Puma raises standards with Vision 2030
Puma, a manufacturer of golf fashion, among other things, has once again increased its ambitions in terms of sustainability. Vision 2030 is the title behind various hidden climate targets and sustainability projects. In recent years, the company has already been one of the few manufacturers in the golf sector to score points in terms of sustainability. Puma has developed new climate targets approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) as a 1.5-degree target.
By 2030, PUMA aims to reduce its absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 90% (market-based) compared to the 2017 baseline and has committed to reducing absolute Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions from its supply chain and logistics by 33% compared to 2017, while continuing to grow strongly.
Additional climate targets for 2030 include the increased use of renewable energy at Puma’s core suppliers and the use of less carbon-intensive materials. In 2023, Puma made eight out of ten products from recycled or certified materials and is currently on track to achieve its 2025 target of nine out of ten products. The Herzogenaurach-based company was able to achieve its original, science-based climate target seven years earlier than planned. At the beginning of 2024, the company announced that it had reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 24% (market-based) in 2023 compared to 2022. The company’s climate ambitions and transparency received top marks in various rankings, including from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) in 2023 and from Fashion Revolution and the Financial Times in 2024.
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100 percent recycled polyester
The topic of the circular economy also plays an important role in the 2030 goals. The company wants to establish circular business models and introduce resale and repair services in selected markets. The new material targets for 2030 include the use of 100% recycled polyester in all polyester products. For textiles, at least 30% of polyester fabric will also come from textile-to-textile recycling and 20% of cotton fabric from recycled sources by 2030. The new targets also include research into new materials, particularly in the footwear sector, and the expansion of textile-to-textile recycling. Puma announced for the first time this year that millions of soccer jerseys have already been made with RE:FIBRE materials. https://youtu.be/y0iMZF3phwM Puma’s human rights goals for 2030 include closing the gender pay gap in all countries and promoting diversity, equality and inclusion in our business. Targets related to human rights in the supply chain include training 400,000 workers on human rights, progressively raising wages towards a living wage and closing the wage gap between men and women in core factories by 2030. https://golfsustainable.com/srixon-z-stare-weckt-hoffnung-bei-ballproblematik/