Target To Reward High-Scoring Personal Care Under Sustainable Standard
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Target will show favor to products that rank the highest against its Sustainable Product Standard, the retail giant says. Intended to push vendors to adopt sustainable strategies rather than restricting or banning ingredients outright, the standard will score products from zero to 100 based on ingredient sustainability, transparency and overall environmental impact.
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