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METRO Group publishes Sustainability Report 2006

11.05.2006

METRO Group publishes Sustainability Report 2006

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.

Concrete 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.

Be 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.

Sustainability Report 2006

METRO Group is one of the most important international retailing companies. In 2005 the group reached sales of € 55.7 billion. The company has a headcount of about 250,000 employees and operates more than 2,100 outlets in 30 countries. The operating business is performed by the sales brands which operate independently in the market: Metro/Makro Cash & Carry - world market leader in cash & carry wholesale, Real hypermarkets and Extra supermarkets, Media Markt and Saturn - market leader in consumer electronics centers in Europe, and Galeria Kaufhof department stores.

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