Definition: Level of all main emissions by scope according to methodology of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.

The following sources of emissions are included:

• Scope 1: fuel oil, natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), refrigerant emissions from commercial cooling and air-conditioning as well as fuel consumption by company cars, fleet of our own logistics vehicles (FoV) and emergency power generators.
• Scope 2: electricity, heating and cooling energy consumption
• Scope 3: external logistics for the transport of goods to our stores and warehouses, in-house paper consumption for advertising and office purposes, business trips, goods and services purchased for own use, capital assets, upstream chain emissions and grid losses for all direct and indirect energy sources, waste, employee commutes, leased assets

A reduction of 31.4% of the above mentioned absolute figures with regard to Scope 1 and 2 has been achieved since 2011.

Explanation about the Carbon Footprint, especially about methodology and climate protection target are available at https://responsibility.metroag.de/esg-priorities/climate-carbon/climate-protection.