Environment
Environmental sustainability at Target is integrated throughout our business—from the way we build our stores to the products we stock on our shelves.
Sustainable Living
We’re committed to empowering guests and team members to lead a more sustainable lifestyle by providing the right information, tools and incentives to make it easy.
Sustainable Products
We’re committed to expanding our selection of sustainable product choices that effectively balance price, performance and convenience.
Smart Development
We’re committed to creating buildings that use space more efficiently, improve connectivity for guests and team members and enhance local communities.
Efficient Operations
We’re committed to achieving milestones in our business by using resources responsibly, eliminating waste and minimizing our carbon footprint.
Our Goals
From our distribution centers to our stores, we’re committed to being a responsible steward of the environment. Find out what we’ve done and what’s to come.
Our Commitment to Sustainability
Environmental sustainability is integrated throughout our business—from the way we build our stores to the products on our shelves. Since we opened our first store in 1962, Target has invested in the health and sustainability of our communities. In the early 1960s, part of our giving strategy was devoted to urban renewal and cleaning rivers and waterways. In the 1970s, we sponsored the first Earth Day celebration and developed our first recycling program. Today, we integrate sustainability practices across our business.
For example, we have recycling stations in all our stores for guests to join in on our waste reduction efforts and we’ve made commitments to help guide us as we work to reduce carbon emissions, conserve water and minimize waste going to landfills.
Our history of investing in the health and sustainability of our communities has led us to set environmental commitments in the following areas:
- Sustainable Living
- Sustainable Products
- Smart Development
- Efficient Operations
We join our guests, team members and partners in making environmental commitments we all can keep.
