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Young boy’s wish comes true thanks to Massachusetts employees Brodie, a 12-year-old from Massachusetts, finds happiness in video games and watching movies with his younger brother as he battles leukemia. These two activities prompted him to make a wish: He wanted to have a shopping spree at his local Best Buy store. The Make-A-Wish® Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island heard about Brodie’s request and went to work. “He very specifically wanted Best Buy, so, it was getting in touch with someone from the exact store then figuring out what’s possible,” said Hannah Arbuthnot, wish grantor, Make-A-Wish® Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Brodie’s wish was to have a 50-inch TV, Amazon fire tablet and a gaming chair that sits on the ground. It didn’t take long for the Make-A-Wish and Best Buy teams to make it come true.

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Best Buy is proud to be included on Ethisphere’s 2022 World’s Most Ethical Companies list. We are one of only three retailers on it, and it’s our eighth time earning the honor. The Ethisphere list recognizes companies based on culture, environmental and social practices, ethics and compliance activities, and diversity initiatives. Here are some of the efforts that contributed to our inclusion. • We continued our yearly employee Code of Ethics training. This required course for all employees contains examples of real-life, everyday situations that they might face and helps guide their decision making. • We announced our plans to open 100 Best Buy Teen Tech Center® locations by 2025. These centers provide participating youth access to tech tools, training and mentorship to help them prepare for the careers of the future. • We set a goal to help our customers reduce their carbon emissions 20% by 2030. • We launched a scholarship fund for students attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), committing to support at least 24 students over the next eight years.

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Best Buy teams up with the Final Four • Best Buy believes in the endless potential young women can reach when they follow their dreams, on and off the court. With this year marking the 50th year of Title IX, a groundbreaking legislation for gender equality in sports, Best Buy is teaming up with the Final Four and Minnesota Sports and Events (MNSE) to celebrate women leaders who inspire, achieve, and empower. The milestone this year celebrates the passing of Title IX, a federal law that ensures women athletes have the right to equal opportunity in sports at educational institutions. The Final Four is made up of the top four performing collegiate basketball teams competing for a championship, with this year’s women’s tournament hosted in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Leading up to the Final Four, Best Buy has participated in several community events including a Title IX speaker series featuring CEO Corie Barry and Amelia Hardy, Best Buy’s Vice President of Strategic Community Engagement.

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Best Buy's Take Stock project celebrates real stories through photographs When it comes to creating the stock photography we use for cultural moments and our marketing campaigns, we decided to do things differently this year. We wanted to give creators more control of their work, especially when it’s based on their identity and depicts their communities and unique perspectives. That’s where the Take Stock Project comes in. As part of the project this year, we asked three photographers to tell their own stories of how people in their communities use technology. We also funded each photoshoot and made sure the photographers retained the rights to sell their images anywhere, including stock photography sites.

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For the fifth year in a row, Best Buy is proud to be recognized by Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies. In announcing this year’s list, Barron’s specifically highlighted our commitment to helping customers reduce their carbon emissions, our e-waste recycling program and our gender-diverse board of directors. Our efforts have consistently placed us in the top five, coming in this year at No. 4.

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Best Buy is proud to be named one the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune magazine for a seventh consecutive year. We ranked third among specialty retailers, scoring No. 1 for innovation and quality of products/services.

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Throughout Black History Month and every day, Best Buy is proud to recognize and celebrate our Black employees and communities. From Ciji Jumpiere, a general manager whose resilience led her team through a natural disaster, and Zinet Kumal, who wants to see more representation in the things children read, are driving change in their communities. We are right there with them. Click below to read the full story.

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Best Buy named a best place to work for LGBTQIA+ equality For the 17th year, Best Buy was named one of the best places to work for the LGBTQIA+ community, earning a perfect rating of 100% from the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index. Click below to read the full story.

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Ciji Jumpiere doesn’t shy away from challenges — she faces them head on. By day, Ciji is general manager of the Best Buy store in Harvey, Louisiana, where she has a team of more than 60 employees. By night, she’s pursuing her master’s degree in business administration. In her free time, she mentors fellow Best Buy employees. And 24/7, Ciji is a wife and mother of three. “She never sits down,” said Ken McCullum, Best Buy senior market operations and service manager, who has known Ciji for six years. “She’s not one to settle. She always wants to better herself.” Ciji, a military veteran, was trained to be resilient during basic training and throughout her 14-month deployment. “You have to be quick to pivot and adjust,” she said. “The military helped instill that in me.” Click below to read the full story.

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What is it like to work on our Digital and Technology team? Bennett Ryynanen January 21, 2022 We sat down with Lisa, a Software Engineer on our Recommendations Team, to learn about her Best Buy career experience. “One thing that is very fun as a software developer in general is solving problems. You feel very satisfied,” she explains. There’s never a shortage of opportunities for Lisa to share her insights. “Digital and Technology basically makes up the entire organization’s website team. That can include the mobile app, it can include the browser, bestbuy.com. For my team, we help customers find relevant products, and my job in particular is to make those recommendations more relevant and more useful.” When asked about Best Buy’s culture, Lisa shared, “There is a lot of collaboration on pretty much everything. We’ll start any problem that we have as a team. We’ll face a challenge head on and go into a meeting room and whiteboard out all the possible solutions that anyone can come up with, and then maybe talk through what the best option is.” Check out Lisa's video to learn more.