

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