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AN IRREVERSIBLE STAND ON NATURAL REFRIGERANTS Retail giant METRO AG is making natural refrigerants an integral part of its trailblazing environmental sustainability strategy — By Janaina Topley Lira & Nina Masson
ne of the largest international retailing and wholesaling companies, Düsseldorf-based METRO AG (also known as METRO GROUP), has made a name for itself globally as an environmental leader.
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The Dow Jones Sustainability Index, the most well known sustainability ranking, rated METRO AG the best performing company in the Food & Staples Retailing Industry in 2015. On top of that, METRO was included in the FTSE4Good Global and FTSE4Good Europe Index. Cementing the Group’s reputation is its pioneering F-Gas Exit Program. A cornerstone of the company’s emissions reduction strategy, it will see METRO phase out f-gases by 2025, replacing them with natural refrigerants in all store locations worldwide, where technically feasible.
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