Tell Target to stop selling food grown with toxic pesticides! >>

Neonic pesticides can kill bees and harm many other pollinators and insects. They have also been linked to serious harm to human health. Yet Target sells food grown with these toxic pesticides.

Target has made it clear it wants to protect pollinators. But actions speak louder than words, and so far Target hasn't made it clear that it's taken any action. Eliminating toxic neonic pesticides from its food supply chain will show that Target cares about pollinators – and people. But it will take environmentalists like you asking Target to act!

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Dear CEO Brian Cornell,

I urge Target to help protect bees, butterflies, and other pollinators by strengthening its pollinator health policy and taking clear, measurable action on pollinator-toxic pesticides in its supply chain. Bees and other pollinators are a cornerstone of Target’s food supply. One of three bites of food we eat depends on pollinators, but they are in great peril. At current rates, forty percent of insect pollinators face extinction in coming years. Scientists around the world are warning that we are in the midst of an “insect apocalypse,” due in large part to the overuse of toxic pesticides.

Target is falling behind competitors in pollinator protection. Target fell to 15th place on the 2023 Bee-Friendly Retailer Scorecard. Meanwhile, other companies are stepping up and taking action. Giant Eagle and Walmart have industry-leading policies. Giant Eagle will eliminate the most pollinator-toxic neonicotinoids from its produce supply chain, and both companies will require that all fresh produce suppliers adopt ecological farming methods called integrated pest management (IPM), as verified by a vetted list of third-party certifications, by 2025.

In order to protect pollinators, Target must address the use of pesticides that are driving pollinator declines by setting clear, timebound targets for reducing the use of pollinator-toxic pesticides in its supply chains as well as taking meaningful action to expand ecological farming methods in the company’s agricultural supply chains.

To protect pollinators, people, and the planet, I urge Target to:
• Reduce Pesticides: Establish a pollinator health policy that includes targets to reduce or phase out neonicotinoids, glyphosate, organophosphates, and other pollinator-toxic pesticides, as well as implementation of alternative, least-toxic pest management strategies in company supply chains.
• Grow Organic: Increase USDA-certified organic food and beverages to 15 percent of overall offerings by 2025, prioritizing sourcing from domestic growers.
• Increase Transparency: Publicly disclose company policies and progress related to these actions.

As one of the largest grocery retailers in the U.S., it’s important that Target shows leadership in making its food supply safer for farmers, farmworkers, consumers, and pollinators.

Sincerely,
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