Our framework

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Through our business activities, especially at our locations, and our approach to innovation management, we are involved in developing a resilient infrastructure, encouraging inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and supporting innovation.

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Planet – Business operations

Planet – Supply chain

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Reduced Inequalities

Reduce inequality within and among countries

Through our inclusion approach we help reduce all forms of inequality, including those within and between nations.

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People – Employees

Linked guidelines and policies

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Sustainable Cities and Communities

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Through our social commitment, our electromobility concept and our promotion of sustainable, innovative solutions, we help make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

Projects contributing to fulfilling the SDG

Planet – Business operations

Partnership

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Partnership

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Life Below Water

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

Through our comprehensive involvement in sustainable fishing we contribute to conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

Projects contributing to fulfilling the SDG

Planet – Supply chain

Prosperity

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Planet

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Life on Land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Through more sustainable procurement we help protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.

Projects contributing to fulfilling the SDG

Planet – Business operations

Planet – Supply chain

Partnership

Linked guidelines and policies

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Planet

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Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Through our principles, commitments and positions on various issues, which provide guidance, we help promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

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Partnership

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No Poverty

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Through our principles on fair working conditions and social partnership for employees and our Code of Conduct for business partners we make sure that wages and salaries meet statutory minimum pay regulations and industry standards. In this way, we are helping to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Projects contributing to fulfilling the SDG

People – Supply chain

People – Employees

Partnership

Linked guidelines and policies

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People

Partnership

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Good Health and Well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Through our activities to deliver a healthy, nutritional product range, we are supporting the goal of ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages.

Projects contributing to fulfilling the SDG

People – Employees

Prosperity

Linked guidelines and policies

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Quality Education

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Through our training offers at our locations we are helping to provide inclusive, equal, quality education and to promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Projects contributing to fulfilling the SDG

People – Supply chain

Prosperity

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People

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Gender Equality

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Through our diversity approach we support the goal of achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls.

People – Employees

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People

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Clean Water and Sanitation

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Our activities within the METRO Water Initiative contribute to the goal of ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

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Partnership

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Planet

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Affordable and Clean Energy

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

By providing renewable energy for our customers and through other activities in the field of renewables, we help ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.

Projects contributing to fulfilling the SDG

Planet – Business operations

Linked guidelines and policies

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Planet

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Decent Work and Economic Growth

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

By campaigning for fair, safe working conditions in our own business and in our procurement structures, we help promote long-term, inclusive, sustainable economic growth, productive full employment and decent work for all.

Projects contributing to fulfilling the SDG

People – Supply chain

People – Employees

Linked guidelines and policies

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People

Partnership

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Responsible Consumption and Production

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Through our approaches to sustainable procurement and product range composition, resource and waste management and food waste avoidance we support sustainable consumption and production patterns.

Projects contributing to fulfilling the SDG

Planet – Business operations

Planet – Supply chain

Prosperity

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Planet

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Climate Action

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts*

Through our programmes for achieving our climate protection target (Energy Awareness Programme, Energy Saving Programme and F-Gas Exit Programme) we help take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

Projects contributing to fulfilling the SDG

Planet – Business operations

Linked guidelines and policies

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Planet

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Partnerships for the Goals

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

Through our partnerships along the value chain and our commitment to economic, social and environmental interests, we can help strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development.

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Partnership

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Partnership

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Zero Hunger

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Through our supplier development measures regarding compliance with food standards and through our commitment to avoid food waste, we are helping to end hunger, achieve food security and better nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

Projects contributing to fulfilling the SDG

Planet – Business operations

Partnership

Linked guidelines and policies

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Secure Planet

We care about the future of our planet

In our own operations, we use resources such as fossil fuels responsibly and do not allow waste to arise. This gives us leeway for investments to come up with attractive solutions for our customers and for new business areas. This is how we minimise our effect on the climate and protect the environment. In addition, through sustainable procurement and product range composition we help ensure that resources will continue to be available in the long term. This is how we help create a sound foundation for the retail of tomorrow.

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Empower People

We empower people to live a better life

People are at the heart of what we do. Along the entire value chain, our actions are aimed at establishing sustainable relationships with our employees, suppliers and customers. By ensuring fair living and working conditions, we embrace responsibility in the supply chain. We respect, protect and support our employees. We enable them to integrate sustainability systematically into their everyday work and decisions. This is how we create a sustainable, attractive working environment that enables our employees to develop good working relationships with suppliers and offer our customers optimum, sustainable solutions that meet their needs.

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Enhance Partnership

We leverage the power of communities and partnership

We encourage others to act sustainably by assuming responsibility ourselves and by inspiring customers and partners with our new ways of thinking. This makes us an attractive employer for (future) employees and a trustworthy partner for our customers and business partners and representatives from the fields of politics, science and associations. We engage with our internal and external stakeholders to align our corporate actions with the needs of society. We support local communities at our locations and via our business relationships. We work on solutions to global challenges and contribute to sustainable development by engaging with economic, social and ecological issues.

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Unfold Prosperity

We build a sustainable and prosperous future

We shape our procurement and product range responsibly and create a high level of transparency along the entire value chain, with the aim of generating added value for our customers. In this way, we are able to supply our customers around the world with affordable, healthy, safe, high-quality products and suitable services. And with products that are produced in a socially responsible, environmentally sound and resource-friendly manner. In this way, we are also strengthening local producer structures and regional development. Additionally, we pass our expertise in the fields of resource management, procurement and product range composition on to our partners, independent entrepreneurs, in order to generate long-term business perspectives and a competitive edge for them and for us. This is how we secure our future and promote sustainable procurement processes and responsible consumption.

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METRO Purpose

It is our purpose to do more for business passionate people – in a responsible way