Metro AG controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
Designation as an international sponsor of war
Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention placed Metro on its international sponsors of war list, linking the designation to the company's continued Russian operations and related concerns.
2022
Continued Russian operations after the invasion of Ukraine
Metro condemned Russia's invasion, expressed support for Ukraine and backed humanitarian food and water deliveries, but chose to keep its Russian wholesale business open. The decision generated criticism from Ukrainian officials and calls for a boycott.