PUMA joins Climate Neutral Network of the United Nations Environment Programme

Nairobi/ Herzogenaurach, Germany, 18 November 2009 - Sportlifestyle brand PUMA will become the first major sportswear company to join the Climate Neutral Network of the United Nations Environment Programme, the company announced at its 7th annual stakeholder meeting "Talks at Banz" at the Banz monastery in Germany. The cooperation is in line with its sustainability concept PUMAVision and underpins PUMA's efforts to contribute to a low carbon society. PUMA will reduce its carbon footprint by converting to green energy such as solar power and other renewable sources, optimizing travel and logistics to reduce transport-related emissions and leasing more fuel-efficient cars for its company fleet, among other measures.

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Angelique Kidjo sings out for a fair and ambitious climate deal in Copenhagen

Nairobi, 20 November 2009 - Grammy Award-winning West African singer-songwriter and well known environmentalist Angelique Kidjo has lent her voice to the chorus of campaigners asking for a fair, ambitious and equitable climate deal this December in Copenhagen. Kidjo, who is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, has recorded a new music video for the UN led Seal the Deal! Campaign featuring her hit single Agolo (Please), which she wrote in 1994 when she was contemplating her own consumption and how she could make a difference as an individual.

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