Submit annual greenhouse gas emission data, including hydrofluorocarbon emissions, to the Carbon Disclosure Project and share science-based targets to reach carbon neutral operations.
Commit to a companywide average refrigerant leak rate of below 10 percent and report annual progress on a public platform.
Commit to phase out HFCs from all operations and facilities by 2030 and publish progress towards goal each year.
Commit to only using HFC-free systems in all new stores or facilities and use only zero or near-zero GWP refrigerants.
Issue a detailed annual sustainability report listing progress on the above goals and other methods to increase energy efficiency of Trader Joe’s refrigeration systems.
Labor & Cocoa:
Increased transparency; publicly disclose the first and second tiers of its chocolate supply chain.
Require all cocoa suppliers sourcing out of West Africa to be using a Child Labor Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS).
Issue an annual sustainability report (not a blog post), describing how it is supporting a sustainable chocolate industry and what indicators are used to measure success of their efforts.
Increase compensation for cocoa farmers and disclose how Trader Joe’s is supporting efforts to pay cocoa farmers a living income.
Support the call for US and EU mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence regulation.
Commit to no deforestation by 2022 throughout the entire supply chain and develop a robust agroforestry policy, particularly for those areas deforested due to industry practices, including where cocoa is grown in West Africa.
Respect all workers’ rights from those in your stores to those at the end of the supply chain. This includes stopping any anti-union behavior or union busting. Ensure all workers in the supply chain have proper PPE, hazard pay, and paid sick leave in the time of COVID-19 and thereafter.
