Target
Target Corp. is among the top 15 U.S. e-commerce retailers with $70 billion in annual revenue. As You Sow is in dialogue with the company as part of its work on reducing plastic pollution to phase out use of polystyrene foam as a packaging material.
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As You Sow has withdrawn a shareholder proposal with Target Corp. that asks the company to phase out use of polystyrene foam packaging in its e-commerce operations, as a result of the company’s willingness to work with its value chain and industry peers to discuss replacing foam with less harmful alternatives.
Polystyrene foam used for beverage cups, takeout containers, and packing materials is rarely recycled. Most used foam ends up in landfills where it can remain for hundreds of years. Due to its light weight, it becomes readily airborne and is often swept into waterways. Foam packaging materials in water break down into small indigestible pellets, which marine animals mistake for food. Ingestion of polystyrene can result in illness, death, and the destruction of marine ecosystems. More than 100 U.S. cities or counties, and nine countries, have banned or restricted foam packaging in various forms.
Read the full press release here.
STATUS: Withdrawn; Company will address
RESOLVED: Shareowners of Target request that the board of directors issue a report at reasonable cost, omitting confidential information, assessing the environmental impacts of continued use of foam packing materials, including quantifying the amount that could reach the environment, and assessing the potential for increased risk of adverse health effects to marine animals and humans.
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