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Customers who use our energy-saving products reduce their power bills and their impact on the planet.
In alignment with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, we work with suppliers to encourage the production of water-conserving products, which we, in turn, offer to our customers.
Our greatest opportunity to effect environmental change for the better is by selling eco-friendly products that help drive efficient use of resources in communities we serve.
In customers conserve water in their homes and businesses.
Across our stores and online, we offered more than products bearing the EPA’s WaterSense label, and we sold nearly 21 million units of those WaterSense products.
We estimate our customers’ purchases of WaterSense products in reduce annual water consumption by over 66 billion gallons, which would collectively mean savings of more than $873 million on water bills.
The average family in the U.S. could save per year by installing WaterSense-labeled showerheads.
GOING GREEN, SAVING GREEN Replacing old, inefficient faucets and aerators with WaterSense-labeled models can save the average family year, equal to the amount of water needed to take 45 showers.
Our company has been a WaterSense Partner of the Year eight times since the Sustained Excellence awards in three of those years.
Reducing Environmental Impact: Water-Saving Products The EPA estimates that household leaks can add up to nearly gallons of water lost every year.
Fixing these leaks conserves water and can also reduce utility bills by about 10%.
We provide project guides on our Eco Actions website to help educate customers on fixing or replacing leaky faucets.
Sustainably The Home Depot partners with our growers and suppliers in advance of each growing season to offer healthy trees, blooms and edible plants that support local environments and pollinators.
Our gardening product offerings are informed by our understanding that backyards, balconies and patios are well-being retreats for our customers and mini-ecosystems that have an impact on their surroundings.
Growing Organic We offer more than non-GMO vegetable and herb plants grown according to methods approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program.
Only products that have been certified as meeting the USDA’s organic production and handling standards may carry the USDA Organic seal.
Our growers work closely with U.S. states’ departments of agriculture to identify invasive plants that may threaten local native plants.
We are proud to partner with more than impact of their production with local environmental issues and growing conditions in their regions.
Our partnerships with local growers enable us to offer healthy, environmentally beneficial plants, reduce emissions and support businesses in the communities we serve.
Reducing Environmental Impact: Gardening CHECK IT OUT See our assortment of organic soils, seeds, plants and more at HomeDepot.com.
Plus, find helpful videos and how-tos to get started with organic gardening.
Organic soils and low-impact supplements support healthy ecosystems.
Performance Organics delivers Miracle-Gro results you expect using ingredients you want.
True Organic Bone Meal nitrogen and phosphorus helps produce larger organic fruits and vegetables.
Organic plants help promote ecological balance and biodiversity.
Bonnie Plants Organics are USDA-certified organic and give you a head start on your harvest.
Insecticides and weed-retardants for organic gardening keep garden spaces green.
Garden Safe Houseplant/Garden contains botanical insecticides that defend against pests, indoors and outdoors.
We have long believed that a home should be a healthy environment, and in recent years this has never been more true.
In response to the pandemic, our customers have relied on us to provide necessary safe and effective products to keep their homes clean of harmful germs.
That’s why The Home Depot offers environmentally preferred cleaners that carry third-party certifications validating their eco-friendly claims.
Cleaning products that are non-toxic, biodegradable, free from harmful chemicals, plant-based and not tested on animals allow our customers to achieve clean and green homes.
Leaping Bunny label certifies no animal testing in manufacturing Certifies manufacturer’s commitment to improving what products are made of and how they’re made Identifies products that use safer chemical ingredients without sacrificing performance Suite of eco-labels certify environmental stewardship, social responsibility and quality Identifies products that meet emissions standards for helping reduce indoor air pollution and risk of chemical exposure Assures a USDA-verified amount of renewable biological ingredients In partnership with stakeholders throughout our supply chain, we are committed to offering products that are safer for our customers to use in their homes.
