Index to Separate Combined Non-Financial Report and GRI Content
This report constitutes a separate combined non-financial report in accordance with sections 289b to 289e and 315b, 315c in conjunction with 289c to 289e of the German Commercial Code (HGB). This consolidated non-financial report consists of the chapter "Sustainability", the section "Culture" in the chapter "Our People" as well as the sections "Corporate Social Responsibility" and "Complance Management System" in the Chapter "Further Information".
The reporting period covered is January 1st, 2020 to December 31st, 2020. No restatements of information have been made in this report. We have provided separate reports for PUMA SE and the PUMA Group within the “Governance and People at PUMA” section only. Separate reporting of other sustainability data would not add any meaningful new information or value and would require significant additional resources, so we have omitted it here. Information about PUMA’s business model is set out in the Financial section of this Annual Report on page 98. We have not identified any most significant non-financial performance indicators according to §289c, section 3, number 5 German Commercial Code (HGB). This combined sustainability report has undergone a voluntary “limited assurance” with focus on accordance with German CSR Implementation Act (CSR-RUG) by Deloitte.
Since 2003 PUMA’s sustainability reports are based on the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), which developed detailed and widely recognized standards on sustainability reporting. This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option. This option enables us to report on the impacts related to our economic, environmental, social, and governance performance. It includes topics that are material to PUMA’s business and our key stakeholders, and that constitute our sustainability targets. These targets have been systematically developed in accordance with the feedback from PUMA’s stakeholders.
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102-1 |
Name of the organization |
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102-2 |
Activities, brands, products, and services |
a. A description of the organization’s activities. b. Primary brands, products, and services, including an explanation of any products or services that are banned in certain markets. |
x |
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102-3 |
Location of headquarters |
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x |
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102-4 |
Location of operations |
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x |
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102-5 |
Ownership and legal form |
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x |
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102-6 |
Markets served |
a. Markets served, including: i. Geographic locations where products and services are offered; ii. Sectors served; iii. Types of customers and beneficiaries. |
x |
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102-7 |
Scale of the organization |
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x |
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102-8 |
Information on employees and other workers |
The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Total number of employees by employment contract (permanent and temporary), by gender. b. Total number of employees by employment contract (permanent and temporary), by region. c. Total number of employees by employment type (full-time and part-time), by gender. d. Whether a significant portion of the organization’s activities are performed by workers who are not employees. If applicable, a description of the nature and scale of work performed by workers who are not employees. e. Any significant variations in the numbers reported in Disclosures 102-8-a, 102-8-b, and 102-8-c (such as seasonal variations in the tourism or agricultural industries). f. An explanation of how the data have been compiled, including any assumptions made. |
x |
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102-9 |
Supply chain |
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Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain |
a. Significant changes to the organization’s size, structure, ownership, or supply chain, including: i. Changes in the location of, or changes in, operations, including facility openings, closings, and expansions; ii. Changes in the share capital structure and the other capital formation, maintenance, and alteration operations (for private sector organizations); iii. Changes in the location of suppliers, the structure of the supply chain, or relationships with suppliers, including selection and termination. |
x |
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102-11 |
Precautionary principle or approach |
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x |
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102-12 |
External initiatives |
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x |
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102-13 |
Membership of associations |
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x |
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102-18 |
Governance structure |
The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Governance structure of the organization, including committees of the highest governance body. b. Committees responsible for decision-making on economic, environmental, and social topics. |
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Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, and social topics |
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x |
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102-40 |
List of stakeholder groups |
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x |
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102-41 |
Collective bargaining agreements |
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x |
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102-42 |
Identifying and selecting stakeholders |
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x |
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102-43 |
Approach to stakeholder engagement |
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102-44 |
Important topics and concerns |
The reporting organization shall report on the following information: a. Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, including: i. How the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting; ii. The stakeholder groups that raised each of the key topics and concerns. |
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102-45 |
Entities included in the consolidated financial statements |
The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. A list of all entities included in the organization’s consolidated financial statements or equivalent documents. b. Whether any entity included in the organization’s consolidated financial statements or equivalent documents is not covered by the report. |
x |
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102-46 |
Defining report content and topic boundaries |
The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. An explanation of the process for defining the report content and the topic boundaries. b. An explanation of how the organization has implemented the Reporting Principles |
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102-47 |
List of material topics |
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x |
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102-48 |
Restatements of information |
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x |
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102-49 |
Changes in reporting |
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x |
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102-50 |
Reporting period |
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x |
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102-51 |
Date of most recent report |
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x |
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102-52 |
Reporting cycle |
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x |
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102-53 |
