THE RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY EXPERIMENT

Can you really power your phone with a potato?  

In this episode, PUMA challenges Maya, Oli, and Mo to see if they can generate their own electricity. But here’s the twist: some of their equipment is a little… unconventional. The host who generates the most watts will take home this week’s Green Flag. 

As they battle it out, the hosts also dive into the bigger picture of renewable energy. While individuals can easily switch to renewable providers at home, brands face a tougher challenge across their supply chains. PUMA, however, has taken this challenge seriously with 22% of the electricity in their supply chain now coming from renewable sources, and they aim to hit 25% by 2025. 

Do you know how long you’d have to pedal on an energy bike to charge your smartphone? Or how effective a solar panel is on a cloudy day? 

It’s time to rethink the electricity we use and where it comes from. Ready to fly your own climate Green Flag when it comes to energy? 

Have you made the switch to a 100% renewable energy provider in your home, if so — tell us about it, using the hashtag #PUMAGREENFLAGS.  

There’s only one Forever. Let’s make it Better.  

Green Flags is a FOREVER.BETTER podcast, brought to you by PUMA. Produced by Mags Creative and MSL.  

We used the following data and sources in this episode:  

• 10% of global emissions from the fashion industry 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/24/clothes-recycling-california-responsible-textile-recovery-act  

• Other reliable sources suggest this number is closer to 2%. See here

• Electricity generated and what it could power 

We partnered with Electric Pedals, a human-powered events company when making this episode. We used their database when drawing comparisons between what the amount of electricity generated could power.  

• PUMA’s Vision 2030 Sustainability Targets 

https://about.puma.com/en/sustainability/our-targets/vision-2030  

• PUMA’s 2023 Sustainability report 

https://annual-report.puma.com/2023/en/sustainability/climate/index.html  

Content Correction

• We say in this episode that renewable energy is created without CO2 being released, which isn’t strictly true. There are still some CO2 emissions created in the production of renewable energy, but the quantity is much lower than energy created using non-renewable sources.