Community Involvement – METRO

in € thousand

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23

Charitable donations

1,737

4,150

816

Community investments

5,152

6,785

8,239

Commercial initiatives

539

892

1,902

Total

7,428

11,827

10,957

Community Involvement – Germany

in € thousand

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23

Charitable donations

410

714

4

Community investments

955

1,618

1,258

Commercial initiatives

134

405

1,042

Total

1,499

2,736

2,304

Charitable Donations

Definition: Donations for social purposes e.g. NGO, charitable organizations, disaster relief, 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. Bundesverband der Tafeln e.V., World Food Programme, cultural festivals.

Commercial Initiatives

Definition: Sponsorships that are commercial and therefore do not fall under above mentioned charitable donations or community investments.