Target's Updated Sustainable Product Index Includes More Ingredient No-Nos

In response to stakeholder feedback, retail giant Target Corporation has made changes to its Sustainable Product Index, which scores products based on their avoidance of potentially hazardous chemicals, among other factors, potentially rewarding vendors with preferential placement and marketing opportunities. The retailer's chemicals-of-concern list has been lengthened, and certifications now are being taken into account.

Mega-retailer Target continues to expand and refine its Sustainable Product Index, designed to discourage brands from using chemicals of concern and promote other sustainable best practices by incentivizing vendors with the prospect of greater exposure.

Changes to the program in 2015, highlighted by recent news and NGO reports, include an expanded list of chemicals vendors are encouraged to avoid due to safety concerns, potentially earning preferential merchandising

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