Jochen Zeitz
Jochen Zeitz
Born on April 6, 1963 in Mannheim, Germany, Jochen Zeitz is the Director and Chairman of the board’s sustainable development committee of Kering after having been the CEO of the Sport & Lifestyle division and Chief Sustainability Officerof Kering since 2010. Prior to this, Zeitz served 18 years as Chairman and CEO at Puma...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth6 April 1963
CountryGermany
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If you look at the state of our planet, the next generations won't be around if we consider sustainability as a gimmick.
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Being able to dedicate 100 per cent of my time to impacting more businesses without being operational, it just gives me a bigger platform.
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In Africa, you can make three acres sustainable relatively easily, but 50,000 acres? It's not about picking up towels or sleeping in a tent.
I just don't like to talk about the past.
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I picked up the phone and called Herbert Hainer, the CEO of Adidas, and said, 'Well, it's Peace Day coming up. I think it's about time after 60 years to end this feud. How about doing something together?'
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It may sound crazy, but maybe there's an economic way of producing a leather-like product in the laboratory.
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It's shocking to think about how little the travel industry cares about sustainability - and it's the basis of their business!
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As much as I like to explore the world, I explore music - from classical to rock.
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For a long time, companies ignored the fact that 80 percent of sporting goods are sold to the casual consumer.
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Puma was all about function and not at all about design. The founder of the company always believed functionality and performance were the only ingredients that could make Puma successful and design never mattered.
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Puma is a brand deeply rooted in sporting lifestyle.
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Fashion is a logical place to start to raise awareness for sustainable causes.
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Everything is interconnected. The moment you take philosophy, psychology, religion and business and look at the underlying commonalities, that's when you start looking at business in a different way.
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I wanted Puma to regain strength with the existing logo rather than try to get rid of the past.