Our Strategy

Being a successful company means acting as a responsible steward of the natural environment. We’re doing our part to tackle environmental challenges — from energy and climate change to chemical management and waste — while realizing benefits for our customers and our bottom line.

Our Sustainability 2.0 strategy includes tackling environmental challenges, such as emissions and waste reduction, as well as engaging with our associates and communities to create a positive impact. This approach supports the overall Burlington corporate strategy to grow responsibly while delivering value to our customers. These are the five Sustainability 2.0 focus areas that guide our efforts:

• Focus and align environmental sustainability efforts to achieve our goals that reduce environmental impact.
• Increase use of renewable energy across our operations.
• Educate and engage associates.
• Enhance Burlington’s reputation by incorporating environmental sustainability into our caring culture.
• Partner with non-merchandise suppliers for products and services with reduced environmental impact.

Our Climate-related Goals

At Burlington, we seek to mitigate negative environmental impacts by focusing on greater operational efficiencies across our stores, DCs, and offices. In 2021, we set two climate-focused goals to achieve by 2030:

• 60% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions*
• 20% of electricity consumption provided by renewable sources

• Based on market-based emissions per operating square foot against a FY 2016 baseline; includes all locations where Burlington was operationally responsible, Burlington was operationally responsible, including those not active for the full fiscal year.