0 Introduction Environmental Social Governance Indexes and Glossary Governance Overview Inside Governance Oper ating E thically P r omoting and P r ot ecting Human Rights Purchasing practices We are committed to pursuing responsible purchasing practices that help us act as a fair business partner. We have therefore set a goal to formally evaluate the way we do business with those who manufacture our products. Through our partnership with Better Buying , a nonprofit organization focused on improving purchasing practices throughout the global supply chain, we annually assess the impact of our purchasing practices on supplier sustainability through a financial, environmental and social lens. We leverage this assessment to better understand how our day-to-day purchasing practices are affecting our suppliers, their workers and the environment. In partnership with Better Buying, we rolled out a new educational training course to help commercial teams understand what purchasing practices are, why they are essential and how decisions can impact workers worldwide. In the year ahead, we will continue to deepen our relationships with new and existing partners to achieve our ambitions. Learn more about our focus areas for this work at target.com/ targetforward . Traceability and sustainability In support of our Target Forward strategy, as well as advancing our material strategies, Target is implementing traceability programs . Read more about responsibly sourced commodities , environmental protection and social standards in our supply chain, and our work to limit the use of conflict minerals in our owned brand products. Social responsibility in the supply chain We are dedicated to using our reach and influence to protect people and uphold social responsibility standards throughout our global supply chain. All our vendor relationships are guided by the Business Partner Code of Conduct . This includes our Standards of Vendor Engagement (SOVE) , which outlines our expectations for vendors and serves as the anchor for embedding human rights throughout our supply chain, alongside our labor and human rights policies . These core documents define the scope of our vendors’ ethical operations obligations. Additionally, Applying Target’s SOVE is a detailed guidebook on Target’s expectations for supply chain human rights, as well as environmental standards we expect from suppliers, and has been made available to vendors in 10 different languages. We expect all our domestic and international business partners to respect human rights, and to comply with Target’s SOVE and all applicable laws pertaining to human rights, including, without limitation, all laws applicable to workplace health, safety, labor and employment. Grievances We are committed to providing Target team members and workers in our supply chain with access to effective grievance mechanisms. We expect our business partners to share any concerns of potential misconduct so that we can investigate and address concerns promptly. In 2022, we partnered with human rights consultancy Article One to create an in- depth training experience for our sourcing team members worldwide. This is intended to deepen their understanding of human rights issues and to recognize the importance of having effective grievance mechanisms in place for all workers in our supply chain. Our ethics and responsible sourcing and sustainability teams conduct ethics training with business partners in many parts of the world. The training promotes the Target Integrity Hotline , a channel available to all team members and supplier workers for confidentially reporting issues related to our SOVE; the call is free and handled by an independent third party, and local language interpreters are available. We do not share or publish specific grievances or specific issues raised and do not tolerate any retaliation against any team member who reports in good faith. Our suppliers should also maintain effective grievance mechanisms for workers, aligned with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. During 2021, we distributed information on accessing and engaging with Target’s Integrity Hotline to all factory and supplier locations. Target continues to explore opportunities to increase accessibility to reporting options and drive comfort in using the reporting options provided. In the event that a grievance is raised, Target will thoroughly investigate all issues and manage them to closure through our Sensitive Case Program. 2022 Target ESG Report 58