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Even as supply chain volume increased, the efficiencies we gained in our operations and our investments in green energy helped us reduce our carbon intensity.
WAYS WE’RE DRIVING SUPPLY CHAIN IMPROVEMENTS In at three U.S. supply chain facilities, giving us 15 locations with emissionsfree fuel for forklifts.
We estimate these fuel cells helped us reduce electricity consumption by about million kilowatt hours in 2021.
By making our supply chain more efficient, we reduce business costs and the impact that our product distribution has on the environment.
We do a technology-assisted assessment of scheduled pickups and deliveries, then recommend optimized routes to reduce miles traveled, fuel consumed and trucks on the road.
As we roll out our new distribution facilities, we’ve partnered with Plug Power to fuel some of our new facility’s material handling fleets, like forklifts, with zero-emission hydrogen fuel.
This is another way we are reducing our environmental impact while building a best-in-class supply chain.
Optimization technology guides how we pack trucks or ocean-bound containers.
We maximize the product load, reducing the number of truckloads and containers — and overall emissions.
We participate in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay® program to collect and report greenhouse gas emissions data from corporate supply chains.
Equally important, we support factories that take action to create lasting social and environmental compliance programs.
The Home Depot’s focus on selling products made from sustainable sources of wood dates to when certified-sustainable wood shelving first arrived in our aisles.
We recognize the environmental impact our company can have on the world’s woodlands by working with suppliers that adhere to set standards of forest management and tree species selection.
To help protect endangered forests and support efforts to preserve timber for future generations, we first issued our Wood Purchasing Policy in 1999.
We know that responsible forest management is essential to protecting the health of our ecosystems, critical biodiversity and the more than one billion people who depend on forests for their livelihoods.
The goal of our sustainable forestry efforts is to ensure timber and healthy forests remain available for future generations.
We strive to better understand the social and economic effects that wood purchases have around the world, especially in regions with endangered forests.
Over the years, we have focused our efforts to ensure the protection of forests at highest risk.
We believe that through our ongoing work with suppliers to sustainably manage forests and the commitments listed in our Wood Purchasing Policy, we have helped to expand forest land coverage in North America.
Through the sharing of best practices with suppliers and ongoing engagement with stakeholders, we seek to build upon the progress we’ve made to protect the world’s forests.
We also source lumber from a number of the largest forestry companies in North America, which work with sustainable forest management organizations like Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI), Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), and American Tree Farm to ensure their trees are being sourced sustainably.
Suppliers of ours like Mendocino Redwood Company (MRC ) and Humboldt Redwood Company (HRC™) seek to be examples of forest restoration and show how private forest management can protect and restore the ecological attributes of the forest, and whose forestlands are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) as being well-managed forests.
We strive to create transparency in how global forest resources are used in our products.
Understanding the world’s forest coverage by country helps guide our supply chain decisions.
Seventeen percent of the world’s forests are in Canada and the United States, according to research by the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization.
The U.N.’s that more than half of the world’s forest coverage is in five countries: Russia (20%), Brazil (12%), Canada (9%), the U.S. (8%) and China (5%).
Give preference to the purchase of wood and wood products originating from certified, well-managed forests wherever feasible.
• Eliminate the purchase of wood and wood products from forest regions identified as endangered.
Promote and support the development and use of alternative environmental products.
We continue to look for ways to help our customers reduce their environmental impact through the projects they take on.
Building on the progress we’ve made with our Eco Options program, in April program, which provides our customers with the resources they need to take individual action on environmental issues.
The Home Depot’s Eco Options program continues to help our customers identify products that have less of an impact on the environment and encourages our suppliers to provide more sustainable offerings.
We launched Eco Options in partnership with SCS Global Services, a leading, independent, third-party certification body that validates environmental claims.
For a product to receive Eco Options classification, the supplier must document attributes that prove it has less of an impact on the environment than comparable products in the same category.
Until all industries create and abide by a reporting formula that measures product attributes according to a common sustainability standard, we will continue to use our Eco Options program to help customers sort through green product claims.
In addition to our Eco Options and Eco Actions programs, we focus our sustainable product efforts in two key areas relevant to our business: forestry and indoor air quality.
In Purchasing Policy to help avoid wood products coming from forestland with a high conservation value.
