Dollar Tree

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?: No / not found

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

Shares info on own-brand packaging?: No / not found

Petro-based plastics in packaging?: not found

Recycled plastic?: Unknown

Uses environmentally-mindful materials (non-plastic) in packaging?: No / not found

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

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

Plastic waste reduction through partnerships?: Yes: Closed Loop Partners, other (add detail)

Uses renewable energy in its supply chain and/or offices?: No / not found -

Uses renewable energy in its stores?: Yes - some (<50%)

Targets for increasing renewable energy?: Yes - nonspecific

On track for these targets?: Unknown (doesn't report)

Energy efficiency measures?: Yes - thorough

Efforts to lower shipping emissions (e.g. EVs)?: Yes - nonspecific

Water conservation measures?: Yes - nonspecific

Refrigerant management strategy?: Yes - nonspecific

Any EPA GreenChill certified stores?: No / not found

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

Packaging disposal guidance?: No / not found

Corporate waste reduction initiatives?: Other (incl general reducing landfill waste)

Corporate waste reporting?: Yes - vague / limited

Food waste reduction initiatives?: No / not found

Food waste reporting?: N/A

Promotes overconsumption?: Unsure / not found

Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.

Sustainability page on consumer site?: Yes - footer

Voluntary annual sustainability report?: Yes

Last published: 2025

Reports its emissions?: Yes

Breakdown in CO2e?: Yes

Last reported in: 2024

Estimated emissions footprint: 16906277 tons CO2e

Scope 1+2 emissions intensity compared to industry / competitor average: High

Science-aligned emissions reduction targets?: Yes - science-aligned

Target timeframe: Medium-term (5-10 years)

Reports progress?: Yes - on track for some

Climate neutral certification?: No

Offsets emissions?: No / not found

Publishes supplier information for owned production?: No

Publishes supplier code of conduct?: Yes

Code of conduct: prohibits child labor, prohibits forced labor, includes environmental clauses

Code of conduct does not sufficiently: disallow unauthorized subcontracting, ensure the right to collective bargaining, ensure a living wage, establish grievance mechanisms

Code of Conduct covers all applicable suppliers (own-production and stocked-brand)?: Yes

Labor certifications in supply chain?: No

3rd-party criticisms of supply chain or labor conditions?: Yes - few

Dollar Tree doesn't publish information about its supply chain partners.

Discloses all trade association memberships?: Nothing to disclose

Climate-obstructive trade association memberships: None -

Pro-climate advocacy memberships?: No

Employs state lobbyists?: Yes

Percentage of lobbyists that are fossil-fuel aligned: High 12%+

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