Interview with a sustainability manager by Anna-Lena, Julia and Emily
Index Sustainability in general Interview with Mrs. Louise Dearnley Sustainability at METRO Cash & Carry (MCC) METRO - Saving the planet Outcome
Sustainability in general Definition: People are sustainable if they care about 1.social 2.economic 3.environmental aspects to make sure that future generations can have a good life.
Interview with Louise Darnley 1. What does a sustainability manager have to do? A: -fact finding -research -give presentations -communication between customers and other counterparties
Interview 2. How do you make sure that the customers know that you work sustainably? A: -internet -communicate with them -brochures -labels -Metro post → advertisement
Interview 3. How do you make sure that everybody at METRO Group works sustainably? A: -visiting our partners -testing their work 4. How do you know that there is no forced labour? A: -can’t be totally sure -but: we offer acceptable wages 5. How many people are working for the sustainability management in your company? A: -ten to twelve people fulltime are working in Germany +many engineers at METRO.
Sustainability at MCC Quelle:
Sustainability at MCC Situation now: produce waste Use a lot of energy Situation in future: Energy: -use renewable energy resources -reducing energy Waste: -recycling
Sustainability at MCC 50,000 products 10% are sustainable (Bio-products, energy-saving light bulbs, …) problem: swine flu & economic crisis → 15% out of work
METRO - Saving the planet Too much energy needed to feed our demands Consumer pressure →plan: differences through small steps
Saving the planet Example: New Look Fashion store in UK →producer doesn‘t get much money Fair wages at METRO
Outcome she was honest telling us that there are problems she could answer questions comprehensibly she gave us a lot of information about the sustainability strategy of METRO