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Our nationwide consumer electronics take-back program allows customers to bring many consumer electronics products to our
U.S. stores for free recycling. This recycling program is available in all U.S. Best Buy stores. We also collect old, inefficient
appliances for recycling through a haul-away program. Best Buy has publicly committed to recycle 1 billion pounds of
consumer goods. Through this program, Best Buy helps to reduce the overall energy impact of our supply chain and minimize
the impact of mining for raw material. Since June 2008, when our goal was announced, we have diverted 500 million pounds
from the waste stream. We project attaining our goal in 2014.
Continued efforts to be more environmentally conscious in our exclusive brands packaging focused on the use of recycled
materials, non-solvent coatings and organic inks where possible. Through a variety of opportunities, we reduced plastic usage
by 713 tons and eliminated 803 tons of PVC from our exclusive brands packaging during fiscal 2012.
We are not aware of any federal, state or local provisions which have been enacted or adopted regulating the discharge of
materials into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, that have materially affected, or are
reasonably expected to materially affect, our net earnings or competitive position, or have resulted or are reasonably expected
to result in material capital expenditures. See Item 1A, Risk Factors, for additional discussion.
We believe we can continue to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in cost effective ways that deliver value to our
shareholders, customers, employees and the communities we serve, whether it's in our own internal operations or through our
work to connect customers with more energy efficient solutions.
Number of Employees
At the end of fiscal 2012, we employed approximately 167,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees worldwide. We
consider our employee relations to be good. We offer our employees a wide array of company-paid benefits that vary within our
company due to customary local practices and statutory requirements, which we believe are competitive in the aggregate
relative to others in our industry.
Financial Information About Geographic Areas
We operate two reportable segments: Domestic and International. Financial information regarding the Domestic and
International geographic areas is included in Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations, and Note 14, Segment and Geographic Information, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements,
included in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Available Information
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and its rules and regulations. The Exchange Act requires us to
file reports, proxy statements and other information with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Copies of
these reports, proxy statements and other information can be read and copied at:
SEC Public Reference Room
100 F Street NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC
maintains a Web site that contains reports, proxy statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with
the SEC. These materials may be obtained electronically by accessing the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov.
We make available, free of charge on our Web site, our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q,
Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file these documents with, or furnish them to, the SEC.
These documents are posted on our Web site at www.investors.bestbuy.com — select the "Financial Performance" link and then
the "SEC Filings" link.
We also make available, free of charge on our Web site, the Corporate Governance Principles of our Board of Directors
("Board") and our Code of Business Ethics (including any amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of our Code of Business
Ethics) adopted by our Board, as well as the charters of all of our Board's committees: Audit Committee, Compensation and
Human Resources Committee, Finance and Investment Policy Committee, Global Strategy Committee and Nominating,