CLEANING In partnership with stakeholders throughout our supply chain, we are committed to offering products that are safer for our customers to use in their homes.
CHECK IT OUT “The Home Depot’s Chemical Strategy and Eco Options product certification program both play a big role in sustainability in the cleaning department.
The Pink Stuff’s vegan formula is non-toxic and made with natural ingredients.
the charter for sustainable cleaning, which regulates more sustainable cleaning practices in Europe.
Lysol Biodegradable Disinfecting Wipes kill bacteria, they are made with 100% plant-based fibers so they can be thrown away or offered for recycling where they will biodegrade.
The Clorox Company was named the Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winner for outstanding achievement in the manufacturing of products with ingredients that are safer for families, pets, workplaces, communities, and the environment.
USDA Certified Biobased and EPA Safer Choice certified – are made of compostable, plant-based cloth, and remove dirt and grime from many hard surfaces throughout the home.
The Home Depot is on track to reach its goal of eliminating certain chemicals from cleaning products by the end of 2022.
Cleaning products have an important impact on the environment inside homes and beyond.
We are committed to partnering with suppliers that allow us to increase our customers’ eco-friendly cleaning options.
& Handling We seek sustainable methods of disposal, and, in reused for energy 30% of the hazardous waste generated from our operations and customer returns.
Associate Training & Resources Associates receive training on recognizing hazardous materials.
Information about and guidance for the cleanup, classification, labeling and storage of hazardous waste is available to associates through company-issued handheld devices and our associate intranet site.
Garden center—Proper handling of fertilizer and pesticides bags, including checking for and properly repairing damaged bags Receiving and central storage— Appropriate procedures for handling, accumulating, storing, labeling and inventorying hazardous waste and separating potentially incompatible materials Inspections of key areas—Routine inspections of garden areas, parking lots and store entrances identify potential problems; scheduled sweeps of fertilizer aisles and parking lots help protect against hazardous materials entering the environment We’re committed to properly managing waste.
We partner with vendors to keep improving how we and our customers reduce, reuse and recycle.
If a spill does occur, we have the following resources in place to properly address it: Spill kits and containers—Located throughout each store for prompt and effective cleanup and disposal of hazardous materials such as paint, solvents, aerosols, oil, fuel, pesticides and fertilizers Emergency response—A third-party consultant provides an emergency response team available with hazardous materials cleanup and, if necessary, provide remediation services SUSTAINABLE SHREDDING In the U.S., The Home Depot provided over 5.4 million pounds of shredded paper for recycling in 2021.
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES We recycle lead-acid batteries used in THD operations and dropped off by customers.
Customers’ switch to LED lights has reduced CFL recycling volume.
The amount of cardboard we recycle from our operations continues to rise.
We recycle rechargeable batteries dropped off by customers.
Sustainably The Home Depot’s packaging team works with our private-label product suppliers to apply science to creating better packaging.
Our goal is to reduce package footprints and use more sustainable materials to secure and protect the private-label products we sell.
From innovations allowed us to redesign 652 packages to reduce size and materials.
In innovate as they undertook a large project aimed at reducing packaging across our Crown Bolt products, Home Depot’s private brand of fasteners and building hardware.
This project touched over packaging units, across nearly 300 SKUs.
In to find substitutes for expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) film in our private-label products.
EPS foam is good at protecting products from damage, but it contains beads of chemicals and oil that are often difficult to recycle and can take more than a century to biodegrade.
We continue to look across our privatelabel products to find even the smallest amounts of EPS and replace it with easier-to-recycle materials like molded pulp and paper.
PVC film is a thin, rigid synthetic plastic polymer that’s molded around products to secure and protect them.
But, like EPS, it is tough to recycle and takes a long time to break down naturally, and we’re working hard to use less of it.
In EPS foam and PVC film from our privatelabel packages by 2023, prompting us to dig even deeper for results.
Our packaging innovations reduce waste, increase shipping efficiency and decrease product damage.
That’s good for the planet and our business.
