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22 Dec: Best Buy Community Efforts Extend to China

Best Buy is committed to helping kids reach their full potential. Our community efforts extend all the way to Shanghai, China, where I work on Best Buy’s private label sourcing team.

We wanted to help our local community and address an issue that we are very passionate about – the environment. Together with Dr. Jane Goodall’s nonprofit, Shanghai Roots & Shoots, we created an environmental education program, called Youth for Environmental Sustainability (YES).

The environment is a critical issue in China, as we have seen pollution increase significantly over the years.

By Brynn Albrecht Sustainability Technology

12 Dec: Sustainable Tech: 5 Gifts You’ll Feel Good about Giving

If you haven’t finished your holiday shopping just yet, here are a few gift ideas that you can feel good about giving. Each of these cool sustainable tech items also help to protect the environment.

For those who throw the best dance parties: Philips Hue Light Bulb

They’ll love taking their party to the next level by setting their new colored bulbs to music. You’ll love that the bulbs are ENERGY STAR® certified, meaning they will use less energy while protecting the environment.

By Best Buy Company News Sustainability

05 Dec: Best Buy Named to Human Rights Campaign’s ‘Best Places to Work’ List for 12th Year

Best Buy has landed a top spot on the annual Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equality Index, achieving a perfect rating of 100 and earning the designation as a Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality for the 12th year. Released annually, the index benchmarks and reports on how corporate policies and practices are helping to achieve LGBT workplace equality. The index now includes U.S. and Mexico businesses.

This latest recognition further affirms Best Buy’s support for LGBT equality and commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive employee base, which are fundamental to the company’s own success.

By Suzanne Hilker Sustainability

22 Nov: Best Buy Receives Green Purchasing Award

For the second year in a row, Best Buy has been recognized by Office Depot for leadership in green purchasing for our goods not for resale – or products we use to run our business – think office supplies, furniture and cleaning solutions. Best Buy is the only retailer to receive this distinguished award.

Award winners were selected from Office Depot’s largest 1,000 customers based on how much these customers invest in sustainable products. Office Depot calls this “green spend,” a calculation based on products that save energy, avoid waste or use safer chemicals.

By Best Buy Sustainability

18 Nov: Best Buy’s Commitment To Carbon Reduction

A year ago, I participated in the COP 21 Climate Negotiations in Paris. It was a historic moment as nearly 200 countries came together to agree to take important steps to address climate change by reducing global temperatures through the reduction of carbon emissions and other measures.

Now, as COP22 convenes in Marrakesh, Morocco, world leaders are again discussing action items to ensure that the agreed-upon measures come to fruition. We believe that it is important for Best Buy to remain engaged with leading companies and the rest of the world in a commitment to aggressive, science-based carbon reduction.

By Brynn Albrecht Sustainability

16 Nov: Sustainable Tech: Save Energy with Insignia’s Smart Plug

It’s lunch time and you’re at work, but you just realized you left your Clark Griswold-inspired holiday lights display turned on. Yikes! Your energy bill is going through the roof. Good thing you just bought an Insignia Wi-Fi Smart Plug and connected it to your lights.

With a couple of clicks on your phone, you can turn the display off. Energy crisis averted!

This new plug connects electronic devices to your home Wi-Fi network, giving you the power to control your devices from afar, helping to save energy and money.

By Suzanne Hilker Sustainability

28 Oct: Sustainable Tech: Philips Hue Smart Light Bulbs Just Got Smarter

ENERGY STAR® is the most recognized symbol for energy efficiency. And at Best Buy, we sell a lot of ENERGY STAR certified products – TVs, computers, kitchen appliances and even sound bars. We are thrilled to add Philips Hue connected LED light bulbs to that list. They are the first connected light bulbs to earn the mark for superior energy efficiency. ENERGY STAR means saving energy and saving money on utility bills. Smart, right?

So, why is it better for a connected light bulb to be ENERGY STAR certified?

By Suzanne Hilker Sustainability

27 Oct: Best Buy Retains Leadership CDP Score

Best Buy is proud to be recognized by CDP for our climate management strategies and carbon emission reduction.

Our 2016 A- score demonstrates an ongoing commitment to reducing emissions in our operations and sourcing renewable energy, as well as helping our customers lead more sustainable lives. We are among the highest scoring U.S. retailers.

Best Buy has been working to reduce carbon emissions since setting our first carbon goal in 2009. After exceeding our 20 percent reduction goal in 2014, we set a new goal to reduce carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2020.

By Brynn Albrecht Sustainability

12 Oct: Three Things You Didn’t Know About ENERGY STAR®

Happy Energy Awareness Month! To celebrate, we’re highlighting ENERGY STAR certified products at Best Buy and giving you tips on how to save energy at home.

You know to look for the ENERGY STAR mark when shopping for appliances and electronics, but do you know how much energy certified products can actually save? Check out a few things you might not know about ENERGY STAR.

A standard clothes washer that’s older than 10 years costs around $180 to run every year.

By Suzanne Hilker Sustainability

06 Oct: You’re Sustainable, but Are Your Roommates?

So you’re living in your first apartment. Freedom! But you’re also paying the bills now. And let’s be honest, you’d rather spend your money on a night out than on your electric bill, right?

October is Energy Awareness Month, so we’re sharing a few easy ways to save energy and money in your first place:

Ask your landlord to change overhead lights to LED – they are energy efficient and last a long time.
While you’re talking to your landlord, ask them to install a smart thermostat.

By William Woodworth Company News Sustainability

28 Sep: Reflections from a Geek: A Decade of Inspiring Teens

In 2009, I was invited to join something new taking place in Des Moines, Iowa. Little did I know I would be part of something so transformative.

It was an early expansion of a Best Buy community program called Geek Squad Summer Academy, which taught technology skills to underserved youth across the country in the form of two-day camps. As a Geek Squad Agent, I led classes on computer hardware and programming basics, and our “campers” were Girl Scouts. Their passion for learning and discovery was tangible and exhilarating, and after the event ended, I could only think “I wish we had more.”

By Suzanne Hilker Sustainability

23 Sep: Best Buy Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Sixth Year

Best Buy has been named to the Dow Jones Index for Sustainable Investing (DJSI) for the sixth consecutive year.

The index is the official sustainability performance ranking of the largest 600 North American companies. It follows a best-in-class approach to measure and compare companies on environmental, social and corporate governance criteria. Investors around the world use it as a tool to evaluate leadership and make decisions about which companies they want to invest in.

This year, Best Buy increased its overall score, placing us among the top ten retailers in the world.

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