“We are very grateful to be recognized as a Top Employer in 22 countries, four regions and also globally for the first time,” said Dietmar Knoess, Global Director of People and Organization at PUMA. “We offer an inclusive and attractive workplace and aim to constantly improve to give our people what they need to thrive in their careers.”

Led by its Employer Value “Be You” PUMA offers its staff a fair work environment and equal opportunities, regardless of who they are or where they are from. People from 75 nationalities work at PUMA’s headquarters in Herzogenaurach Germany. Globally, 44% of leadership positions are filled by women.

PUMA is dedicated to constantly improve the health and wellbeing of its employees and offers a wide range of services and benefits. For example, PUMA employees have access to a large variety of courses, free access to a gym and sports courts, while flexible working hours allow for a better work/life balance.

The Top Employer survey covers six areas and 20 topics such as People Strategy, Work Environment, Talent Acquisition, Learning, Diversity & Inclusion and Wellbeing.

“Fighting climate change as we simultaneously attempt to make our supply chain more agile and responsive to changing consumer needs is not something any business can achieve alone,” said Anne-Laure Descours, PUMA’s Chief Sourcing Officer. “By joining forces with like-minded companies, we can scale and accelerate our combined positive impact and live up to our mission to be forever better.”

Zero100 offers access to proprietary thought leadership and research. Through its reports, events, content and connections, Zero100 helps its members accelerate progress on critical initiatives.

“At Zero100, we are committed to supporting supply chain transformation that enables both business success and the long-term protection of vital resources. Innovating to achieve more equitable and agile supply chains is a challenge that, when overcome, will generate positive impact on a global scale,” said Zero100 CEO Olly Sloboda. “By collaborating with - and learning alongside industry peers, we can all get there faster. We’re looking forward to partnering with PUMA to help them scale and accelerate their positive impact.”

As part of its Forever Better sustainability strategy, PUMA has set a science-based reduction target for carbon emissions to do its part to support the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Mit kreativen Designs etablierte PUMA eine Innovationskultur und ermöglichte seinen Athlet*innen Performance auf höchstem Niveau. 1952 entwickelte PUMA den ersten Fußballschuh mit Schraubstollen, 1968 den legendären Bürstenschuh, 1986 den bahnbrechenden RS-Computer Schuh, 1991 DISC, den ersten Sportschuh ohne Schnürsenkel, und zuletzt die hochmodernen FASTER+ Spikes, in denen Karsten Warholm bei den Olympischen Spielen in Tokio einen neuen Weltrekord über 400 Meter Hürden aufstellte.

PUMA hat in seiner 75-jährigen Geschichte aber nicht nur den Sport, sondern auch die Kultur abseits des Spielfelds geprägt. Der legendäre SUEDE war der Schuh der Wahl für die Breakdancer und Hip-Hop Künstler der 80er und PUMA arbeitete mit großen Designern und Küstler*innen wie Rihanna, Jil Sander und Alexander McQueen zusammen, um neue, gewagte Produkte und Kollektionen zu entwerfen, die ein wichtiger Teil der Designgeschichte geworden sind.

„PUMAs Gründer Rudolf Dasser sprach davon, seinen Athlet*innen die Geschmeidigkeit und Leistung einer Raubkatze verleihen zu wollen. Bei uns heißt diese Einstellung ‚Forever Faster‘“, sagte Adam Petrick, Chief Brand Officer bei PUMA. „Wir sind sehr stolz darauf, in den letzten 75 Jahren Sport und Kultur vorangebracht zu haben und wir möchten unsere einzigartige Geschichte in diesem Jahr weitererzählen.“
Das erste Event bei dem PUMA seinen 75. Geburtstag feiert, findet beim Start der Formel 1 Saison in Bahrain statt, um PUMAs einzigartige Geschichte im Motorsport zu feiern.