Definition: Food Waste quantities based on the area used for selling and delivery. The square metres of selling and delivery space are year-end figures (30/9/2024) for all environmental key figures. Food Waste is defined as food intended for human consumption, including inedible parts of this food that are removed from the food supply chain for recycling or disposal. Food supplements and food donations are not reported under Food Waste. According to the WRAP standard, the former do not fall into the category of food intended for human consumption and are therefore not recognised as Food Waste.
Explanation: In contrast to other key indicators in the Climate + Carbon chapter, the Food Waste indicator only shows the base year 2017/18 and the reporting year 2023/24 due to data availability. For the KPI Food Waste, there may be also variances from the consolidation group in financial reporting for reasons such as data availability.
Target: In line with the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) resolution on Food Waste, METRO has set itself the target of reducing Food Waste in its own business operations by 50% by 2025. The 2017/18 financial year serves as the basis for this target. Our ambition is to measure, monitor and report progress in accordance with the requirements of the Food Loss and Waste Protocol.