PUMA.Safe Environmental Handbook Volume 1 - About PUMA

Leading by example, PUMAs owned and operated entities are obliged to meet the same ambitious reduction targets set
for suppliers and logistic service providers.
In addition, corporate environmental accounting is used to quantify the external damage and benefits caused by PUMAs
business activities. The PUMA Environmental Profit & Loss Account not only puts a price tag on nature’s services, but
also provides a useful tool to identify where the largest environmental impacts lie and consequently how those can be
optimized.
2.2 Sustainable Consumption of Natural Resources
PUMA encourages own employees and suppliers to efficiently use natural resources like energy, water and materials.
Therefore, PUMA set its target of reducing the consumption of energy and water by 25% by 2015 from 2011 baseline
data. Likewise, in order to promote efficient use of materials, PUMA also aimed to reduce its waste generation by 25%.
These 2015 targets currently apply to PUMA’s strategic Tier 1 suppliers. We also aim to include key fabric mills, leather
tanneries and other high impact supply chain operations in the coming years. PUMA supports its suppliers in this effort
through capacity building projects which include the optimization of production operations and Cleaner Production
Technologies.
For an example on such capacity building projects, please visit
http://puma-conserv.org
2.3 Reduction and Offsetting of Carbon Emission
Apart from energy, water and waste, PUMA also aims to reduce the carbon footprint of its suppliers by 25% in 2015.
While energy consumption is directly linked to emission of carbon, PUMA encourages suppliers to tap renewal energy
sources to curb down carbon footprints. PUMA is an active participant with the Carbon Disclosure Project and has
been offsetting the carbon footprint (Scope 1 and 2 according to Greenhouse Gas protocol) for its owned and operated
entities since 2010.
2.4Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Reporting
PUMA has been publicly reporting its sustainability performance in accordance with the Guidelines of the Global
Reporting Initiative since 2004, and to the highest application level of A+ since 2007. Starting from 2010 onwards,
PUMAs Sustainability and Financial reporting has been merged into one central report.
Expanding transparent sustainability reporting into the supply chain, PUMA continues to develop its partnership with
the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) through the Global Action Network for Transparency in the Supply Chain (GANTSCh).
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