Corporate Responsibility Reports


2008 Report 2007 Report

Best Buy is committed to fueling our growth worldwide as a responsible, values-driven global corporation. This means that we aspire to have our employees, each day, make business decisions that are considerate of their economic value to our shareholders, the ethical responsibility of the enterprise and their impact on people, communities, and environment.

For two years, our corporate responsibility reports have focused on the business practices, guidelines, and policies of Best Buy Co., Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates, during the company's fiscal 2006 (March 2005 through February 2006) and fiscal 2007 years (March 2006 through February 2007). They provide a picture of our operations and performance – economically, socially, and/or environmentally – for our employees, customers, investors, and communities around the world.

The fiscal 2007 corporate responsibility report follows the G3 guidelines provided by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Use of the GRI guidelines are voluntary and intended to complement other initiatives to manage economic, environmental, and social performance and related information disclosure.

Please refer to the table below to identify pages in the fiscal 2007 report that correlate with the G3 guidelines.

Additionally, we'd like to thank the following organizations, who joined us April 16 for a draft review of this year's report. Their feedback and perspective were invaluable in guiding our direction for our final report.

  • Citizens League
  • Christian Brothers Investment Services
  • General Board of Pension and Health Benefits
  • Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
  • Minnesota Environmental Initiative
  • Minnesota International Center

To provide feedback on our reports, or for more information, please visit www.bestbuy.com/responsibility, or send an e-mail message to responsibility@bestbuy.com.

 
G3 guidelines, Global Reporting Initiative Reference guide for Best Buy fiscal 2007 corporate responsibility report Fiscal 2007 report page(s) and/or Web site location
Note: Best Buy does not claim to be in full accordance with these reporting guidelines.
Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities 3, 4
Profile – structure, operations All
Report Profile 17, 18
GRI Content Index and assurance www.bestbuy.com/responsibility
Governance Structure 4, 5
Commitments to External Initiatives 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, appendix
Stakeholder Engagement 5, 6, 7, appendix
Environment Indicators Fiscal 2007 report page(s) and/or Web site location
Overall; emissions, effluents, and waste; materials; energy; transportation; products and services; biodiversity; water 15, 16
Social Indicators: Labor Standards Fiscal 2007 report page(s) and/or Web site location
Employment; labor/management relations; health and safety; training and education 6, 7, 8, appendix
Social Indicators: Human Rights Fiscal 2007 report page(s) and/or Web site location
Investment and procurement practices; non-discrimination; freedom of association, collective bargaining; child, forced, compulsory labor; security practices; indigenous rights 11, 12, appendix
Social Indicators: Community Fiscal 2007 report page(s) and/or Web site location
Community; corruption; public policy; compliance; anti-competitive behavior 8, 9, 13, appendix
Social Indicators: Products and Services Fiscal 2007 report page(s) and/or Web site location
Customer health and safety; product and service labeling; marketing communications; privacy; compliance 13, 14, appendix