Cotton and leather hit PUMA impacts

摘要

Sports company PUMA has carried out an economic valuation of its environmental impact through its operations. It puts the value of the impact of -water consump- ' tion and greenhouse gas emissions alone at €94.4M. The results revealed that the largest impacts come from the production of raw materials such as cotton and leather. The company valued the impact of greenhouse gas emissions and water consumption involved in this part of the supply chain at €41.4M. The valuation comes as part of the company's new method of analysing and auditing its environmental impact throughout its core business and supply chain.