Attention to Governance
Explore Our 2013 Corporate Responsibility Report

V.A.L.U.E. Facts

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Board Diversity and Independence:

We seek a Board with diversity of experience, gender, race and ethnicity. We also want our Board to reflect a range of talents, ages, skills, viewpoints, educational backgrounds and expertise to provide sound and prudent guidance with respect to our operations and interests.
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Honesty and Integrity are Always in Style:

The Associate Code of Conduct, established in 1998, is distributed to Associates worldwide and is reviewed and evaluated regularly by our Audit Committee, Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel.
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From the Top:

TJX’s shareholders, Associates, customers, vendors and other business partners rely on the honesty and integrity of the Company’s Board of Directors. To support this trust, TJX’s Directors must commit themselves to the Director Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
Attention to Governance

The TJX Companies has practiced excellence in corporate governance for more than 35 years. TJX is committed to the highest standards of ethics, which are reflected in our Associate Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics for TJX Executives and Director Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. Our global Associate Code of Conduct, which applies to all Associates worldwide, sets out basic principles of integrity, honesty and fair dealing and serves as a guide for ethical business conduct. Our Code of Ethics for TJX Executives reinforces the significant ethical expectations we have for our executive officers, who are also subject to our Associate Code of Conduct. Our Director Code of Business Conduct and Ethics clarifies the expectations for our individual board members, while our Corporate Governance Principles establish basic governance guidelines and board practices. These policies are practiced daily and anchored by our core values of integrity, openness and treating others with dignity and fairness.

We strongly believe that effective corporate governance must evolve and change with the needs of our many stakeholders. In particular, we strive to maintain an open dialogue with our shareholders. For example, members of TJX management and subject matter experts have met periodically with socially conscious investors to address issues that are important to them. We listen carefully, and when appropriate, re-evaluate our policies and practices. Our aim is to act in the best interests of our shareholders, Associates, customers, vendors and the communities in which we operate.

Within our Board we have significant diversity of gender, race, experience and ethnicity. We also want our Board to reflect a range of talents, ages, skills, viewpoints, educational backgrounds and expertise to provide sound and prudent guidance with respect to our operations and interests. Additionally, our Directors, other than our Chairman and our CEO, are independent, representing a substantial majority of our Board.