Tell Target to step up and protect bees from toxic pesticides! >>

People, pollinators, and more than 200 endangered species are at risk because of toxic pesticides. Our food system relies on the pollinators that these pesticides are hurting.

Yet grocery stores across the country continue to source food grown with these dangerous chemicals. It’s time we put an end to that.

Your signature can help us push Target to take action to reduce or eliminate the use of bee-killing pesticides in its supply chain!

Corporate Responsibility

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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 . Scientists around the world are warning that we are in the midst of an “insect apocalypse,” due in 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 is eliminating the most pollinator-toxic neonicotinoids from its produce supply chain by 2025. And Giant Eagle, Walmart, Whole Foods, and Kroger are requiring that all fresh produce suppliers adopt ecological farming methods called integrated pest management (IPM), as verified by a vetted list of third-party certifications..

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 toxic pesticides in its supply chains as well as taking meaningful action to expand organic and other ecological farming methods.

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, 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 show leadership in making its food supply safer for farmers, farmworkers, consumers, and pollinators.

Sincerely,

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