Community Involvement

Community Involvement – METRO

in € thousand

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

Charitable donations

2,002

1,737

4,150

Community investments

2,361

5,152

6,785

Commercial initiatives

1,740

539

892

Total

6,103

7,428

11,827

Community Involvement – Germany

in € thousand

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

Charitable donations

142

410

714

Community investments

1,184

955

1,618

Commercial initiatives

628

134

405

Total

1,954

1,499

2,736

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.