METRO GROUP maintains a continuous dialogue with the decision-making bodies in politics, the economy and society. On the one hand, this is due to the fact that trade and retail is affected by the social environment like no other industry. There the communication among customers and business partners must be trouble-free. On the other hand, the industry's key responsibilities, such as food quality and safety, can only be achieved through the cooperation of retail companies, suppliers and legislative bodies.
cbi:///cms/10442METRO GROUP therefore works closely with international, European and domestic associations. At the European level, EuroCommerce is the platform upon which the interests of trade and retail are represented. The wide-ranging activities of this association are supported by
METRO GROUP. Moreover,
METRO GROUP is the only German company with membership in the European Retail Round Table, in which major European retail companies work together to develop solutions to problems affecting the sector and to seek dialogue with the EU Commission. Some of the topics included are:
cbi:///cms/10444In Germany, for example, Group executives are active in the most important trade associations, as well as in almost all the 80 chambers and other bodies of the German Association of Chambers of Industry and Commerce (
www.dihk.de). The Group also participates in the "Handelsvereinigung für Marktwirtschaft" (the German association for the retail industry’s market economy), in which the eight largest German retailers work together.
cbi:///cms/10446At the regional level, the Group has set up so-called M
METRO GROUP Regional Meetings (MGRM). Their aim is to support the employees of
sales divisions
and
service companiesin their involvement in chambers and associations. The MGRMs also coordinate the forming of opinions within the Group on important political issues.
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