When customers shop with The Home Depot, they invite us into their homes and businesses. We are grateful for their trust and understand the responsibility that comes with it. That’s why we are committed to doing things better every day – building a great place to work for our approximately 500,000 associates, continuously improving the sustainability of our products and operations, and giving back to the communities we’re proud to call our own.
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The Home Depot’s core values are based on doing the right thing for our customers and associates, and this commitment extends beyond our stores to our communities and the environment.
We are investing in renewable energies, supply chain efficiencies and recycling programs to reduce the environmental impact of our operations. Every day, we strive to do better – to reduce our company’s environmental impact and improve the lives of the people throughout our value chain.
Here are just a few of the sustainability milestones we’ve reached this year:
Whether you’re doing a large remodeling project or growing a garden, The Home Depot is your partner in environmental sustainability. Learn more about our environmental and social responsibility efforts in our 2023 ESG Report.
Read the 2023 ESG Report
| Goals | Goal Date |
|---|---|
| Commit to science-based targets to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions 42% by 2030, from a 2020 base year | 2030 |
| Commit to science-based targets to reduce Scope 3 “Use of Sold Products” emissions 25% by 2030, from the 2020 base year | 2030 |
| 90% of forklifts in our major U.S. distribution centers will be hydrogen-powered by 2029 | 2029 |
| 85% of U.S. & Canadian sales in push mowers and handheld outdoor lawn equipment (combined) in store and online (combined) will be in rechargeable battery technology by 2028 | 2028 |
| Produce/procure 100% renewable electricity equivalent to the electricity needs for all Home Depot facilities worldwide by 2030 | 2030 |
| Motivate top-tier strategic suppliers to have a business-relevant publicly stated sustainability goal by 2025 | 2025 |
| Help customers save $600 million in energy costs by 2026, with a start year of 2023 | 2026 |
| Help customers reduce water use by 100 billion gallons by 2026, with a start year of 2023 | 2026 |
| All private brand patio and home decor products will exclude added PFAS chemicals by 2025 | 2025 |
| All private brand fiber packaging for new SKUs will be compostable, recyclable, or recycled content | By start of 2027 |
| Reduce or convert to more sustainable materials 200 million pounds of plastic used in products by 2028, with a start year of 2020 | 2028 |
| Exclude expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) film from private-brand packaging | 2023 |
| Goals | Goal Date |
|---|---|
| Removed ortho-phthalates from vinyl flooring | 2016 |
| Reduced formaldehyde levels in laminate/engineered flooring | 2017 |
| Implemented additional requirements regarding tropical deforestation standards | 2018 |
| Eliminated certain chemicals in carpet | 2018 |
| Eliminated certain chemicals in insulation | 2018 |
| Eliminated neonicotinoids from live goods, except where legally required | 2019 |
| 20% reduction in U.S. store kilowatt-hour electricity use, compared to 2010 levels | 2020 |
| Helped reduce customers’ greenhouse gas emissions by 20 million metric tons (since 2017) | 2020 |
| Helped customers save $2.8 billion on utility bills through energy-efficient products (since 2017) | 2020 |
| Helped reduce consumers’ water use by 250 billion gallons (since 2017) | 2020 |
| Eliminated certain chemicals in paint | 2020 |
| Eliminated certain intentionally added chemicals from residential household cleaning products | 2022 |
| Procured/produced 335 megawatts of renewable or alternative energy capacity | 2025 |
The Home Depot’s biggest environmental impact is the products we sell. We work with our suppliers to address global environmental concerns in products including carbon emissions, water scarcity, air quality, waste and more. In 2007, we founded our Eco Options program, now branded Eco Actions, to recognize the best of these products through stringent criteria in 6 key product categories: energy efficiency, water conservation, sustainable forestry, healthy home, clean air and circular economy.
In addition to our Eco Actions program, we have a unique responsibility in two key environmental impact areas: forestry and indoor air quality. In 1999, we established a Wood Purchasing Policy to help avoid wood products coming from high conservation value forestlands. And in 2017, we published our Chemical Strategy to encourage the exclusion of key chemicals of concern from paint, flooring, insulation, household cleaning and paint removers.
Our policies and products addressing forestry and indoor air quality impacts, organic gardening, energy- and water-conserving products, and more are outlined here.
We welcome inquiries from our stakeholders. If you have questions, please email us at eco_optionsUSA@homedepot.com.
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