By 2030, Target intends for the leading raw materials (forest products, cotton and more) that go into their owned-brand products to be 100% recycled, regenerative or sustainably sourced.

By 2025, they intend all strategic business partners to rate Target’s purchasing practices at 4 stars or above on the Better Buying Supplier Survey.

Target was the first major retailer to publish a list of Tier 1 factories and the first U.S. retailer to publish a list of their Tier 2 apparel wet-processing factories. 

In 2020, Target signed several renewable power purchase and utility agreements to further their commitment to power their operations with renewable energy.

Target has certified 59 stores to date to the U.S. EPA’s GreenChill standards and installed around 15,000 hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)-free units in their stores, (57% of their operations’ refrigerants in stand-alone cases).

By 2025, they aim to have 50% of apparel, footwear, home and hardlines suppliers (by spend) achieve zero manufacturing waste to landfill. They also intend to leverage soil health practices to improve at least 1 million acres of land.

In 2020, the company launched Target’s Circular Design Guide, a web-based training hub for team members to learn about circular design and how it impacts their daily work.

Target’s Universal Thread denim team is working to enable a future where these jeans can be recaptured in a closed loop, and has contributed to over 30% of Target’s total wash water reductions.

The Spritz paper products team has now designed and is offering compostable tableware and 95% recycled FSC-certified paper gift bags that are designed for recyclability. The team has redesigned its packaging to be recyclable, too.

In March 2020, they replaced bubble wrap with “hexcel,” a 100% recyclable product, for all product orders shipped from stores.

Their partnership with BCI saved an estimated 12.9 billion gallons of water in 2020.