The rankings are based on 260 data points, including environmental management, human rights and corporate governance.
Awards
We’re designated as a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality” for the 13th year.
Best Buy has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for the seventh consecutive year.
The indices are the official sustainability performance ranking of the largest 2,500 companies in the world. They follow a best-in-class approach to measure and compare companies on environmental, social and corporate governance criteria. The indices serve as a benchmarking tool for investors who incorporate sustainability performance into their portfolios.
This year, Best Buy increased its overall score, placing among the top 10 retailers in the world.
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.
For the fourth year in a row, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored Best Buy with the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award.
We are thrilled to receive this honor for our commitment to educating our customers on the benefits of energy efficiency and promoting the ENERGY STAR label in our stores and online.
At Best Buy, we have long recognized the benefit of partnering with ENERGY STAR, which not only lowers our customers’ utility bills, but also reduces environmental impacts in the communities we serve.
Best Buy has again been recognized for its sustainability efforts by making the FTSE4Good Index again, this time with an increased overall score.
Best Buy achieved a rating of 100 on the annual Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index.
The Down Jones index is the official sustainability performance ranking of the largest 600 North American companies.
Best Buy has again been recognized for its sustainability efforts by being named to the FTSE4Good Index for the third year in a row. The index includes publicly traded companies with strong environmental, social and governance practices.
Best Buy has received a perfect “100” rating and earned a place on the “Best Places to Work” list on The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s annual Corporate Equality Index.
It’s a recognition the company has now received 11 times.
The index provides in-depth analysis and ratings of large U.S. companies, taking into account the employers’ policies and practices put in place for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.
Best Buy has several teams that contribute to attracting employees and supporting a diverse and inclusive workforce, including the PRIDE Employee Business Network (EBN), the Diversity & Inclusion Team and Human Resources.
Best Buy has been named to the Dow Jones Index for Sustainable Investing (DJSI) for the fifth 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 ranking in the retail category, scoring in the 88th percentile, 20 points above the average retail company.
We are a big fan of ENERGY STAR® products – they save our customers money and they help the environment by using less energy. And we are proud to say that ENERGY STAR likes us, too.
The Environmental Protection Agency named Best Buy 2015 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – for the second year in a row.
Here are a few ways that we spread the good word about ENERGY STAR:
- Best Buy prominently features ENERGY STAR on BestBuy.com, where more than 1 billion visitors each year can learn about and identify ENERGY STAR certified products.