Reducing Environmental Impact: Sustainable Packaging We’re compressing EPS waste from our operations into foam blocks that can be repurposed into new products, such as insulation — keeping the material out of landfills.
Meet the entrepreneurial associate who launched this initiative.
Our practice of engaging with our stakeholders on ESG topics helped us design a more sustainable packaging solution for some of our LED lightbulbs.
In response to customer feedback, we have sought to remove the excess plastic from our ECOSMART LED bulb packaging.
In this regard, our packaging team went to work looking for a new way to package the bulbs without the need for plastic.
The redesign that our packaging team came up with helped eliminate the need for plastic in the packaging, while also reducing the size of the box.
Our core values shape our commitment to making the communities we serve stronger and more resilient.
By supporting diversity in our communities and among our suppliers, we encourage respect for all people and spark entrepreneurship and innovation.
The Home Depot Foundation invests in improving veteran housing, supporting communities affected by natural disasters and training skilled tradespeople to fill the labor gap.
Team Depot, our associate volunteer force, provides hands-on project support to further the Foundation’s mission and impact.
Rainbow PUSH Coalition Our local and national partners represent the diversity of our associates, suppliers and communities.
Since Depot and The Home Depot Foundation have committed more than $45 million to organizations working to improve social equity and further our diversity commitments: striving to close the wealth gap and advancing education for all.
Our partnerships with organizations that promote diversity, equity and inclusion reinforce our support to the communities we serve.
(HBCUs) were not being drafted by NFL teams.
Thus, they created the HBCU Legacy Bowl, a post-season all-star game showcasing some of the best draft-eligible football players attending historically black colleges and universities.
The event is more than a football game.
The Legacy Bowl’s career fair brings job opportunities and professional skills training like résumé writing and interview tips to juniors and seniors attending HBCUs.
HBCU Legacy Bowl CHECK IT OUT Providing people with neurodevelopmental disabilities the chance to earn a fair wage and reach their full potential is the mission of Ken’s Krew.
We’ve partnered with the nonprofit for more than 25 years.
The Home Depot Foundation has partnered with Habitat for Humanity since neighborhoods across America through affordable homeownership that helps build generational wealth.
than $organizations across the country to support local DIY projects and neighborhood revitalization efforts.
Sustainably At the Home Depot, we are committed to building inclusive and sustainable business opportunities for women, minority, veteran, disability and LGBTQ owned companies.
Our Supplier Diversity program was established in with the goal of increasing shareholder value, driving innovation and creating positive impact in the communities we serve.
We celebrate and invest in minority entrepreneurs because we understand their critical role in driving innovation, creating jobs and meaningful solutions in our communities.
In suppliers, compared to $3.2 billion the previous year.
Diverse businesses are identified as U.S.-based, for-profit and citizens or people with U.S. permanent resident alien status that fall under one of the following categories: woman, ethnic minority, veteran, LGBTQ, individuals with a disability.
In designed to drive more spending from our direct Tier I suppliers to diverse businesses.
We’re working to better ensure that a portion of the money we spend on products and services, even with suppliers that are not identified as diverse, makes its way to diverse enterprises.
The Home Depot provides supplier development programs and mentoring to assist diverse suppliers with business growth, and we partner with organizations that provide certification, education and opportunities for capital and networking.
Doing business with a diverse group of suppliers provides us with unique ideas, different perspectives and innovative products that meet the needs of our customers.
The Home Depot is building inclusive and sustainable business opportunities for women, minority, veteran, disability and LGBTQ owned companies.
We are committed to cultivating a supplier base that creates long-lasting growth and mutual business success, while reflecting the diversity of our customers and strengthening our communities.
“We believe that a strong supplier diversity program increases shareholder value, drives innovation and creates economic impact in the communities that we serve.
Founded by friends Alejandro Vélez and Nikhil Arora, Back to the Roots creates gardening kits for indoor or outdoor spaces with a mission to get the next generation growing — no green thumb or backyard needed.

