INTRODUCTION PEOPLE COMMUNITY PLANET GOVERNANCE APPENDIX store network and warehouses panels in New Jersey – an important first step in reducing With 40 warehouses and nearly a thousand stores across emissions. In addition, we source renewable energy from 26 third-party providers, given that self-generation does not the U.S., Canada, and Mexico , our store network and warehouses are critical for addressing our environmental currently provide enough energy to power our stores. impact and a key way we will meet our goal of no net As we move forward with our strategic investments, we are emissions for our Scope 1 and Scope 2 by 2030. To date, evaluating alternative energy sources at all leased facilities we have targeted four main priority areas to reduce and stores where applicable. emissions and facilitate responsible energy use: Energy Management Systems (EMS), renewable energy, LED LED Lighting lighting, and HVAC systems. Given the significance of lighting in our overall energy use, we began to retrofit our stores with LED lighting in 2016 Energy Management Systems and utilize LED lighting in all new stores and warehouses. We utilize two different types of Energy Management Currently, 90% of our sites are retrofitted and we expect Systems (EMS) in our stores, both of which exceed ISO to have 100% of stores retrofitted by the end of 2022. To standards. By connecting our HVAC and lighting systems further reduce our energy use, we introduced motion-sense and allowing for scheduling and remote management, these lighting to ensure that lights automatically turn off when systems help us monitor, control, and optimize energy use in people are not present. Through this process, we reduced our stores, warehouses, and distribution centers. energy usage by approximately 18% per store. For example, one of our systems is directly integrated with store HVAC units. Through this integration, we are able to HVAC Systems remotely control blower motor speed to reduce energy Our climate-controlled stores and warehouses rely on usage outside of the pre-programmed factory settings. HVAC systems to keep our customers and Associates comfortable and healthy. We are actively working to Further, our EMS allows us to participate in peak pricing update and replace existing HVAC systems with more response programs as well as capacity management efficient systems, which will curb energy consumption and programs. We actively use demand load shedding to thereby reduce our emissions and electricity costs. reduce our overall grid demand during peak times. Our Scope 3 Emissions Renewable Energy As we look to set science-based targets by the end of 2023, Since 2010, we have generated renewable energy using we are working to baseline our Scope 3 emissions related to our own solar panels and wind power in Texas and solar logistics and transportation. 26Mexico operations are part of a joint venture. Bed Bath & Beyond 2021 ESG Report 25