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Metro | Sustainability Performance

https://www.metroag.de

A wholesale and retail company that offers food and non-food products. It focuses on serving business customers, providing various goods to meet commercial needs.

1964

Germany

10,001+ employees

Wholesale

$10B+ in revenue

Not profitable

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#7084
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#313
in Germanyⓘ
#51
in Wholesaleⓘ

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Industry Rank

16 out of 78

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversity
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
SDG Impact
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2 ⓘDirect emissions from owned or controlled sources, combined with indirect emissions from purchased electricity calculated using grid-average emission factors based on where the energy is consumed.
383.4KCO2e tonnes, 2025
Laggard
Renewable energy ⓘProportion of the company's total energy consumption sourced from renewable sources, expressed as a percentage.
20%2025
Aligned
Waste generated ⓘTotal waste generated through the company's direct operations, including both hazardous and non-hazardous materials.
1.1Ktonnes, 2024
Leading
Female employees ⓘProportion of women in the company's total workforce, expressed as a percentage.
49%2024
Aligned
Externalities ⓘThe monetized estimate of environmental and social impacts caused by an organization that are not reflected in its financial accounts.
5.6M$, 2024
Critical
Market cap ⓘTotal market value of the company's outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares outstanding.
1.9B$, 2025
Revenue ⓘTotal revenue reported in the company's financial statements for the specified reporting year, reflecting income generated from primary business activities. Expressed in millions of USD.
31.0B$, 2024▼1.5% YoY
R&D intensity ⓘResearch and development expenditure expressed as a percentage of revenue, reflecting the company's relative investment in innovation.
0%2024

Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark

10.7

B/M 9.0

924.4

B/M 565.9

65.5

B/M 26.8

22.0

B/M 22.2


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  • METRO AG (Haniel family-affiliated EP Global Commerce Daniel Křetínský 49.99% controlled post-2023 voluntary tender offer) has faced sustained class actions over the contested 2023 EP Global Commerce Daniel Křetínský voluntary tender offer affecting METRO AG German institutional minority shareholders, plus the contested historic 2017 METRO Group demerger creating METRO AG (food/wholesale) and Ceconomy AG (consumer electronics, MediaMarktSaturn) affecting German institutional shareholders.
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Total sustainability employees

11+

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