Sustainability highlighted in Office Depot’s 2010 Corporate Citizenship report

Boca Raton, Fla. Office Depot has released its 2010 Corporate Citizenship Report. The report highlights the company’s commitment to business, ethics, diversity, environmental sustainability and community around the world for the 2009 calendar year.

In the area of sustainability, the report details that, in 2009, Office Depot successfully lowered its waste expenditures by $1 million; reduced company electricity usage and expenses as well as its overall carbon footprint by 11%; and helped customers recycle 73% more material than last year.

Additionally, for the first time the Office Depot report has included stated 2012 goals to increasingly buy green, be green and sell green. The environmental data included in the report has been reviewed by PricewaterhouseCoopers -- ensuring accuracy and transparency. The report is available online at Officedepot.com/corporatecitizenship.