Community Involvement

Community Investment – METRO Partnerships for the GoalsPartnerships for the GoalsPartnerships for the Goals

in € thousand

 

2017/18

 

2018/19

 

2019/20

Charitable donations

 

1,107

 

2,002

 

2,400

Community investments

 

1,615

 

2,361

 

3,735

Commercial initiatives

 

2,013

 

1,740

 

744

Total

 

4,735

 

6,103

 

6,879

Charitable Donations

Definition: Donations for social purposes e.g. NGO, church, or other purposes as well as small donations.

Community Investments  

Definition: Donations for culture, sports and science. Donations in the form of a long-term investment in the community e.g. school meals, support for the disadvantaged, food bank projects. Sponsorships that serve or promote the community in the long term e.g. METRO Marathon, Bundesverband der Tafeln e.V., World Food Programme, cultural festivals.

Commercial Initiatives

Definition: Sponsorships that are commercial and therefore do not fall under community investments.