Sustainable stores, offices and logistics

METRO's global goal is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040 through the implementation of resource-efficient solutions. The term "carbon neutrality" refers to the company's reduction of carbon dioxide emissions and its analogues in its operations to zero.

Already at the design stage of new stores, sustainability requirements are taken into account.

Sustainable stores, offices and logistics

How METRO optimizes and reduces resource consumption

Optimization of water supply and electricity

Transition to energy-efficient lighting sources and carbon refrigerants minimizes energy costs, and also reduces the consumption of oil, gas and coal

Logistics optimization contributes to the reduction of fuel consumed
Due to the lighting design and the location of the shelves, a significant reduction in energy costs is achieved

Why is it important?

For the company

All these actions ultimately lead to significant reduction in consumption of resources, including the financial ones.

For customers

More comfortable conditions are created for customers and partners in METRO premises.

For the Planet

The main result of all resource management actions is the reduction of the impact on the environment.

Resource efficiency in numbers

Stores with LED lighting

12%

Reductions of energy consumption overall

40%

Reduction of electricity consumption in a stores with LED lighting

Reduction of water consumption

Stores are using new safe refrigeration systems

Stores with LED lighting

12%

Reductions of energy consumption overall

40%

Reduction of electricity consumption in a stores with LED lighting

Reduction of water consumption

METRO resource management programs

Drone inventory

The use of drones indoors to collect visual data eliminates the need for employees to do this work themselves, which means they have the opportunity to devote potentially spent time to other tasks and do not have to put their health at risk trying to audit on high racks.

Energy saving in METRO

METRO's electricity policy aims to reduce resource consumption using energy efficient equipment and alternative sources. This helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and optimize costs, also in terms of money.

Freon Exit Program

One of the important points of climate agreements was the reduction in the production of chlorine-containing varieties of freon, which affects the destruction of the ozone layer of the Earth. Freons are hydrocarbons that are actively used in various areas of production. Most often, freons are used in the manufacture of refrigeration units (refrigerators, air conditioning systems, freezers).