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Dozen Companies to Join Puma EP&L Coalition; Firm Now Reporting at Product Level

Sportswear company Puma has followed its environmental profit and loss (EP&L) process down to the product level, and is planning an industry coalition to broaden adoption of the sustainability accounting method. The company will soon launch the InCycle collection of biodegradable and recyclable shoes, apparel and accessories, and has released EP&L results showing that the Puma InCycle Basket sneaker and a Puma InCycle shirt have 31 percent less environmental impact than their conventional counterparts. The EP&L statement revealed that it takes 31 trucks with a load capacity of 13,000 kg to clear the waste that 100,000 pairs of conventional Puma suede sneakers cause during production, consumer life and disposal. In comparison, 12 trucks are needed to clear the waste that 100,000 pairs of biodegradable Puma InCycle Baskets cause, until they end up in an industrial composting facility system. More…

News selected by Covalence | Country: Global | Company: Puma  | Source: Environmental Leader

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