Customers who use our energy-saving products reduce their power bills and their impact on the planet.

In alignment with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, we work with suppliers to encourage the production of water-conserving products, which we, in turn, offer to our customers.

Our greatest opportunity to effect environmental change for the better is by selling eco-friendly products that help drive efficient use of resources in communities we serve.

In customers conserve water in their homes and businesses.

Across our stores and online, we offered more than products bearing the EPA’s WaterSense label, and we sold nearly 21 million units of those WaterSense products.

We estimate our customers’ purchases of WaterSense products in reduce annual water consumption by over 66 billion gallons, which would collectively mean savings of more than $873 million on water bills.

The average family in the U.S. could save per year by installing WaterSense-labeled showerheads.

GOING GREEN, SAVING GREEN Replacing old, inefficient faucets and aerators with WaterSense-labeled models can save the average family year, equal to the amount of water needed to take 45 showers.

Our company has been a WaterSense Partner of the Year eight times since the Sustained Excellence awards in three of those years.

Reducing Environmental Impact: Water-Saving Products The EPA estimates that household leaks can add up to nearly gallons of water lost every year.

Fixing these leaks conserves water and can also reduce utility bills by about 10%.

We provide project guides on our Eco Actions website to help educate customers on fixing or replacing leaky faucets.

Sustainably The Home Depot partners with our growers and suppliers in advance of each growing season to offer healthy trees, blooms and edible plants that support local environments and pollinators.

Our gardening product offerings are informed by our understanding that backyards, balconies and patios are well-being retreats for our customers and mini-ecosystems that have an impact on their surroundings.

Growing Organic We offer more than non-GMO vegetable and herb plants grown according to methods approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program.

Only products that have been certified as meeting the USDA’s organic production and handling standards may carry the USDA Organic seal.

Our growers work closely with U.S. states’ departments of agriculture to identify invasive plants that may threaten local native plants.

We are proud to partner with more than impact of their production with local environmental issues and growing conditions in their regions.

Our partnerships with local growers enable us to offer healthy, environmentally beneficial plants, reduce emissions and support businesses in the communities we serve.

Reducing Environmental Impact: Gardening CHECK IT OUT See our assortment of organic soils, seeds, plants and more at HomeDepot.com.

Plus, find helpful videos and how-tos to get started with organic gardening.

Organic soils and low-impact supplements support healthy ecosystems.

Performance Organics delivers Miracle-Gro results you expect using ingredients you want.

True Organic Bone Meal nitrogen and phosphorus helps produce larger organic fruits and vegetables.

Organic plants help promote ecological balance and biodiversity.

Bonnie Plants Organics are USDA-certified organic and give you a head start on your harvest.

Insecticides and weed-retardants for organic gardening keep garden spaces green.

Garden Safe Houseplant/Garden contains botanical insecticides that defend against pests, indoors and outdoors.

We have long believed that a home should be a healthy environment, and in recent years this has never been more true.

In response to the pandemic, our customers have relied on us to provide necessary safe and effective products to keep their homes clean of harmful germs.

That’s why The Home Depot offers environmentally preferred cleaners that carry third-party certifications validating their eco-friendly claims.

Cleaning products that are non-toxic, biodegradable, free from harmful chemicals, plant-based and not tested on animals allow our customers to achieve clean and green homes.

Leaping Bunny label certifies no animal testing in manufacturing Certifies manufacturer’s commitment to improving what products are made of and how they’re made Identifies products that use safer chemical ingredients without sacrificing performance Suite of eco-labels certify environmental stewardship, social responsibility and quality Identifies products that meet emissions standards for helping reduce indoor air pollution and risk of chemical exposure Assures a USDA-verified amount of renewable biological ingredients In partnership with stakeholders throughout our supply chain, we are committed to offering products that are safer for our customers to use in their homes.

CLEANING In partnership with stakeholders throughout our supply chain, we are committed to offering products that are safer for our customers to use in their homes.

