GRI Standards Content index
This report has been prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards "Core option". In the GRI Content Index we report beside the general disclosures on at least one associated indicator for every issue that has been identified as material in order to make our performance in this area transparent.
Universal standards
Organizational profile
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Link/Comment 2020/21 |
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102-1 |
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Name of the organization |
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102-2 |
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Activities, brands, products, and services |
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102-3 |
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Location of headquarters |
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102-4 |
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Location of operations |
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102-5 |
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Ownership and legal form |
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102-6 |
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Markets served |
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102-7 |
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Scale of the organization |
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CRR: Key Performance Indicators – Diversity and Inclusion – Employees |
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Additional information: |
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METRO sells products from renowned manufacturers as well as own brands that combine high quality with an attractive price. In Germany, for example, the entire assortment comprises around 186,000 at METRO Wholesale. |
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102-8 |
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Information on employees and other workers |
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CRR: Key Performance Indicators – Diversity and Inclusion – Employees |
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CRR: Key Performance Indicators – Diversity and Inclusion – Part-time rate |
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Additional information: |
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Due to different legal regulations in the individual countries in which METRO operates, it is not meaningful to indicate the proportion of fixed-term employment contracts.
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102-9 |
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Supply chain |
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Additional information: |
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As a retail and wholesale company, our supply chain can be simplified as follows: Manufacturers, producers and producers of food and non-food products; transport, storage and distribution; stores; consumers.
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102-10 |
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Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain |
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Additional information: |
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In our purchasing processes we make sure that we are not dependent on our suppliers. Our supplier structure has not changed significantly in this respect. Accordingly, we do not report changes in supplier location, supply chain structure or supplier relationships (including selection and termination).
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102-11 |
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Precautionary Principle or approach |
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102-12 |
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External initiatives |
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102-13 |
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Membership in associations and interest groups |
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Additional information: |
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Strategy
GRI indicator |
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Link/Comment 2020/21 |
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102-14 |
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Statement from senior decision-maker |
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Ethics and integrity
GRI indicator |
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Link/Comment 2020/21 |
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102-16 |
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Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior |
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Governance
GRI indicator |
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Link/Comment 2020/21 |
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102-18 |
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Governance structure |
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AR: Combined non-financial statement of METRO AG - Actively managing sustainability |
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AR: Advice and supervision in consultation with the Management Board |
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Stakeholder engagement
GRI indicator |
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Link/Comment 2020/21 |
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102-40 |
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List of stakeholder groups |
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Additional information: |
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102-41 |
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Collective bargaining agreements |
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CRR: Key Performance Indicators – Diversity and Inclusion – Employee representation |
102-42 |
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Identifying and selecting stakeholders |
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Additional information: |
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The exchange takes place with stakeholders along the entire value chain and takes into account both our impact and the potential impact on us. |
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102-43 |
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Approach to stakeholder engagement |
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Additional information: |
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102-44 |
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Key topics and concerns raised |
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Reporting practice
GRI indicator |
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102-45 |
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Entities included in the consolidated financial statements |
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Additional information: |
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The METRO Corporate Responsibility Report 2019/20 covers the main operating units, including the sales lines and service companies as well as the holding. In addition, the respective scope is noted in the indicators. |
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102-46 |
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Defining report content and topic Boundaries |
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102-47 |
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List of material topics |
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102-48 |
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Restatements of information |
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Additional information: |
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Any new representations of information in comparison with previous reports are explained by footnotes at the appropriate points, where available. |
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102-49 |
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Changes in reporting |
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AR: Internal control system for financial and operational processes |
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Additional information: |
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Important changes to the scope of the report and the limitations of aspects, if any, are explained in the appropriate places. |
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102-50 |
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Reporting period |
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102-51 |
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Date of most recent report |
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102-52 |
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Reporting cycle |
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102-53 |
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Contact point for questions regarding the report |
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102-54 |
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Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards |
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102-55 |
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GRI content index |
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102-56 |
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External assurance |
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Material topics
Business ethics and transparency
GRI indicator |
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GRI 103: Management approach 2016 |
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103-1 |
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Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary |
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Additional information: |
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103-2 |
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The management approach and its components |
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Additional information: |
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103-3 |
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Evaluation of the management approach |
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Additional information: |
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GRI 206: Anti-competitive Behavior 2016 |
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206-1 |
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Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices |
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Additional information: |
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Information on legal disputes, investigations and other legal issues as well as on the associated potential risks and effects for METRO can be found in section 48 “Remaining legal issues” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements of METRO AG as of 30 September 2021.
