Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]The Global Environmental Sustainability Committee (GESC) was established to set global program priorities, facilitate increased communication and collaboration across the TJX geographies and monitor key sustainability issues, trends and policies. The GESC, led by the Vice President, Sustainability, includes subject matter experts (SMEs) from the U.S., Canada, and Europe who focus on furthering the Company's environmental sustainability roadmap in the areas of sustainable operations (including energy efficiency and responsible waste management) and in our supply chain (including transportation and logistics and materials sourcing) and also in our stakeholder engagement, and disclosure efforts. It is responsible for identifying, assessing, and planning for the mitigation of existing and emerging environmental sustainability-related issues (including those related to climate) and reporting its findings to the senior leadership including the Senior Executive Vice President, Group President, asked to lead and oversee TJX's environmental sustainability initiatives, among other ESG initiatives ("Executive Sponsor†), Chief Risk and Compliance Officer (CRO) and Global Corporate Responsibility Executive Steering Committee (CRSC), as appropriate. In each geography, members of the GESC also work with their local SMEs to identify, monitor and recommend specific external engagement opportunities, which are communicated to the regional leadership and senior management as necessary.
For example, new partnerships, industry collaborations or trade associations, relating to prioritized environmental sustainability topics, are evaluated by the applicable members of the GESC together with the Executive Sponsor, CRO, and members of the CRSC in order to review whether current policies or perspectives held by the organization are consistent with our overall business strategy.