Transparent reporting
This Corporate Responsibility Report 2021/22 was prepared in accordance with the GRI standards and fulfils the ‘Core’ option. You will find the GRI content index here.
Reporting period
The reporting period is the financial year 2021/22 (1 October 2021 to 30 September 2022). To provide updates on developments, information has also been included that relates to periods prior to 2020/21. In the interests of topicality, we have also taken into account events which occurred up to the time of going to press (12 December 2022) The frame of reference for each of our targets and measures is indicated in the relevant section.
METRO reports on its sustainability performance each year by publishing either a Corporate Responsibility Progress Report or a Corporate Responsibility Report. A Corporate Responsibility Progress Report was produced for financial year 2020/21, which was published on 15 December 2021.
Limitations of the report
The scope of applicability of the information is given in the respective texts, key performance indicators or targets. Unless expressly stated otherwise, all presentations refer to continuing operations.
United Nations Global Compact
METRO is no longer participant of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), a United Nations-led global initiative that aims to encourage businesses to adopt universal sustainability principles. Therefore, we do not report on UNCG principles anymore.
Independent external assurance of the CR Report 2021/22
We strive to continuously improve our sustainability management. Having our report audited externally is a means of emphasising the credibility and transparency of our sustainability reporting. The quantitative and qualitative sustainability performance information included in the scope of the limited assurance engagement was conducted by KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft according to ISAE 3000 and ISAE 3410. It was not part of the engagement to review product and service related information, references to external websites and information sources, as well as future-related statements in the Report. The certification from the independent auditor can be viewed under assurance report [Link /tbd].
Disclaimer
This Corporate Responsibility Report contains forward-looking statements that are based on certain assumptions and expectations at the time of its publication. These statements are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties, which means that actual results may differ substantially from the future-oriented statements made here. Many of these risks and uncertainties are determined by factors that are beyond the control of METRO and cannot be gauged with any certainty at this point in time. These include future market conditions and economic developments, the behaviour of other market participants, the achievement of expected synergy effects as well as legal and political decisions. METRO does not feel obliged to publish corrections to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the publication date of this material.
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Dialogue with all of our stakeholders such as you as our readers is important to us because it shows us what you expect of our company and where we can make further improvements. We would therefore like to hear any questions or comments you may have about the METRO Corporate Responsibility Report 2021/22 and our sustainability activities in general. Want to share some thoughts with us? Find us and our latest activities on Twitter and LinkedIn or send us an e-mail: CR@metro.de