Contact point for questions regarding the report |
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x |
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102-54 |
Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards |
The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. The claim made by the organization, if it has prepared a report in accordance with the GRI Standards, either: i. ‘This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option’; ii. ‘This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Comprehensive option’. |
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102-55 |
GRI content index |
The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. The GRI content index, which specifies each of the GRI Standards used and lists all disclosures included in the report. b. For each disclosure, the content index shall include: i. The number of the disclosures (for disclosures covered by the GRI Standards); ii. The page number(s) or URL(s) where the information can be found, either within the report or in the other published materials; iii. If applicable, and where permitted, the reason(s) for omission when a required disclosure cannot be made. |
x |
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102-56 |
External assurance |
The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. A description of the organization’s policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report. b. If the report has been externally assured: i. A reference to the external assurance report, statements, or opinions. If not included in the assurance report accompanying the sustainability report, a description of what has not been assured and on what basis, including the assurance standards used, the level of assurance obtained, and any limitations of assurance process; ii. The relationship between the organization and the assurance provider; iii. Whether and how the highest governance body or senior executives are involved in seeking external assurance for the organization’s sustainability report. |
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Materials used by weight or volume |
Part omitted: Materials used by weight or volume Reason: Confidentiality constraints Explanation: The total materials’ weights are obtained to calculate the target progress. For confidentiality reasons, only the percentages reached are disclosed. |
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302-3 |
Energy intensity |
The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Energy intensity ratio for the organization. b. Organization-specific metric (the denominator) chosen to calculate the ratio. c. Types of energy included in the intensity ratio; whether fuel, electricity, heating, cooling, steam, or all. d. Whether the ratio uses energy consumption within the organization, outside of it, or both. |
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414-1 |
New suppliers that were screened using social criteria |
The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using social criteria. |
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414-2 |
Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken |
The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Number of suppliers assessed for social impacts. b. Number of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative social impacts. c. Significant actual and potential negative social impacts identified in the supply chain. d. Percentage of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative social impacts with which improvements were agreed upon as a result of assessment. e. Percentage of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative social impacts with which relationships were terminated as a result of assessment, and why. |
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407-1 |
Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk |
The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Operations and suppliers in which workers’ rights to exercise freedom of association or collective bargaining may be violated or at significant risk either in terms of: i. Type of operation (such as manufacturing plant) and supplier; ii. Countries or geographic areas with operations and suppliers considered at risk. b. Measures taken by the organization in the reporting period intended to support rights to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining. |
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409-1 |
Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor |
The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Operations and suppliers considered to have significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor either in terms of: i. Type of operation (such as manufacturing plant) and supplier; ii. Countries or geographic areas with operations and suppliers considered at risk. b. Measures taken by the organization in the reporting period intended to contribute to the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor. |
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412-1 |
Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments |
The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Total number and percentage of operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or human rights impact assessments, by country. |
x |
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403-2 |
Types of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities |
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x |
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405-1 |
Diversity of governance bodies and employees |
The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Percentage of individuals within the organization’s governance bodies in each of the following diversity categories: i. Gender; ii. Age group: under 30 years old, 30-50 years old, over 50 years old; b. Percentage of employees category in each of the following diversity categories: i. Gender; ii. Age group: under 30 years old, 30-50 years old, over 50 years old; iii. Other indicators of diversity where relevant (such as minority or vulnerable groups). |
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205-2 |
Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures |
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Economic Performance
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103-1 |
Explanation of the material topic and its boundary |
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103-2 |
The management approach and its components |
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103-3 |
Evaluation of the management approach |
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201-2 |
Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change |
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207-1 |
Approach to tax |
A description of the approach to tax, including: i. whether the organization has a tax strategy and, if so, a link to this strategy if publicly available; ii. the governance body or executive-level position within the organization that formally reviews and approves the tax strategy, and the frequency of this review; iii. the approach to regulatory compliance; iv. how the approach to tax is linked to the business and sustainable development strategies of the organization. |
„WE PAY OUR FAIR SHARE“ is the core principle the PUMA-Group is taking into consideration for its global tax strategy. In this regard, PUMA fully commits to act in accordance with all international tax regulations and to fulfill any tax obligations arising from its business activities.
PUMA is not following artificial structures solely to save taxes by those. Of course, taxes play a role in business decisions so to know those and so to do the right thing, however, tax consequences are not the relevant drivers for failing a final sign off on business strategies in this regard.
It is key for PUMA to pay an appropriate portion of its pre-tax profit to tax administrations in the respective countries. Paying tax is accepted as a general business principle of PUMA. An effective tax rate of around 25% over the last years confirms to this. As it’s a general principle for PUMA to follow tax rules and to pay applicable taxes, taxes as such are not a material issue within the sustainably approach. Consequently, Puma does not report in detail on the GRI-Standard in this regard. |
