We recognize the importance of attracting and retaining top talent with the goal of fostering a welcoming, diverse and inclusive environment for our associates while continuing Burlington’s growth. Our associates are a critical component of our overall resilience and our ability to respond to challenges as a caring company. We strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities where we live and work at all levels of our organization. As of January 30, 2021, 75% of our associates self-identified as female and 76% of our associates self-identified as having a racial or ethnic minority background. AtBurlington,webelievethatourinvestmentininclusion, diversity, and equality will continue propelling our organization forward by helping us recruit, retain and engage top talent; cultivate supportive environments where associates can innovate and thrive; better respond to the diverse needs of our customers; and better support our communities by advocating for issues that matter to them. While we have made progress in this area, we acknowledge that we must do more to create meaningful change. In 2020, we added to our Inclusion and Diversity team by creating the position of Senior Vice President of Inclusion and Diversity. The selected candidate started in April 2021. This added leadership role will enhance and advance Burlington’s efforts to truly leverage Inclusion and Diversity to support Burlington’s mission, vision and values .Burlington works to ensure that our pay structure and benefits are competitive and align with industry standards. Injury rates at our offices, stores and distribution centers have continued to decrease, even as our footprint and associate base has grown. Our safety program is an important element of one of our main tenets: We Are a Caring Company. We proudly champion causes important to our customers and associates, and have established relationships with charitable non-profit organizations that focus on education, health and poverty relief. National in scale, our community partners have a local impact within our store communities.