Trader Joe's

Environmentally-mindful sourcing and stocking commitments?: No

Promotes collections that help consumers make conscious decisions?: No / not found

Stocks any Commons top-rated sustainable brands? (proportion of rateable categories): Not analyzed yet

Has time-bound targets to improve its sourcing for owned-brand products?: No

Certifications for owned-brands and products?: No

Heavy reliance on virgin petro plastic?: Unsure / not found

Shares info on ecommerce packaging?: N/A

Shares info on in-store and upstream packaging?: No / not found

Shares info on own-brand packaging?: Yes - but reporting could be improved

Petro-based plastics in packaging?: Yes

Recycled plastic?: Unknown

Uses environmentally-mindful materials (non-plastic) in packaging?: Yes

These materials include ones that are: recyclable.

Targets for improving its packaging materials?: No / not found

Initiatives to reduce packaging volume / intensity?: No / not found

Plastic waste reduction through partnerships?: No / not found:

Trader Joe's does not share information on its energy strategy.

Water conservation measures?: No / not found

Refrigerant management strategy?: No / not found

Efforts to lower shipping emissions (e.g. EVs)?: N/A - brick and mortar only

Any EPA GreenChill certified stores?: No / not found

Alt models to promote consumer reuse and recycling?: No / not found

Packaging disposal guidance?: Yes

Corporate waste reduction initiatives?: No / not found

Food waste reduction initiatives?: No / not found

Food waste reporting?: N/A

Promotes overconsumption?: No

Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.

Sustainability page on consumer site?: No / not found

Voluntary annual sustainability report?: No

Commons couldn't find information on this brand's emissions tracking. We expect large brands with the largest emissions footprint to track and report their data publicly.

Emissions intensity compared to industry / competitor average: Emissions intensity not found

Commons couldn't find emissions reduction targets for this brand. Larger brands have an outsized impact and responsibility to reduce their emissions.

Climate neutral certification?: No

Offsets emissions?: No / not found

• Trader Joe's doesn't publish information about its supply chain partners.
• Publishes supplier code of conduct?: No — but do have other publicly-shared policy documents
• Code of Conduct covers all applicable suppliers (own-production and stocked-brand)?:
• Labor certifications in supply chain?: Not found
• 3rd-party criticisms of supply chain or labor conditions?: No

Discloses all trade association memberships?: No

Climate-obstructive trade association memberships: None -

Pro-climate advocacy memberships?: No

Employs state lobbyists?: No

Donated more than $100k to any candidates or PACs from 2018-2024?: No