Target announced its comprehensive company-wide sustainability commitments, designed to guide the company’s ongoing efforts toward environmental sustainability. They also set several key milestones which the company aims to achieve over the next five years.

The company’s commitments to environmental sustainability are available at hereforgood.target.com/environment. The commitments outline plans to:

—Empower guests and team members to easily lead a more sustainable lifestyle by providing the right information, tools, and incentives;

—Expand Target’s selection of sustainable product choices that effectively balance price, performance, and convenience;

—Be a retail leader in smart development by creating buildings that use space more efficiently, are located in areas convenient to guests and team members, and enhance local communities;

—Achieve milestones in its business by using resources responsibly, eliminating waste, and minimizing its carbon footprint.

Specifically, by 2016, Target aims to achieve the following milestones for resource use, waste elimination and carbon footprint reduction:

—Reduce the percentage of operating waste sent to landfills by 15%;

—Reduce water usage by 10% per square foot;

—Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 10%per square foot and 20% per dollar of retail sales;

—Earn the ENERGY STAR® label from the Environmental Protection Agency for at least 75% of its buildings;

—Improve the efficiency of general merchandise transportation inbound to distribution centers by 15% and outbound by 20% and support the adoption of cleaner and more fuel-efficient transportation practices.