Climate Change Data

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Human Rights and the Planet Throughout Our Supply Chain
  • Reducing Our Environmental Impact
  • Supporting Our Communities

Environmental Achievements

  • Steadily increasing the use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic in our product packaging
  • Main office and distribution center each LEED certified
  • Using LED lamps in stores, home offices and distribution centers
  • Expanding recycling efforts in our distribution centers and stores
  • Partner in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Transport Partnership program

Social Achievements

  • Invested more than $20.1 million in nonprofit organizations through our foundations and corporate giving
  • Contributed $1.9 million worth of products to support our communities
  • Increased wages in our stores and distribution centers
  • Established a new separate and dedicated team to innovate into new categories and businesses
  • Scored between 95 and 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index every year for the past decade

Governance Achievements

  • Substantially refreshed our Board of Directors in the last two years
  • Strong governance and leadership are critical to the long-term success of any company

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Ongoing challenges of COVID-19 and its impacts on our industry
  • Global supply chain pressures
Mitigation Strategies
  • Demonstrated agility to read, react and re-plan the business in response to significant customer demand, coupled with broader inflationary pressures and production constraints
  • Vertically integrated, primarily North American supply chain provided a competitive advantage
  • Enhanced capabilities to engage our customers whether online through an upgraded order management system, via expanded buy-online-pick-up-in-store (BOPIS) capabilities, through our Canada e-commerce site or in our stores
  • Started planning and constructing a new company-run fulfillment center to support the future growth of our online business

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier code of conduct
  • Forest Products Procurement Policy

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities