Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY)

How does the Company express its human rights values to its foreign sources?

As mentioned above, Bed Bath & Beyond purchases only a small amount of merchandise directly from overseas sources. Those vendors, however, are required to acknowledge receipt of and agree to be bound by the terms of the Bed Bath & Beyond Code of Conduct. This Code contains essentially the same elements as those set forth in the proposal. Direct import vendors are also required to fill out, sign and return a factory profile questionnaire that touches on these same topics. The Company reserves the right to conduct factory audits, directly or through third parties, does conduct selected factory visits through its own personnel and is planning a program of targeted independent verification by third-parties.

Copies of the Company’s materials were provided to the sponsors of this proposal last year and a dialogue was initiated with them. Though we believe the proposal to be inappropriate at this time, we expect the dialogue to be fruitful and informative.

How does the Company express its human rights values to its foreign sources?

        As mentioned above, Bed Bath & Beyond purchases only a small amount of merchandise directly from overseas sources. Those vendors, however, are required to acknowledge receipt of and agree to be bound by the terms of the Bed Bath & Beyond Code of Conduct. This Code contains essentially the same elements as those set forth in the proposal. Direct import vendors are also required to fill out, sign and return a factory profile questionnaire that touches on these same topics. The Company reserves the right to conduct factory audits, directly or through third parties.

        Copies of these materials were provided to the sponsors of this proposal and a dialogue has been initiated with them. Though we believe the proposal to be inappropriate at this time, we expect the dialogue to be fruitful and informative.