The Home Depot was honored with four Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Awards in 2021.
We are proud to serve as industry leaders in the design, manufacture, selection, and use of products that are safer for the environment.
Nest Leaf helps you choose an energyefficient temperature and safety alerts let you know when your house gets too hot or cold.
Sustainably Since we introduced Circularity as one of our Eco Options’ pillars in focus has been to prevent products and packaging from becoming waste throughout the product lifecycle.
The foundation of Circularity comes from nature: nothing is wasted, and everything is regenerative.
We strive to offer products with a positive environmental impact, and we encourage suppliers to innovate in how they produce and package products for reuse and longevity.
The goal is to extend our planet’s natural resources and protect land and water from the impact of material disposal.
CHECK IT OUT See how The Home Depot partners with Nike to move towards a circular future in which the very concept of waste doesn’t exist.
Nike Grind diverts shoes and material waste away from landfills and transforms them into a variety of new products, including carpet cushions and gym flooring tiles sold at The Home Depot.
We encourage supplier innovation in product and packaging design, material selection and manufacturing, as well as striving to produce products that have positive environmental impact during use.
consumer use collecting raw materials from our own waste streams, and working with our suppliers to turn them into new products.
and for our customers to extend the life of products and avoid the energy emissions from manufacturing replacements.
See how we’re recycling would-be waste into useful products over and over again.
At a corrugating plant, layers of paper are crimped and glued together to create sheets of cardboard.
At The Home Depot, we recognize the opportunity we have for the environmental impact of our organization, and that our biggest impact is the products we sell.
In partnership with stakeholders throughout the supply chain, we are committed to offering products that are safer for the environment and our customers.
We and many of our suppliers also partner with respected third-party certification organizations and environmental non-profits that guide the home improvement industry toward safer chemical ingredient use.
The Home Depot is committed to continuing the drive toward minimizing the environmental impact of the products we sell.
All indoor wall-to-wall carpet sold through The Home Depot U.S. and Canada has a third-party verification of transparency through DECLARE® Label or Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), or certification of material health through Cradle to Cradle™ Products Innovation Institute or CRI Green Label Plus®.
Our paint suppliers have taken efforts over the last ten years to evolve their paints and offer products that help maintain air quality.
Volatile Organic Compounds: All of our interior and exterior latex water-based wall paints in our U.S. and Canada stores are zero or low VOC.
The Home Depot continues to work with suppliers to improve products that impact indoor air quality.
Sustainably The Home Depot encourages suppliers to make the products we sell more energy efficient, and our partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star® program supports those efforts, too.
In on utility bills through the purchase and proper use of energy-efficient products.
Energy Star-labeled products were key to that progress.
In offered over 22,000 energy-saving products in stores and online, including more than 15,000 Energy Star products.
We sold more than million units of Energy Star products.
We estimate our customers’ purchases of Energy Star products in electricity use by 7 billion kilowatt hours, saving $950 million on energy costs and lowering carbon emissions by 4.9 million metric tons.
DID YOU KNOW The Home Depot U.S. is a award winner and our Canadian stores were recognized for the eighth year in a row as the ENERGY STAR Canada Retailer of the Year in 2021.
Energy Star-labeled clothes dryers use 20% less electricity.
If all clothes dryers sold in the U.S. were Energy Star certified, Americans could collectively save more than $year in utility costs and prevent greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from more than 2 million vehicles.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
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.
Organic soils and low-impact supplements support healthy ecosystems.
True Organic Bone Meal nitrogen and phosphorus helps produce larger organic fruits and vegetables.
Organic plants help promote ecological balance and biodiversity.
Insecticides and weed-retardants for organic gardening keep garden spaces green.
We have long believed that a home should be a healthy environment, and in recent years this has never been more true.
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.
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.
Cleaning products have an important impact on the environment inside homes and beyond.
& Handling We seek sustainable methods of disposal, and, in reused for energy 30% of the hazardous waste generated from our operations and customer returns.
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.
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.
Our packaging innovations reduce waste, increase shipping efficiency and decrease product damage.
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.
By supporting diversity in our communities and among our suppliers, we encourage respect for all people and spark entrepreneurship and innovation.
Rainbow PUSH Coalition Our local and national partners represent the diversity of our associates, suppliers and communities.