Circularity

What Do We Mean by Circular Economy?

The Home Depot is working to help the industry change the way we think about materials. We believe that the circular economy is a model worthy of investment and commitment. A “circular economy” aims to ensure products and packaging never become trash. The foundational principles of this idea are found in nature, where nothing is …
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Sustainable Forestry

How Do You Fight Climate Change? Trees and 2x4s. Lots of Them.

Sustainable forestry has been a passion and strategy for The Home Depot for over 25 years. Over the years, we have established supply chain protocols to ensure visibility into where our products come from and to safeguard the health of these forests. One example of this is our preference for certified wood. Wood is considered …
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Sustainable Forestry

Creating Wildfire-Resilient Forests in California Helps Us All

Wood may be one of the easiest products to connect back to the environment. Behind most wood products you see at The Home Depot, there are forests. For products made by Mendocino Redwood Company (MRC), those forests are carefully managed with two goals in mind: sustainability and productivity. Balancing sustainability and productivity means managing both …
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Responsible Chemistry

BEHR Paint: Pushing the Paint Industry Forward

The Home Depot’s sustainability goals drive our progress and, in turn, benefit our customers, communities, associates and partners. These goals are often not ours alone to meet, they require the engagement of other companies to drive change. When we established a goal to reduce suspect chemicals in paint, we knew it would require paint manufacturers …
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Carbon Emissions

Better Batteries Are Helping to Reduce Carbon Emissions in Household Chores

As The Home Depot looks for partners to lead our industries into a cleaner future, one clear leader in carbon reduction is TTI. A world leader in power technology, TTI is the manufacturer of such reputable brands as RYOBI and Milwaukee. For years, TTI has been leading advancements in lithium-ion battery technology. In 2020, The …
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EnergyStar Appliances for Energy Efficiency

Carbon Emissions

Saving Customers $2.8 Billion with ENERGY STAR

In 2017, we committed to saving our customers $2.8 billion in energy costs and helping customers avoid 20 million metric tons of CO2 emissions through the sale of ENERGY STAR® -certified products. In 2018 alone, we saved customers $1.2 billion in energy costs and helped them avoid 7 million metric tons of CO2. According to …
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Home Depot Gardening

2018 Responsibility Report: a Year of Progress

Every day, we open our doors determined to do things better, from how we treat our associates, customers and communities to how we run our operations. 2017 was a landmark year for The Home Depot, and we’re proud to share the progress we’ve made in our environmental, workforce and community initiatives in the 2018 Responsibility …
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The Home Depot

3 EPA Wins from Home Depot in 2017!

Home Depot’s commitment to sustainability was recognized three times by the EPA in 2017! Click here to learn how our energy-efficient product assortment was recognized by ENERGY STAR® for Retail Partner of the Year! Click here to learn how EPA’s WaterSense® selected Home Depot to be Partner of the Year for our commitment to saving …
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