Climate Action

Greenhouse gas emissions in kg CO₂ (CO₂ equivalents) per m² selling and delivery space

METRO

Scope 1 & 2
Scope 3
Total

Germany

Total

Definition: Greenhouse gas emissions from METRO’s stores, back offices and warehouses (by selling space and space used for delivery operations) included within the climate protection target. Included are the emissions from electricity, heating and cooling energy consumption, also counting upstream chains and grid losses, refrigerant emissions from commercial cooling and air-conditioning, fuel consumption by company cars, in-house paper consumption for advertising material and office purposes as well as business trips.

Status: Compared to the base year 2011 the Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO₂ emissions relevant in the Science Based Target have been reduced by 31.1% per m² selling and delivery space.

Explanation: We aim to reduce our specific greenhouse gas emissions by 50% between 2011 and 2030. In concrete terms, this means that we want to cut our emissions per square metres of selling and delivery space from 376 to 188 kg of CO₂ equivalents per annum.

The significant decline in emissions compared with the reference year 2011 can essentially be attributed to 2 factors:

• Measures to reduce consumption relating to energy, company cars, paper and business travel, and to reduce emissions caused by refrigerant loss
• General technical and scientific developments as reflected by the adjustment of the emission factors used to calculate CO₂ equivalents. Above all in electricity generation, the emissions factor in many countries is declining due to the increased share of renewable energies.

In financial year 2018/19, METRO expanded the climate target to the supply chain and as the first German retailer set a recognised Science Based Target for itself. METRO AG undertakes to reduce its Scope-1- and Scope-2-CO₂ emissions by 60% per square metre sales and delivery area by 2030 compared to 2011. Our Scope 1 and Scope 2 targets are consistent with the reductions required to keep global warming well below 2°C by 2100 compared to pre-industrial levels. In addition, METRO AG is committed to reducing absolute Scope 3 CO₂ emissions (supply chain) by 15% by 2030 compared to 2018. In 2020, we conducted the CDP Supply Chain Program Climate with over 120 suppliers to identify scope 3 emissions in our supply chain. In the future, this data will complement our environmental performance indicators. For the 2019/2020 financial year, the CDP supply chain data has not yet been included in our reported key figures.

Greenhouse gas emissions in kg CO₂ (CO₂ equivalents) per m² selling and delivery space

Definition: Trends in CO₂ emissions per square metre from all the emission sources included in the climate protection target compared to the reference year 2011.

Electricity, heating and cooling energy consumption
(in kWh per m² of selling and delivery space)

METRO

Germany

Heating Electricity Cooling

Definition: Locations’ energy consumption in relation to the space used for sales and delivery operations. Energy consumption consists of electricity consumption and heating and cooling energy consumption (fuel oil, natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), emergency power generators and district heating/cooling).

Target: At our METRO Wholesale sales line, we defined a target to reduce energy consumption by 2030 by 35% with a base year 2011. We reduced electricity consumption in our stores by 7.9% in year-on-year comparison in the past financial year and thus clearly exceeded our target of 3.4%. Effects of Covid-19 could only be observed locally and with small deviations. We cannot quantify the exact impact of the pandemic on our energy consumption performance.

Total Energy consumption

Definition: Energy consumption for operating the locations and for transportation broken down into the different types of energy used. Fuel includes fuel oil, combustion fuel, natural gas and liquefied natural gas.

Water withdrawal and wastewater generated
(in l per m² of selling and delivery space)

METRO

Germany

Definition: Water withdrawal by the locations in relation to the space used for sales and delivery operations.

Explanation: In absolute terms, METRO drew 3.8 million m³ of fresh water in the reporting period. At the warehouses, stores and back offices, water is primarily used for cleaning and sanitary facilities. In addition to this, water may be used for storing, transporting and selling food, for example for keeping live fish or making ice to chill fresh fish.

On group level, we measure and monitor the amount of water which the company draws from the public drinking water supply. The public drinking water supply is the only source from which we draw significant amounts of water.

We also measure and monitor the total amount of wastewater we generate at the group level. As our locations do not consume a significant amount of water, our calculations are based on the assumption that the volume of wastewater is the same as the amount of fresh water. All wastewater is fed into public sewers. We do not monitor the quality of the wastewater ourselves as this is not relevant given the usage described above.

Target: At METRO Wholesale the goal was set to save 5% of water by 2025 compared to the base year 2016/17. In 2020, we were able to reduce the consumption in our stores of METRO Wholesale by 6% calculated per square metre of net operating area compared to the previous year.

Amount of waste and recycling rate
(in kg per m² of selling and delivery space and in %)

METRO

Germany

Amount of waste Recycling rate