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Data privacy and security
GRI indicator |
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GRI 103: Management approach 2016 |
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103-1 |
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Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary |
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AR: Combined non-financial statement of METRO AG – Protection of personal data |
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103-2 |
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The management approach and its components |
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AR: Combined non-financial statement of METRO AG – Protection of personal data |
103-3 |
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Evaluation of the management approach |
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AR: Combined non-financial statement of METRO AG – Protection of personal data |
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GRI 418: Customer Privacy 2016 |
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418-1 |
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Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data |
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Additional information: |
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Employee diversity and inclusion
Food waste management
Healthy and nutritious products
Human rights
GRI indicator |
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GRI 103: Management approach 2016 |
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103-1 |
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Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary |
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AR: Combined non-financial statement of METRO AG – Social matters – Respect for human rights |
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103-2 |
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The management approach and its components |
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AR: Combined non-financial statement of METRO AG – Social matters – Respect for human rights |
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Additional information: |
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103-3 |
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Evaluation of the management approach |
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AR: Combined non-financial statement of METRO AG – Social matters – Respect for human rights |
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Additional information: |
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GRI 414: Supplier Social Assessment 2016 |
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414-1 |
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New suppliers that were screened using social criteria |
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AR: Combined non-financial statement of METRO AG – Social matters – Respect for human rights |
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Additonal information: |
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Social criteria form a general contractual element (paragraph on social standards) in all own brand and brand contracts as well as through our Code of Conduct.
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Occupation health, safety and well-being
GRI indicator |
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Link/Comment 2020/21 |
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GRI 103: Management approach 2016 |
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103-1 |
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Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary |
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103-2 |
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The management approach and its components |
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Additional information: |
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We report on 23 countries.
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103-3 |
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Evaluation of the management approach |
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GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018 |
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403-1 |
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Occupational health and safety management system |
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Additional information: |
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Occupational safety and health are managed and coordinated:
Continuous improvement is achieved through an annual OSMS gap analysis. These results in the development of an action plan to improve the OSMS. |
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403-2 |
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Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation |
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Additional information: |
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The procedures for hazard identification, risk assessment and incident investigation are set out in the OSMS Policy and the OSMS Manual. |
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Human Rights - Occupational Health and safety – it’s always safety first |
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403-3 |
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Occupational health services |
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Additional information: |
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A company medical service has been appointed for METRO AG and other Group companies in Germany in accordance with § 1 ASiG. A specialist in occupational and general medicine acts as company physician. The occupational health services include mandatory travel medicine screening, blood glucose and blood pressure measurement for early diabetes detection, nutritional medicine consultation, G37 eye examination, ergonomics consultation at the workplace and a psychological consultation. All employees of the above-mentioned companies have access to the description of services via the internal social network. A visit by the company doctor is open to all the above-mentioned employees during working hours. The company medical service accompanies the risk assessments and inspections of workplaces and work sites in order to eliminate, exclude or reduce hazards of working and environmental conditions. Similar services are also offered at METRO's national subsidiaries. In order to purchase special office furniture or work equipment for health reasons, it is necessary for employees to disclose certificates or invoices for necessary equipment. Confidentiality is ensured by providing this data only to a specific group of people for review. The company physician is subject to medical confidentiality. |
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Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety |
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Additional information: |
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Human Rights - Occupational Health and safety – it’s always safety first |
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403-5 |
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Worker training on occupational health and safety |
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Human Rights - Occupational Health and safety – it’s always safety first |
