BSI has awarded METRO the first ISO 37301 compliance management system certification for the retail industry

SHANGHAI, March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- March 8, 2024

The world's leading standards, testing and certification body BSI

grant

METRO Commercial Group Co., Ltd

(hereinafter referred to as "METRO China")

The first in the retail industry ISO 37301:2021 Compliance management system

Certifications. The certification marks that METRO China's compliance management level meets the requirements of international standards, and demonstrates METRO China's firm commitment to promoting industry compliance, sustainable development and social responsibility.

At the certificate ceremony,

BSI Group Director of Global Assessment & System Certification Ahmed al-Khatib

Mr. METRO China was awarded the ISO 37301:2021 Compliance Management System Certification. He said that in today's highly competitive business environment, strengthening compliance management is not only a manifestation of social responsibility, but also an important way to enhance one's competitiveness and sustainable development. This certification fully demonstrates that METRO's management attaches great importance to the practice of compliance in METRO's daily operations, and its commitment to business ethics, transparency and sustainable development, and provides a benchmark for the construction of a compliance system in the retail industry.

Xu Shaochuan, Executive Chairman of METRO China

As the first company in the retail industry to obtain ISO 37301:2021 compliance management system certification, METRO China has always adhered to the business philosophy of integrity and compliance operation, and regards compliance as the cornerstone of its survival and development. This achievement not only reflects METRO China's commitment to high standards of corporate governance and social responsibility, but also demonstrates METRO China's firm determination to continuously improve and improve its compliance management system and contribute to the compliance management and sustainable development of China's retail industry. In the future, METRO will continue to work with all partners to embrace innovation and jointly promote corporate sustainability and industry progress.

After the ceremony,

Vice President of METRO China / Zhou Yang, Chief Operating Officer

Mr. led the BSI delegation to visit METRO China Catering Academy and Putuo Shopping Mall. During the visit, Mr. Zhou Yang showed the positive achievements of METRO China in digital transformation, innovative operation management, sustainable management and development practices, and emphasized that METRO China attaches great importance to product quality control and private label product innovation, and that METRO China will always adhere to the product requirements of traceability and high quality standards to meet consumers' continuous pursuit of quality, freshness, health and convenience.