Sustainability
Sustainability at Metro Supply Chain
We are committed to ensuring our operations are sustainable for future generations. So, we are focusing our efforts on reducing our emissions, supporting social equity, and embracing safe and welcoming workplaces to create a positive impact on our planet, people, customers, communities, and investors. As part of our governance framework, we will review and update our commitments annually.
Environmental
- Achieve net zero by 2050
- Reduce emissions in our owned Last-Mile fleet by 20%
- Include tracking in all new waste management contracts
Social
- Increase diversity in our management team with an initial focus on increasing the representation of women
- Achieve a 70% participation rate in a voluntary diversity identification survey
- Grow charity funding by 10% annually
Governance
- Ensure 100% of our team are aware of our anti-slavery policy by the end of 2023
- Increase participation of our employee survey to 75% within three years
- Improve our current loss time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) by 20% within three years
Sustainability is a core value at Metro Supply Chain and it drives our actions and decisions at every level. We use global standards to map our efforts and continuously evaluate our data to ensure we are focusing on efforts that provide the greatest impact.
Insight
The many ways we’re shrinking our carbon footprint
Supply chains are facing intense scrutiny as businesses look to lower their carbon footprints – and it’s easy to understand why. The supply chain and logistics sector now accounts for about 24% of global carbon emissions.