CHECK IT OUT “The Home Depot’s Chemical Strategy and Eco Options product certification program both play a big role in sustainability in the cleaning department.

The Pink Stuff’s vegan formula is non-toxic and made with natural ingredients.

the charter for sustainable cleaning, which regulates more sustainable cleaning practices in Europe.

Lysol Biodegradable Disinfecting Wipes kill bacteria, they are made with 100% plant-based fibers so they can be thrown away or offered for recycling where they will biodegrade.

The Clorox Company was named the Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winner for outstanding achievement in the manufacturing of products with ingredients that are safer for families, pets, workplaces, communities, and the environment.

USDA Certified Biobased and EPA Safer Choice certified – are made of compostable, plant-based cloth, and remove dirt and grime from many hard surfaces throughout the home.

The Home Depot is on track to reach its goal of eliminating certain chemicals from cleaning products by the end of 2022.

Cleaning products have an important impact on the environment inside homes and beyond.

We are committed to partnering with suppliers that allow us to increase our customers’ eco-friendly cleaning options.

& Handling We seek sustainable methods of disposal, and, in reused for energy 30% of the hazardous waste generated from our operations and customer returns.

Associate Training & Resources Associates receive training on recognizing hazardous materials.

Information about and guidance for the cleanup, classification, labeling and storage of hazardous waste is available to associates through company-issued handheld devices and our associate intranet site.

Garden center—Proper handling of fertilizer and pesticides bags, including checking for and properly repairing damaged bags Receiving and central storage— Appropriate procedures for handling, accumulating, storing, labeling and inventorying hazardous waste and separating potentially incompatible materials Inspections of key areas—Routine inspections of garden areas, parking lots and store entrances identify potential problems; scheduled sweeps of fertilizer aisles and parking lots help protect against hazardous materials entering the environment We’re committed to properly managing waste.

We partner with vendors to keep improving how we and our customers reduce, reuse and recycle.

If a spill does occur, we have the following resources in place to properly address it: Spill kits and containers—Located throughout each store for prompt and effective cleanup and disposal of hazardous materials such as paint, solvents, aerosols, oil, fuel, pesticides and fertilizers Emergency response—A third-party consultant provides an emergency response team available with hazardous materials cleanup and, if necessary, provide remediation services SUSTAINABLE SHREDDING In the U.S., The Home Depot provided over 5.4 million pounds of shredded paper for recycling in 2021.

LEAD-ACID BATTERIES We recycle lead-acid batteries used in THD operations and dropped off by customers.

Customers’ switch to LED lights has reduced CFL recycling volume.

The amount of cardboard we recycle from our operations continues to rise.

We recycle rechargeable batteries dropped off by customers.

Sustainably The Home Depot’s packaging team works with our private-label product suppliers to apply science to creating better packaging.

Our goal is to reduce package footprints and use more sustainable materials to secure and protect the private-label products we sell.

From innovations allowed us to redesign 652 packages to reduce size and materials.

In innovate as they undertook a large project aimed at reducing packaging across our Crown Bolt products, Home Depot’s private brand of fasteners and building hardware.

This project touched over packaging units, across nearly 300 SKUs.

In to find substitutes for expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) film in our private-label products.

EPS foam is good at protecting products from damage, but it contains beads of chemicals and oil that are often difficult to recycle and can take more than a century to biodegrade.

We continue to look across our privatelabel products to find even the smallest amounts of EPS and replace it with easier-to-recycle materials like molded pulp and paper.

PVC film is a thin, rigid synthetic plastic polymer that’s molded around products to secure and protect them.

But, like EPS, it is tough to recycle and takes a long time to break down naturally, and we’re working hard to use less of it.

In EPS foam and PVC film from our privatelabel packages by 2023, prompting us to dig even deeper for results.

Our packaging innovations reduce waste, increase shipping efficiency and decrease product damage.

That’s good for the planet and our business.

