0 Introduction Environmental Social Governance Indexes and Glossary SDG Index About This Report GRI Index SASB Index SDG Index TCFD Index UNGPRF Index Glossary Aligned SDG Targets and Related SDGs Aligned Target F orward Ambition SDG Our Goals and Accomplishments Who Is Impacted 12. Responsible Consumption and Production Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. SDG Business Benchmark: Zero waste to landfill and incineration. Zero discharge of hazardous pollutants and chemicals. 100% sustainable material inputs that ar e renewable, recyclable or reusable. Our Goals: • By 2040, Target plans for 100% of our owned brand products to be designed for a circular future. • By 2025, Target intends to reduce annual total virgin plastic in our owned brand packaging by 20%. • By 2030, Target plans to achieve zero waste to landfill in U.S. operations. • By 2030, Target intends for the leading raw materials (e.g., forest products, cotton, etc.) that go into our owned brand products to be 100% recycled, regenerative or sustainably sour ced. • By 2025, Target plans to reduce operational food waste by 50%. • By 2025, Target aims to offer two circular owned brands. • By 2025, Target aims to have 100% of our owned brand plastic packaging be recyclable, compostable or reusable, eliminating problematic plastics in owned br and packaging. • By 2030, Target aims to be the market leader for creating and curating inclusive, sustainable brands and experiences. • By 2025, Target plans for 100% of our owned brands, in addition to our owned brand limited-edition and brand partnerships, to adhere to Target’s already established sustainability standar ds. • By 2025, we plan for 100% of owned brand suppliers to regard Target’s purchasing practices as industry-leading. • By 2030, Target plans to divert 90% of waste from landfill through reuse, recycling, donation and reduction strategies. • By 2025, we plan to have 50% of owned brand apparel, footwear, home and hardlines suppliers by spend achieve zero manufacturing waste to landfill (ZMWL). • By 2025, we’ll seek to remove intentionally added perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) from owned brand products, including textiles, cosmetics, beauty and cookwar e items. • By 2025, all owned brand apparel textile facilities will comply with the ZDHC Progressive-level wastewater standard. Our Accomplishments: • In 2021, we diverted 68.2% of construction waste and 80.8% of operational waste from landfill. • We are working to meet public responsible sourcing commitments for forest products, chemicals, cotton, animal welfare, palm oil and seafood. • Several owned brands are implementing our Chemicals Policy, Responsible Sourcing Policy for Forest Products and Cotton Policy, including Everspring, Universal Thr ead, Spritz and Cat & Jack. • Trained more than 3,000 team members and more than 1,000 vendors on circular design principles since 2018, using our Circular Design Guide. The Circular Design C alculator enables our teams to consider and calculate resource use when choosing materials. • We are a founding partner of the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag, which aims to identify, pilot and implement innovative alternative designs for the single- use r etail bag. • Our Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability audit program and standards of vendor engagement include a supply chain audit. We also provide an annual Higg F acility Environmental Module (FEM) self-assessment, which is third-party verified. • We support our guests in choosing packaging that creates less waste through our Target Zero initiative and How2Recycle labels on packaging. Guest efforts ar e further supported by recycling and take-back programs. See chapters: Products and Guest Experiences Built on Fairness and Equity, Responsible Resource Use, Climate Action, Investing in Circularity For more details: Water , Waste & Circular Economy, Materials & Deforestation, Sustainable Operations, Target Forward, Target Chemicals Policy, Forest Products P olicy, Cotton Commitment, Palm Oil Commitment, Plastics, Sustainable Products, Supply Chain Environmental Responsibility, Commitment to Sustainable Seafood , Car Seat Trade-In , Target Just Joined a Groundbreaking New Partnership That Aims to Reinvent the Plastic Retail Bag • Communities where we oper ate • Communities within the supply chain • Environment • Guests • Team members • Vendors SDG Targets: 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6 Related SDG: 2 2022 Target ESG Report 93