Best Buy | Sustainability Performance

https://www.bestbuy.com

Operates a chain of retail stores offering consumer electronics, appliances, and entertainment products.

2000

United States

10,001+ employees

Retail

$10B+ in revenue

$500M - 1B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#3985

Overall

#825

in United States

#162

in Retail

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

84 out of 451

Overview

Environmental

Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversityClimate risk

Social

Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalities

Governance

TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions

Financial Data

Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

431.0K CO2e tonnes, 2025

Aligned

Renewable energy

35% 2025

Aligned

Waste generated

74.4K tonnes, 2025

Leading

Female employees

26% 2025

Critical

Externalities

28.3M $, 2025

Critical

Market cap

19.8B $, 2026▲19.7% YoY

Revenue

41.7B $, 2026▲0.4% YoY

Intensity

Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)

Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)

Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)

Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)

Industry Benchmark

10.4

B/M 15.4

389.2

B/M 329.5

34.7

B/M 34.8

24.1

B/M 70.0

Controversy level

Very Low

Low

Noticeable

High

Severe

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Best Buy has faced multiple US class actions over alleged deceptive Geek Squad service marketing practices and the 2019 USD 5 million USD CFPB-adjacent settlement over Geek Squad data privacy violations, plus periodic OSHA and NLRB enforcement on worker safety and labor practice compliance at US store operations.

Carbon emissions breakdown

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Waste management

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Reporting

Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees

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Controversy level

Very Low

Low

Noticeable

High

Severe

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Best Buy has faced multiple US class actions over alleged deceptive Geek Squad service marketing practices and the 2019 USD 5 million USD CFPB-adjacent settlement over Geek Squad data privacy violations, plus periodic OSHA and NLRB enforcement on worker safety and labor practice compliance at US store operations.

Best Buy | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Carbon emissions

Renewable energy

Renewable electricity

Intensity

Female employees

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Climate risk

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Revenue by region

Margin trends

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Sustainability targets and commitments

Progress against targets

Environmental policy coverage

Overall score

Environment

Social

Governance

Exclusion screening

SDG impact

SDG impact (historical)

Reporting

Sustainability employees

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Best Buy | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

Available in Scale package

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Carbon emissions

Renewable energy

Renewable electricity

Intensity

Female employees

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Climate risk

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Revenue by region

Margin trends

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Sustainability targets and commitments

Progress against targets

Environmental policy coverage

Overall score

Environment

Social

Governance

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