Social Responsibility and Sustainability

As an international wholesaling company operating in 29 countries, METRO Cash & Carry is committed to the principle of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): The economically successful as well as socially and ecologically responsible management of its business operations.

In many countries we already support various ecological, social, and educational projects.

It is our goal to consolidate the various different activities of individual countries to form a common strategy.

Corporate Citizenship

For instance in India and Vietnam METRO Cash & Carry has initiated training programs for local farmers. In cooperation with the German Investment and Development Company (DEG) 40,000 sheep farmers and 1,000 fishing crews in India are receiving training in animal husbandry and the processing of their food products. Even today, a large proportion of the goods spoil on the way to consumers due to outdated supply chains and the absence of refrigeration technology. The transfer of know-how represents a significant contribution to the improvement of the food supply.

Environment

Experts agree that an increasing temperature will have tremendous future impact on the entire ecosystem – from harvests to the wildlife habitat. Everybody is called to contribute to the environment protection. METRO Cash & Carry recognized early on that ecologically friendly stores and processes are also of big importance for a successful future in our line of business. Therefore the company has started several trailblazing projects to reduce the CO2 emissions and began to use solar energy instead of exhaustible resources.

More projects >>

Movie "Corporate Social Responsibility" >>