INTRODUCTION PEOPLE COMMUNITY PLANET GOVERNANCE APPENDIX Topic Code Accounting Metric Response Product Sourcing, CG-MR- Revenue from While we do not currently track revenue from products certified to third-party environmental and/or social Packaging & 410a.1 products third- sustainability standards, Bed Bath & Beyond prefers suppliers who report their performance using Metafore’s Marketing party certified to Environmental Paper Assessment Tool (EPAT) and meet other criteria as discussed in the Planet pillar. We environmental and/ use clear guidelines for exclusionary criteria (e.g., restricted chemicals, animal welfare). We hold all suppliers or social sustainability accountable to our Supplier Code of Conduct. We set bold goals to grow our use of responsible cotton and standards wood in our Owned Brands. CG-MR- Discussion of We established a Restricted Substance List (RSL) to identify chemicals of potential concern. These 410a.2 processes to assess substances may or may not be subject to current legislation but are of potential concern to human health and and manage risks and/ the environment. The Priority Chemical List , which is a subset of the RSL, was established to further reduce or hazards associated the use of certain chemicals of concern in household cleaning, personal care, and cosmetic products. with chemicals in products CG-MR- Discussion of Our approach to tackling sustainable packaging is oriented along a material hierarchy. While we acknowledge 410a.3 strategies to reduce that in the near-term, it is a necessity to increase recyclability of packing solutions, we are committed to the environmental identifying more sustainable options in the long term. impact of packaging Activity Metrics CG-MR- Number of (1) retail 991 retail locations 000.A locations and (2) 40 warehouses distribution centers 2 CG-MR- Total area of: (1) Retail space: 2,709,268 m 000.B retail space and (2) 2 Warehouse space: 544,004 m distribution centers in square meters Bed Bath & Beyond 2021 ESG Report 41