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Metro Group : annual report 2010 : BuSineSS
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commitment to our own employees is a central focus of the
sustainability management of metRo GRoUP. as a result of
demographic change, the working-age population in many
countries will continue to decline. Consequently, it is of
great importance to metRo GRoUP to ensure the long-term
supply of employees, particularly qualified workers and
executives, through forward-looking and innovative personnel
concepts. this includes, amongst other things, pursuing
active diversity management. it goes without saying
that older and disabled employees are, for example, essential
parts of metRo GRoUP’s labour force.
metRo GRoUP advocates fair and equitable working conditions
around the world. Within its own stores and companies,
it is unreservedly committed to the four core labour
standards of the international labour organisation (ilo).
extensive information on the subject of employees is
available on the website www.metrogroup.de in the section
Jobs and Career. information on the management Board’s
projects on work conditions, training, further education
and employee loyalty as well as on the core labour standards
of the ilo can also be called up on the website
www.metrogroup.de in the section sustainability and
Responsibility – employees.
High supply chain standards
metRo GRoUP’s suppliers also have to meet high standards
along the entire supply chain – from the manufacturing
site to the store shelf. these include demanding quality
specifications as well as the consideration of human
rights, animal welfare and environmental aspects. Prohibitions
of forced labour, child labour or any other form of
exploitation form an integral part of metRo GRoUP’s supplier
agreements.
With respect to imports of certain products from outside the
european Union, metRo GRoUP has pledged to screen and
monitor its suppliers and to help them to introduce better
working conditions. metRo GRoUP is a founding member
of the Business social Compliance initiative, or BsCi,
whose objective is to ensure basic human rights in the production
and supply chain. in order to guarantee minimum
social standards in the product manufacturing stage,
metRo GRoUP makes compliance with the BsCi Code of
Conduct mandatory for its suppliers.
→ p. 063
the BsCi Code of Conduct and background information on
the BsCi management system are available on the website
www.metrogroup.de in the section sustainability and
Responsibility – supply Chain or at www.bsci-int.org.
Efficient energy management and resource protection
the production, sale and use of food and other consumer
goods are associated with various environmental effects.
metRo GRoUP is part of this supply chain. it has the greatest
influence on such environmental processes as the consumption
of energy and resources as well as the production
of harmful emissions at its own stores and operations. in
order to reduce its environmental impact and running costs,
metRo GRoUP’s environmental management is primarily
focusing on the cost-effective and efficient use of resources.
examples of how metRo GRoUP is ensuring business
foundations and competitive advantages by acting environmentally
responsibly are available on the website
www.metrogroup.de in the section sustainability and
Responsibility – environment.
division of duties and areas of responsibility
between the Management Board and the
Supervisory Board
the clear division between corporate management on the
one hand and corporate supervision on the other is a key
element of corporate governance for German stock corporations.
duties and areas of responsibility are clearly divided
between the management Board and the supervisory Board.
the standards actively practised within metRo GRoUP
augment this fundamental structure specified by the German
stock Corporation act.
the Management Board
the management Board of metRo aG has four members:
→ dr eckhard Cordes
(Chairman of the management Board and CHRo)
→ olaf Koch (CFo)
→ Frans W. H. muller
→ Joël saveuse
as of 28 February 2011
information on each member of the management Board
is provided in the management Board chapter in