Target's 'Most Sustainable Store' to be Testbed for New Outlets, Remodels
Target announced Thursday its “most sustainable store to date,” a Vista, California, location it says will generate more renewable energy than it needs annually to operate. The site will test “multiple innovations to reduce the building’s emissions,” said the retailer.…
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The California structure will be a testbed for future investments in new stores and remodel programs that support long-term growth and help the company achieve sustainability goals, it said. It will generate energy via 3,420 solar panels on its roof and carport canopies, which Target expects to produce up to a 10% energy surplus that can be transmitted back to the local power grid. Other emissions-reducing elements include powering the store’s heating through rooftop solar panels instead of natural gas and switching to carbon dioxide refrigeration, a natural refrigerant. Target plans to scale the refrigeration effort chain-wide by 2040 to reduce its direct operations’ emissions by 20%. It committed to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions enterprise-wide by 2040; since 2017, it has reduced its direct operations’ emissions by nearly 27%. It plans to reach its net-zero goal through sourcing 100% of its electricity from renewable sources for its operations by 2030. The company applied for net-zero energy certification from the International Living Future Institute.