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The organization Clean Water Action announced the release of its second annual “report card” on toxic chemicals in consumer products titled:

Who’s Minding the Store? – A Report Card on Retailer Actions to Eliminate Toxic Chemicals (“Report”)

The other Report sponsors included:

• Mind the Store campaign
• Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Connecticut

The Report focused on retailers. A number of the companies surveyed have Arkansas locations.

Arkansas based Walmart received an A- in the Report. This was an increase from a B+ the previous year.

The Report grades retailers on:

• Policy
• Oversight
• Accountability
• Disclosure
• Action
• Safer Alternatives
• Transparency
• Chemical Footprint
• Third-party Standards
• Joint Announcement
• Continuous Improvement
• Safer Products
• Collaboration
• Impact Investment

The Report indicates that 11 retailers evaluated in both 2016 and 2017 demonstrated substantial improvement in the past year. However, it characterizes two-thirds of the companies surveyed as deficient. Other companies with Arkansas locations and their grades included:

Apple A

Whole Foods Market B+

Target B+

Best Buy B

Home Depot C+

Staples D

Sephora D

Dollar Tree D

Kroger D-

Walgreens D-

Lowe’s D-

Ulta Beauty D-

Babies “R” Us F

Sally Beauty F

Office Depot F

Kohl’s F

Dollar General F

TJX Companies F

Ace Hardware F

A link to the Report can be found here.