INTRODUCTION PEOPLE COMMUNITY PLANET GOVERNANCE APPENDIX DE&I leadership A robust diversity, equity, and inclusion program requires strong governance and accountability. While DE&I is Hispanic Heritage Month Fireside Chat overseen at the Board level, in 2021 we enhanced the functional management of DE&I by hiring a Senior Vice In 2021, Bed Bath & Beyond hosted a fireside chat President and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer (CDEIO). Our CDEIO is responsible for developing with Juan Guerrero, our Senior Vice President and and implementing our DE&I strategy and meeting with our C-suite quarterly to ensure we embed DE&I into all Chief Supply Chain Officer; Yai Vargas, Vice President aspects of our business. The CDEIO reports directly to the Chief People and Culture Officer. Strategic Engagement & Initiatives for the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility and founder associate resource groups (ARGs) of The Latinista, Inc.; and Carlos Medina, President Our Associate Resource Groups (ARGs) play a critical role in advancing a culture of diversity, equity, and and CEO of the Statewide Hispanic Chamber of inclusion across the enterprise at all levels of the organization. In 2021, we launched the Beyond Black Commerce of NJ, President of Robinson Aerial Associate Coalition and the Asian-American and Pacific Islander ARGs. In the beginning of 2022, we further Surveys, and Executive Producer & Host of the PBS expanded our ARGs from two to six to include LatinX, LGBTQ+, Well-being, and Women. Show “Que Pasa NJ.” The chat, moderated by Cristal Lambert, Corporate Counsel, Litigation, shared key Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) insights around the Hispanic/LatinX community and The AAPI ARG hosted panel discussions and awareness events in 2021, including a panel discussion on being the importance of Hispanic Heritage Month from the Asian in the Workplace with our Chief Customer Officer, Rafeh Masood, and Vijay Talwar, the former CEO of perspective of influential LatinX business leaders. Footlocker, EMEA, as well as an AAPI awareness video and listening circles to provide a safe and supportive space for our AAPI Associates to discuss the rise in Asian hate crimes. Beyond Black Associate Coalition (BBAC) The BBAC works to build awareness and create a platform for discussion. In 2021, highlights included our first annual Black History Month celebration, which focused on education and listening circles for Associates to Every year, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) openly discuss current events such as the Derek Chauvin verdict. BBAC also led a Juneteenth celebration, releases an annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI) to facilitated ongoing education efforts to foster awareness and open dialogue, and supported a fireside chat measure corporate policies and practices related to during Black History Month with Psyche and Vontoba Terry, Founders of Urban Hydration, a black-owned LGBTQ+ workplace equality. As the nation’s foremost beauty products company and one of our suppliers. benchmarking survey, CEI rates companies based on Women’s History Month Panel the following criteria: non-discrimination policies across business entities, equitable benefits for LGBTQ+ In 2021, Deb Elam, President and CEO of Corporate Playbook™, moderated a panel discussion on being a workers and their families, supporting an inclusive woman in the workplace with female leaders in the company, including Chief People and Culture Officer Lynda culture, and corporate social responsibility. In our first Markoe and Chief Legal Officer Arlene Hong. They shared their personal and professional journeys along with year participating, Bed Bath & Beyond earned a score of tips on creating work-life harmony. 70 out of 100. We are committed to using the learnings to improve our score in 2022. Bed Bath & Beyond 2021 ESG Report 14