Best Buy | Sustainability Performance
Operates a chain of retail stores offering consumer electronics, appliances, and entertainment products.
2000
United States
10,001+ employees
Retail
$10B+ in revenue
$500M - 1B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#3072
Overallⓘ#605
in United Statesⓘ#132
in RetailⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalitiesGovernance
TargetsSDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Aligned
Aligned
Aligned
Critical
Critical
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
10.4
B/M 16.5
389.2
B/M 329.5
34.7
B/M 49.5
25.0
B/M 63.2
1.8
B/M 2.6
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Controversy level
- 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.
Sustainability employees
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4-6
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.