Target’s Sustainable Product Index Target is committed to expanding its selection of wellness and sustainable product choices that effectively balance price, performance and convenience. To build on this commitment, Target uses its Sustainable Product Index to assess products on ingredients, transparency, minimal environmental impact, certification and key issues within product categories. Target uses the UL PurView Platform to collect information from its vendors and evaluate products against the criteria. Products receive a score from 0 to 115 (135 being the top score for household cleaning which is piloting category-specific criteria). In response to stakeholder comments on the initial criteria, we have expanded the set of regulatory lists used to identify chemicals of concern, refined the information used to evaluate packaging, incorporated third-party certifications and are piloting key issues that are specific to product categories. The criteria are currently applied to the personal care, beauty, household cleaning, baby care product and feminine care categories. Other product categories will have an index in the future. Better Ingredients: A product has been developed with human health in mind (70 points) Issue Points Scoring Procedure Ingredients -‐ A product contains no ingredients with high level health concerns.* Ingredients with high level of health concern are recognized as carcinogenic, developmental or reproductive toxicants, endocrine disruptors, or have other serious adverse health effects. 50 A product will receive zero points if it has one or more ingredients on one of Target's designated high level health concerns authoritative lists. A product gets 25 points if it has no ingredients on the high level health concern lists, but does have potentially high level health concerns in generic ingredients (e.g., unspecified “fragrance” or “solvent”). A product gets 40 points if it has no ingredients on the high level health concerns lists, but does have potentially low hazard generic ingredients (e.g., “enzymes”). A product receives all 50 points if it has no ingredients on the high level health concerns lists and no generic ingredients. Transparency -‐ A product's complete ingredient list must be publicly available and disclosed in a way that allows each chemical's health and environmental impacts to be assessed. 20 A product will receive a maximum of 20 points if its ingredients are listed on packaging and website, ingredient purposes are listed on website and there are no generic ingredients on its publicly available ingredient list. Minimal Environmental Impact: A product has been developed with the environment and community in mind (30 points) Issue Packaging -‐ A product's packaging sends minimal, if not zero, waste to landfill. The product’s labeling empowers guests on how to recycle packaging and close the loop. The company responsible for a product has public-facing sustainable packaging goals. Points 20 Scoring Procedure A product will receive a maximum of 20 points if How2Recycle labeling is present on its packaging, and the packaging exhibits at least one sustainable attribute and reduces at least one environmental impact as defined by the Global Protocol on Packaging Sustainability 2.0. Water Quality -‐ A product contains no ingredients that are labeled as hazardous to the aquatic environment.** 5 A product will receive 5 points if the ingredient list can be fully assessed and no ingredients are on the aquatic hazard lists. Animal Testing -‐ A product was not tested on animals during its development or production. 5 A product will receive a maximum score of 5 points if the company responsible for it prohibits animal testing in the development or production of its products and this has been certified by a third party. Certifications: A product has been certified by a third-party as meeting health or environmental standards (15 points) Product -‐ A product has been certified as safe for human health and/or the environment. 10 A product will receive 10 points if it has been certified by either EPA Design for the Environment or Cradle2Cradle (Bronze, Silver or Gold). Feedstock Materials -‐ Material inputs to a product have been certified as having environmental or social benefits by a third-party. 3 A product will receive 3 points if one or more feedstock materials have been certified as USDA organic or biopreferred, non-GMO, fair trade or sustainably produced. Packaging -‐ Material inputs to the packaging of a product have been certified as having environmental benefits by a third-party. 2 A product will receive 2 points if feedstock materials for its packaging have been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council or the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. * Chemicals with high level health concerns are found in the following authoritative regulatory lists: • Proposition 65. California Environmental Protection Agency, Proposition 65 List of Chemicals Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer, Developmental or Reproductive Toxicity • • • • • • Substance of Very High Concern. European Chemicals Agency, Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for Authorization Endocrine Disruptor. European Commission, Community Strategy for Endocrine Disrupters: Priority List. Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic Chemical. US Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic Chemicals Chemical of High Concern to Children. Washington Department of Ecology, Reporting List of Chemicals of High Concern to Children Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist. Health Canada, Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist – Prohibited for Use in Cosmetics Triclosan Prohibition. Minnesota State Legislature, SF 2192 – Section 8: Certain Sales of Cleaning Products Prohibited ** Chemicals labeled as hazardous to the aquatic environments are found in the following authoritative regulatory list: European Chemicals Agency, List of chemicals classified under the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of chronic (long term) aquatic toxicity (Categories 1 & 2) Chemicals as exhibiting acute (short term) aquatic toxicity (Categories 1 & 2) and/or Category-Specific: Household Cleaning Pilot A product has been improved to reduce significant impacts associated with its category (20 points) Issue Points Scoring Procedure Safer Formulation -‐ A product contains a significant percentage of ingredients that are on the Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL), developed by US EPA’s Design for the Environment Program. All chemicals on the SCIL are among the safest for their functional use. 10 A product will receive 3 points if up to 25% of its ingredients are on the Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL), 5 points if 25% - 50% of its ingredients are on the SCIL, and 10 points if 100% of its ingredients are on the SCIL. Laundry Detergents -‐ A product has been improved to reduce energy consumption during product use or use more sustainable materials. 10 A product will receive up to 10 points if it exhibits multiple improvements, such as being reformulated to work in cold water, or if it incorporates sustainably derived palm oil. Surface Cleaners-‐ A product has been improved to reduce indoor and outdoor air pollution impacts, or use more sustainable materials or suppliers. 10 A product will receive up to 10 points if it exhibits multiple improvements, such as reducing the use of volatile organic chemicals, or using raw materials that readily biodegrade.
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