As part of our ongoing commitment to eliminate harmful substances from within the PUMA product range, PUMA works with designers, suppliers, and manufacturers to ensure compliance with our Restricted Substance List (RSL) and detailed testing procedures which are described in our Handbook for Environmental Standards.

The independent environmental organization Greenpeace has confirmed that PUMA’s commitment has set industry standards. In 2005, Greenpeace reviewed like-minded companies and rated them from red to green based on the “eco-friendliness” of their products. After examination of PUMA’s product range, our company obtained the best category “green” in 2007. Since then, our commitment has expanded further.

We developed the RSL list in accordance with international standards, such as Oeko-Tex 100, as well as recommendations from leading laboratories around the world. To ensure that the list is frequently updated, our puma.safe team works closely with national and international experts in the field of consumer goods (including the “Consumer Goods” round table of the German Chemical Society and the steering committee Apparel and Footwear International RSL Management Group, or AFIRM).

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Our commitment to sustainability is also reflected in the fact that PUMA requires that suppliers sign our Declaration of Principles, assuring that they, too, are committed to following PUMA’s environmental standards and policies. Such policies, continuously reviewed by our puma.safe team and communicated to our manufacturers, are clear and strict and insist that materials used in production are tested in accredited and certified laboratories. This policy ensures as well that the final products will be tested randomly.

PUMA continues to evolve our product development at the design stage, educating key team members about environmentally friendly solutions such as PVC-free, solvent-free, and recyclable and sustainable materials.