Our DEI Vision and Commitment

At Bath & Body Works, everyone belongs. For 20 years one of our core values has been: “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Make Us Stronger.” Our unique differences — and accepting and embracing them — are a vital part of our company culture. It generates more engagement among our associates and a better experience for our customers. All of these things lead to better financial performance. Prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) isn’t just the right thing to do for our people; it’s the right thing to do for our business.

Our DEI strategy focuses on three pillars: our associates, business and community. For our associates, we’re focused on ensuring we have diverse representation at all levels of the organization in our home office, stores and distribution and fulfillment centers; providing opportunities for professional development and career growth; and creating an engaging company culture that people want to join. For our business, we’re working to provide products that appeal to our broad customer base and engage our customers with meaningful, compelling content and experiences. We are also interested in creating business opportunities for our diverse group of suppliers who help us accelerate our innovation and strengthen our competitive advantage. For our community, we prioritize providing funding, programming and partnerships that support the many communities our associates and customers call home.

For Bath & Body Works, it’s more than just words. I’m most proud that we are putting in the work to impact real change. Our eight best-in-class Inclusion Resource Groups (IRGs) provide extraordinary opportunities for our associates to build connections with one another and help move our business forward. Our teams across the company look to our IRGs for their valued input on our go-to-market strategies and customer interactions. Something else I'm proud of is the no-cost English classes for associates who don't speak English as their first language and want to improve their language skills. We introduced a pilot of this program in 2022, and after great success we continued it into 2023. Through these courses, we’re empowering our associates to be more successful in their careers and in their communities. I’m also impressed with the learning and development opportunities we offer our leaders. These programs, which explore topics like cultural intelligence and bias interrupters, provide valuable tools in leveling the playing field and ensuring equitable access for all associates.

We have incredible momentum, and there is so much ahead of us. Over the next several years, we will continue to focus on increasing the diversity of our associates throughout our organization, with intentional focus on increasing racial and ethnic diversity in director-level roles and above. At the same time, we will double down on programming and resources to ensure we’re continuing to cultivate a culture where everyone belongs and has equal opportunity. We will expand our diversity training and education programs for associates and leaders. Within our supplier diversity program, we will enhance the program by providing diverse companies long-standing and sustainable business opportunities. You will also see a strengthened commitment to our philanthropic efforts that support organizations aligned with our DEI priorities.