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By Best Buy Company News Sustainability

25 Jul: Hubert Joly Signs CEO Pledge for Diversity and Inclusion

Best Buy Chairman and CEO Hubert Joly on Tuesday signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge. It’s the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace.

Best Buy recognizes that diversity within an organization spurs greater innovation, revenue growth and strategic-critical thinking.

“Best Buy strives to unleash the power of our people and utilize their unique talents, experiences, beliefs and backgrounds to create an engaging work environment best suited to fulfill our mission of helping our customers pursue their passions and enrich their lives with the help of technology,” Hubert said.

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By Suzanne Hilker Community Relations Company News Sustainability

21 Jun: Best Buy Releases Latest Sustainability Report; Exceeds Carbon Goal

Today Best Buy released its fiscal year 2017 Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Report. What’s the big news? We set out to reduce our carbon emissions 45 percent by 2020 (over a 2009 baseline) and, at the end of 2016, we reached nearly 47 percent.

We are committed to addressing climate change. But that’s not all.

At Best Buy, we are focusing our efforts to positively impact the world in three areas: our communities, our environment and our people. It’s the work we call Best Buy for Good.

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By Best Buy Company News Sustainability

25 May: Best Buy Supports Collective Efforts to Combat Climate Change

Climate change is a global issue that will only be solved through collective efforts. Best Buy is focused on reducing our own carbon impact, and helping our customers use less energy as well. Here are some of the ways we contribute to this effort:

  • We are on track to exceed our science-based goal of reducing our carbon emissions 45 percent by 2020 (over a 2009 baseline).
    • We optimize our store energy usage by automating the lighting, heating and air conditioning.
    • We transitioned our Geek Squad car fleet to the hybrid Toyota Prius c, reducing fuel usage.
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By Best Buy Company News

22 May: Brad Anderson Statement on Border Adjustment Tax

Statement for the Record

U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means

Hearing on

“Increasing U.S. Competitiveness and Preventing American Jobs from Moving Overseas”

May 23, 2017

Bradbury H. Anderson

Former Chief Executive Officer of Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

I, Bradbury H. “Brad” Anderson, started at Best Buy in 1973, and held various assignments of increasing responsibility before being named Vice President in 1981.  In 1986, I was promoted to Executive Vice President and was elected to Best Buy’s Board of Directors.  

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