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403-6 |
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Promotion of worker health |
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AR: Combined non-financial statement of METRO AG - Employee interests - Well-Being |
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Additional information: |
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All interested employees in all METRO national as well as group companies were offered flu vaccinations and Covid-19 vaccinations as a voluntary service via the company medical services. In addition, METRO AG incl. METRO Digital, METRO Advertising, METRO PROPERITES, METRO Markets and MIB offers access to a so-called Employee Assistant Program, through which employees can, for example, obtain faster access to medical specialists. |
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Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships |
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Additional information: |
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Human Rights - Occupational Health and safety – it’s always safety first |
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403-9 |
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Work-related injuries |
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Additional information2: |
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We collect following types of injuries: Fatality, Lost work day cases (LWDC), Medical treatment cases (MTC), Restricted Work Cases (RWC), First Aid cases (FA). Also, we collect commuting accidents and Near Misses, which are not included in LTIFR. We calculate following indicators: LTI (Lost Time Injury) and LTIFR (Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate) because these are the key control indicators for METRO. The other indicators required by GRI 403-9 are therefore not included. We provide information on all employees, without exception. During the reporting period, there was a one-digit number of high-consequence injuries. The main root causes for half of the cases were inattention of employees when working with moving equipment, the rest derived from wrong movement during manual handling of loads and organisation of workspace. All cases involve human factor, which, according to the hierarchy of controls, requires administrative controls, e.g., changing the way people work and conducting periodic safety equipment inspections, conducting trainings, changing the work patterns of personnel and giving appropriate instructions to personnel.
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Human Rights - Occupational Health and safety – it’s always safety first |
Packaging and plastic
GRI indicator |
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GRI 103: Management approach 2016 |
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103-1 |
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Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary |
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CRR: Commitments, positions and targets – Packaging and Plastic |
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103-2 |
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The management approach and its components |
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CRR: Commitments, positions and targets – Packaging and Plastic |
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103-3 |
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Evaluation of the management approach |
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CRR: Commitments, positions and targets – Packaging and Plastic |
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GRI 301: Materials 2016 |
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301-2 |
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Recycled input materials used |
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CRR: Key Performance Indicators – Climate Action – Amount of waste and recycling rate |
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Key Performance Indicators – Packaging and Plastic - METRO Sustainable (metroag.de) |
Resource-efficient operations
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GRI 103: Management approach 2016 |
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103-1 |
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Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary |
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AR: Combined non-financial statement of METRO AG – Environmental matters |
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103-2 |
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The management approach and its components |
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AR: Combined non-financial statement of METRO AG – Environmental matters |
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103-3 |
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Evaluation of the management approach |
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AR: Combined non-financial statement of METRO AG – Environmental matters |
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GRI 302: Energy 2016 |
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302-1 |
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Energy consumption within the organization |
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CRR: Key Performance Indicators – Climate Action – Total energy consumption |
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We do not sell significant quantities of energy to third parties. The consumption of the individual energy sources is converted into MWh using standard factors. Total fuel consumption within the organization from renewable sources amounts to 17,000 MWh from METRO France for biogas. |
Responsible sourcing and sustainable assortment
Talent attraction and development
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GRI 103: Management approach 2016 |
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103-1 |
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Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary |
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AR: Combined non-financial statement of METRO AG – Employee interests |
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103-2 |
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The management approach and its components |
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AR: Combined non-financial statement of METRO AG – Employee interests |
103-3 |
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Evaluation of the management approach |
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AR: Combined non-financial statement of METRO AG – Employee interests |
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GRI 401: Employment 2016 |
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401-1 |
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New employee hires and employee turnover |
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CRR: Key Performance Indicators – Diversity and Inclusion – New employees by gender |
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CRR: Key Performance Indicators – Diversity and Inclusion – New employees by age |
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CRR: Key Performance Indicators – Diversity and Inclusion – Employee turnover by gender |
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CRR: Key Performance Indicators – Diversity and Inclusion – Employee turnover by age |