Being a successful company means also being a responsible steward of the natural environment. Through our Sustainability 2.0 strategy, we’re doing our part to tackle environmental challenges – from energy and climate change, to chemical management and waste – while realizing benefits to our bottom line.

Sustainability 2.0 is our environmental sustainability strategy to execute environmental action in support of the Burlington 2.0 corporate strategy: to grow responsibly while remaining focused on delivering value to our customers. It outlines how we plan to:

1. Focus and align environmental sustainability efforts to achieve internal and external goals reducing environmental impact.
2. Increase use of renewable energy across our operations.
3. Educate and engage Associates.
4. Enhance Burlington’s reputation by incorporating environmental sustainability into our caring culture.
5. Partner with non-merchandise suppliers for products and services with reduced environmental impact.

See our Environmental Policy Statement for more information.

In 2021, we set goals to reduce our carbon footprint and environmental impacts and help guide our Sustainability 2.0 strategy.

Reduce Emissions

Reduce our Scope 1 and 2 GHG Emissions 60% by 2030*.

Our emissions reduction efforts for scopes 1 and 2 are focused on making our buildings more efficient, proactive HVAC replacements to phase out higher GHG contributing refrigerants, regular maintenance of our onsite equipment, and the procurement of renewable energy.

Increase Renewable Energy

20% of energy consumed to be provided by renewable sources by 2030*. Our Sustainability Team works hand in hand with our landlords and development partners to implement renewable solutions where they make the most sense. Where current regulations limit offsite renewable energy opportunities and/or minimal incentives exist for onsite renewable energy, we support community solar programs that expand renewable energy availability, especially to smaller businesses and residential customers.