Sales of more sustainable products

¹ as per 30 September 2021
² In 20 out of 31 reporting entities. We report the number of products from FY 2020/21 as there is no comparable data for earlier years.

* We define product as each separate product offered to our customers. Sometimes identical products have different GTINs in the different countries where they are sold. In such cases, these identical products are counted only once.
The methodology of calculation and target KPIs changed in reporting year 2020/21 hence makes a comparison to previous data not possible. Therefore, only 2020/21 data is shown. Compared to previous years, e.g. now the reduction threshold for sugar and saturated fatty acids is >0,5g/100g and ≥1g/100g for salt. Also, organic and alternative protein products have been introduced as new KPIs. Other reformulations already took place prior to 2018, such as 89 SKUs from the national subsidiary Bulgaria, which, however, are not added here for reporting reasons with regard to the base year 2018.

Explanation: Figures shown here refer to baseline 2018 and own brand products only. They also represent extensions of the product range and do not necessarily only mean a reformulation of existing products.

Reformulation here means reduction of sugar-/salt-/saturated fatty acids content of 0,1g per 100g for products with a minimum content of 0,5g sugar/saturated fatty acids per 100g and 1g salt per 100g.

Organic products reflected in this figure refer to products from biological agriculture and meeting requirements of EU regulations (EU 834/2007, EU 889/2008 and EU 271/2010) and other applicable national organic regulations of non-EU countries.

Alternative protein products reflected in this figure refer to alternatives to animal proteins (meat, milk, fish, eggs and their derivatives) produced using novel or new technologies and ingredients, which include: Plant-based extracts e.g. pea proteins, cell-cultures (synthetic) proteins e.g. meat grown in a lab.

New target 2023: Offer of 1,500 own-brand products METRO-wide (thereof 150 common and 1,350 locally sourced) with less sugar, salt and saturated fatty acids, completely or partially free from additives and organic certified and/or alternative protein products by end of December 2023.

¹ as per 30 September
² In 22 out of 31 reporting entities
³ In 29 out of 31 reporting entities
⁴ In 16 out of 20 reporting entities

* products means all own brand and brand food products
** organic in line with EU regulations and/or country specific national organic labels and/or as listed in the official GS1 packaging label guideline
*** The figure includes double counts for common sourced products and products that carry an EU and local organic certificate.

¹ as per 30 September
² 27 out of 31 reporting entities
³ In 31 out of 31 reporting entities
⁴ In 12 out of 20 reporting entities

* The figure includes double counts for common sourced products

Explanation: Referring to own brand and branded products. Sustainably certified palm oil products according to the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification levels Identity Preserved, Segregated, Mass Balance or Book & Claim

Target: 100% of own brand products containing palm oil being RSPO Identity Preserved or Segregated certified by 2023.

Share of sustainably certified palm oil products
by level of quality (Jan-Dec 2020 calendar year results)*

* Update on Jan-Dec 2021 will be done in April 2022.

Explanation: Referring to own brand products of all METRO entities. Sustainably certified palm oil products according to the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification levels.

¹ as per 30 September
² In 31 out of 31 reporting entities
³ In 8 out 8 reporting entities with a target of 100% Cage Free Shell Eggs by end of 2022 in Western and Southern Europe

¹ as per 30 September
² In 22 out of 31 reporting entities
³ In 6 out of 20 reporting entities
⁴ In 12 out of 20 reporting entities

* The figure includes double counts for common sourced products and products that carry more than one certificate from  Fairtrade, GEPA, UTZ and/or Rainforest Alliance certification.

Explanation: Referring to own brand and brand products that carry one of the following certifications Fairtrade, GEPA, UTZ or Rainforest Alliance.

¹ as per 30 September
² In 30 out of 31 reporting entities
³ In 31 out of 31 reporting entities

Explanation: Referring to own brand products. Sustainable forestry means certified against FSC® or PEFC label or from recycled material. Brand data is not available as reporting system currently cannot discriminate product certificate vs. packaging certificate on sustainable forestry.

Target: 100% of own brand products containing more than 50% of wood in weight from sustainable forestry by end of 2023. Additionally 100% of the processing factories of those products shall be socially compliant until end of 2030.

¹ as per 30 September
² In 31 out of 31 reporting entities

* No locally sourced own brand products affected by the policy

Explanation: Referring to own brand for which METRO strives to decrease the share of disposables and/or transform to reusable models if applicable and where reusable options are not feasible offer single use solutions made from alternative material which is recyclable or compostable.

Target: By 2025, METRO will empower our customers’ businesses to move into a future without conventional single use plastic and increase resource efficiency by:

• providing reusable, recyclable and compostable alternatives
• supporting our customers in this phase out and
• advocating for the movement towards a circular economy regarding plastic