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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:
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Mind the Store campaign
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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:
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Policy
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Oversight
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Accountability
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Disclosure
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Action
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Safer Alternatives
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Transparency
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Chemical Footprint
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Third-party Standards
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Joint Announcement
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Continuous Improvement
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Safer Products
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Collaboration
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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.