Reducing Environmental Impact: Sustainable Packaging We’re compressing EPS waste from our operations into foam blocks that can be repurposed into new products, such as insulation — keeping the material out of landfills.

Meet the entrepreneurial associate who launched this initiative.

Our practice of engaging with our stakeholders on ESG topics helped us design a more sustainable packaging solution for some of our LED lightbulbs.

In response to customer feedback, we have sought to remove the excess plastic from our ECOSMART LED bulb packaging.

In this regard, our packaging team went to work looking for a new way to package the bulbs without the need for plastic.

The redesign that our packaging team came up with helped eliminate the need for plastic in the packaging, while also reducing the size of the box.

Our core values shape our commitment to making the communities we serve stronger and more resilient.

By supporting diversity in our communities and among our suppliers, we encourage respect for all people and spark entrepreneurship and innovation.

The Home Depot Foundation invests in improving veteran housing, supporting communities affected by natural disasters and training skilled tradespeople to fill the labor gap.

Team Depot, our associate volunteer force, provides hands-on project support to further the Foundation’s mission and impact.

Rainbow PUSH Coalition Our local and national partners represent the diversity of our associates, suppliers and communities.

Since Depot and The Home Depot Foundation have committed more than $45 million to organizations working to improve social equity and further our diversity commitments: striving to close the wealth gap and advancing education for all.

Our partnerships with organizations that promote diversity, equity and inclusion reinforce our support to the communities we serve.

(HBCUs) were not being drafted by NFL teams.

Thus, they created the HBCU Legacy Bowl, a post-season all-star game showcasing some of the best draft-eligible football players attending historically black colleges and universities.

The event is more than a football game.

The Legacy Bowl’s career fair brings job opportunities and professional skills training like résumé writing and interview tips to juniors and seniors attending HBCUs.

HBCU Legacy Bowl CHECK IT OUT Providing people with neurodevelopmental disabilities the chance to earn a fair wage and reach their full potential is the mission of Ken’s Krew.

We’ve partnered with the nonprofit for more than 25 years.

The Home Depot Foundation has partnered with Habitat for Humanity since neighborhoods across America through affordable homeownership that helps build generational wealth.

than $organizations across the country to support local DIY projects and neighborhood revitalization efforts.

Sustainably At the Home Depot, we are committed to building inclusive and sustainable business opportunities for women, minority, veteran, disability and LGBTQ owned companies.

Our Supplier Diversity program was established in with the goal of increasing shareholder value, driving innovation and creating positive impact in the communities we serve.

We celebrate and invest in minority entrepreneurs because we understand their critical role in driving innovation, creating jobs and meaningful solutions in our communities.

In suppliers, compared to $3.2 billion the previous year.

Diverse businesses are identified as U.S.-based, for-profit and citizens or people with U.S. permanent resident alien status that fall under one of the following categories: woman, ethnic minority, veteran, LGBTQ, individuals with a disability.

In designed to drive more spending from our direct Tier I suppliers to diverse businesses.

We’re working to better ensure that a portion of the money we spend on products and services, even with suppliers that are not identified as diverse, makes its way to diverse enterprises.

The Home Depot provides supplier development programs and mentoring to assist diverse suppliers with business growth, and we partner with organizations that provide certification, education and opportunities for capital and networking.

Doing business with a diverse group of suppliers provides us with unique ideas, different perspectives and innovative products that meet the needs of our customers.

The Home Depot is building inclusive and sustainable business opportunities for women, minority, veteran, disability and LGBTQ owned companies.

We are committed to cultivating a supplier base that creates long-lasting growth and mutual business success, while reflecting the diversity of our customers and strengthening our communities.

“We believe that a strong supplier diversity program increases shareholder value, drives innovation and creates economic impact in the communities that we serve.

Founded by friends Alejandro Vélez and Nikhil Arora, Back to the Roots creates gardening kits for indoor or outdoor spaces with a mission to get the next generation growing — no green thumb or backyard needed.