Office Depot is only retailer in Top 10 of annual green ranking by Newsweek

New York City -- For the second year in a row, Office Depot was recognized in Newsweek magazine’s annual “Green Rankings” as the greenest large retailer in America. Across all industry sectors, Office Depot was ranked as America’s 8th greenest large company, a move up of 10 spots from last year, and was the only retailer in the U.S. Top 10 list.



Office Depot not only achieved the highest aggregate green score in the U.S. retail industry, but also led in Environmental Management, and disclosure of performance data.



The chain’s accomplishments on the building and facilities side include:

• Reducing its North American waste footprint from 24,000 tons in 2008 to 16,900 in 2010; reducing costs of waste by nearly $1 million dollars a year;


• Reducing its North American electricity footprint from 628,000MWh in 2008 to 499,000MWh in 2010, reducing electricity costs by about $15 million dollars a year;


• Reducing its North American carbon footprint from 401,000 metric tons CO2e in 2008 to 319,000 metric tons CO2e, while driving reduction in carbon intensity as well;


• Increasing its LEED-certified buildings footprint from 21,000 sq. ft. in 2008 to 656,000 sq. ft. in 2010, and targeting 1.1 million sq. ft. in upcoming years.

On the customer side, Office Depot recently launched its GreenerOffice Delivery Service, which is on track to save over 3,000 tons of wood and approximately $1.5 million a year by delivering goods in paper bags rather than cardboard boxes.