In order to continue to grow profitably and to optimise capital expenditure, METRO GROUP has to ensure that it manages its core business in a sustainable manner This means considering the social and ecological requirements for all activities along the supply chain in advance.
The aim of METRO GROUP’s sustainability management is to ensure the company’s future in an economically responsible way. To this end, the relevant social and ecological challenges of trade and retail will be continually identified. The resulting practical actions and objectives help to make the most of possible opportunities for the company or to minimise the risks.
The following fields of activity are the focused on here:
The development of the key performance indicators and targets of METRO GROUP with regard to sustainability in 2009 can be downloaded here
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Cooperation of Metro Cash & Carry with farmers in Vietnam
Status: February 2009
Source: Deutsche Welle, broadcast "Made in Germany"
What does sustainability mean? *
Status: November 2006
Clippings from the imagefilm of the German Council for Sustainable Development (2006)
Production: g+h communication
© German Council for Sustainable Development
www.nachhaltigkeitsrat.de
* only German version available