| Home Depot |
| Challenge | Aspects | Upstream | Downstream | Issues | Opportunities |
| Climate change | Emission of gases from energy use | Operations of suppliers emission | Gas emissions from customers visiting stores | Carbon dioxide emissions | Create programs that encourage suppliers to use green energy |
| Energy | Energy consumed | Energy used by suppliers | Energy consumed from product use | Energy sources and costs | Create energy-efficient products |
| Water | Water contamination | Water use for cleaning products and stores | Water used for mixing products like water-based wall paint | Pressure over water pollution | Create water-efficient products |
| Biodiversity | Disruption of biodiversity | Timber extraction for wood-based products | Inappropriate disposal of products by consumers | Pressure over disruption of ecosystem | Invest in sustainable use of natural resources |
| Chemical/Toxics | Chemicals ingredients in products | Use of chemicals in some products | Inappropriate disposal of products by consumers | Transparency of product ingredients | Invest in developing environmentally innovative products |
| Air pollution | Emission of gases from facilities and transportation | Emission from transportation to stores | Gas emissions from vehicles customers use to visit stores | Tighter air pollution controls | Increase efficiency at stores to minimize emissions |
| Waste management | Quantity of waste produced | Solid waste produced by suppliers | Customer disposal of packaging and old products | High costs for waste disposal | Reduce packaging and providing recycling options |
| Ozone layer | Ozone layer depletion | Vehicular emissions of hydro chlorofluoro carbons | Leakage of chlorofluoro carbons from cleaning products | Legal limitation of use of chlorofluoro carbons | Limit or avid use of chlorofluoro carbons |
| Oceans | Contamination of the water bodies | Decline in amount of fish | Pollution of waters through poor waste disposal | Rising costs of seafood | Encourage proper disposal of products |
| Deforestation | Clearing of land for facilities | Reliance of unsustainable wood suppliers | | Environmental activists protests | Encourage purchase of wood from sustainable sources |
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