The latest key figures for energy consumption speak for themselves: Thanks to its further optimized energy management the METRO Group was able to reduce its energy consumption per square meter of selling space in Germany by nearly 10 percent in the year 2005. Against the backdrop of worldwide rising energy prices this is a satisfactory development for the Düsseldorf-based retailing group - not only from the ecological point of view.
cbi:///cms/157800Concrete key figures and practical examples in the new METRO Group Sustainability Report illustrate that responsible action toward man and environment can concur with economic benefits. Since 2005, the Metro Cash & Carry store in Hai Phong, Vietnam has been covering its entire hot water demand with the use of the latest in solar technology. Three solar collectors on the roofs of the wholesale store ensure that 16,000 liters of water per day are heated in an ecologically efficient and economic way.
cbi:///cms/157801Be it alternative energy generation in Vietnam, environmentally compatible products in the private label assortment, the promotion of sports, culture and health or the hiring of elderly employees: METRO Group fills the frequently cited term of "Corporate Social Responsibility" with life in manifold ways. The chapters Environment and Assortment, Social Affairs and Employees represent the three central pillars on which the sustainable corporate activity of the METRO Group is resting. For particularly extensive or topical issues such as the challenge of demographic change the report supplies links for supplementary information on the Internet. In addition to the progress made to date the report also presents the sustainability targets of the METRO Group.
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