Best Buy Fiscal Year 2022 ESG Report | 41 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion . Recruitment and hiring. The Mom Project: The Mom Project is committed to helping women remain active in the workforce in every stage of their journey and works with employers who are committed to designing and supporting a better workplace. In FY22, Best Buy created a partnership with The Mom Project to expand our recruitment of skilled, diverse female talent for a variety of opportunities. New Wave: New Wave is a hiring, integration and development initiative focused on increasing the number of diverse employees, especially in areas of the organization where BIPOC talent is underrepresented. Currently, seven New Wave participants have joined Best Buy’s legal, communications and public affairs, human resources and customer service teams since 2019. Blue Check: Blue Check interview panelists are Best Buy employees who have completed designated trainings on the talent selection process, inclusion and diversity, and are trained to deliver an exceptional interview experience for candidates, hiring leaders and their peers. Their purpose is to provide objectivity and equity in the interview process and create a safe space for candidates. More than 500 employees have been certified as Blue Check interview panelists, including 330 corporate employees and 170 field employees. Internships: Best Buy’s formalized internship program has been active for more than 10 years. During that time, the internship program has grown and evolved in many ways. In FY23, Best Buy will hire 200 summer interns, making it the company’s largest internship class ever. In addition, 50% of these interns self- identify as BIPOC. Our 10-week internships involve high school, college and graduate-level students from more than 75 universities and 26 states. Interns work with a variety of teams at the Best Buy corporate offices in Richfield, Boston and Seattle and in our distribution centers throughout the country. Interns participate in professional development events, training, social events, volunteer opportunities and talks with senior executives. Interns are also offered mentorship opportunities, invited to join employee resource groups and encouraged to network with Best Buy employees. Pay equity. As part of our goal of being recognized as one of the best place to work, we are focused on creating a culture where people feel valued and can be their true, authentic selves at work. That recognition includes equitable pay, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity or other identities. Pay is an important part of our overall benefits offering, and ensuring employees see our pay system as fair helps to fuel our culture and supports employee engagement.