Environmental Management Systems & Strategy
At Target, we have an environmental management strategy to address risks throughout our operations. We work closely with internal stakeholders and partner with external stakeholders to ensure that environmental best practices are followed. Our objective is to ensure compliance with environmental laws and regulations and alignment, when possible, with stakeholder expectations.
Environmental awareness
We co-create solutions with supply chain partners to bring guests the products they want while considering the environment. We also use our scale to create systems with far-reaching positive results. For example, our guests want to know about the chemicals used to make their favorite products, and they look to Target for better options. To help manage chemicals across our product assortment and operations, we established a Chemicals Policy focused on driving transparency, proactive chemical management, and innovation across our owned and national brand consumer products and operations.
Waste
Target is focused on reducing the waste it generates using various waste diversion strategies. When waste does occur, Target has a robust enterprise process that leverages third party technology to ensure any waste is handled appropriately.
Environmental management process
Target invests in leading technologies (or applications) to track and comply with environmental obligations to ensure the accurate assessment and management of environmental risks. We monitor our performance against our sustainability approach and other business goals and priorities. We report regularly on environmental issues by annually publishing our Sustainability and Governance Report and completing the CDP climate, water and forest surveys.
Stakeholders
Target conducts Sustainability and Governance priority assessments regularly by engaging key stakeholders and seeking their insights to identify, understand and validate key issues affecting our business.
Audits
Target participates in external and internal audits to assess compliance with environmental regulations by using a third-party assessor. We use the results from these audits to continually improve our environmental management processes.
Corrective actions
Target leverages both internal and external environmental compliance audits conducted by independent third-party assessors. The results of these audits are used to continuously improve our environmental management processes and support ongoing compliance with applicable environmental regulations.
Coverage
This environmental strategy covers 100% of our operations.