Puma Group Put Environmental Protection Production On The Agenda

For environmental reasons, Puma Group In the future, football sneakers and tennis gym shoes Stop using leather in the production of. Jochen Zeitz, Chairman of the Management Committee of Sporting Goods Manufacturers, said at the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro that finding alternative materials would not be a problem. Everyone should eat less meat and use less leather, which is also true. Cattle and beef emit high levels of carbon dioxide. Zeitz is one of the pioneers in practicing environmental protection business.

Last year, Puma Group put forward an "ecological benefit account", which showed that Puma Group's environmental protection costs, procurement and supply costs were up to 145 million euros. In the first quarter of this year, Puma Group's sales were 821 million euros. This shows that the production and processing costs of the Group's raw materials have greatly affected the Group's ecological performance. among Leatherwear Processing costs the most, mainly because animal husbandry needs a lot of water and must reclaim land, which has a negative impact on biology and animals. In addition, chemical products and hazardous substances are closely related to leather factories, which means that Puma Group's shoes have a great impact on the environment. So now we must find a new solution to this problem. This seems strange, but it is also possible to take more cost-effective measures, such as leather like products manufactured in the laboratory. Zeitz said that we must find alternative ways to produce raw materials without damaging the environment. Zeitz is a well-known business leader of the "Rio+20" Earth Summit.