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Target ranks among the OK stores in the industry, just shy of the "good" category. The retailer is on track to hit its sustainable seafood goals by year-end 2015. Target should strive toward that goal by providing creating a sustainable canned tuna policy and increasing its advocacy efforts. The retailer sells few Red List species.
Has a sustainable seafood policy that covers fresh, frozen, and some canned tuna products. Switched some of its own brand canned tuna to more sustainable sources, though it needs to apply this policy across all of its canned tuna products.
Includes sustainability information for some private label products and decals to help customers make decisions in some stores. However, it needs to increase its point-of-sale and online information for customers.
Supports some seafood sustainability or conservation initiatives; however, it has refused to support protections for the Bering Sea Canyons. Target must take action to address human rights abuses in the seafood industry.
Sells seven of the 22 Red List species: Alaska pollock, Atlantic cod, Atlantic sea scallop, ocean quahog, South Atlantic albacore tuna, tropical shrimp, and yellowfin tuna. Target is one of the few retailers that does not sell farmed salmon.
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Should I buy canned tuna at Target? |
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Yes, Target's Simply Balanced brand comes from sustainable sources, though avoid its Market Pantry brand, which is sourced using destructive fishing methods. |
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Is it ok to buy salmon at Target? |
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Yes! Target does not sell any farmed salmon. |
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Has Target made sustainability a priority? |
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Target's made great strides this year, but it is still struggling on how to communicate sustainability choices to customers and has refused to call for Bering Sea Canyons protection. |
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Is there anything I can do to encourage more sustainable practices at Target? |
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Yes—you can add your name to the petition asking Target to use more sustainable practices. |
