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5.10.2006 ET
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ReportAlert! Staples Publishes 2005 Corporate Responsibility Report
(CSRwire) Staples, Inc. has released its 2005 Corporate Responsibility Report,
available at www.staples.com/soul. The report
describes Staples' initiatives, accomplishments, and future objectives
within four key areas: sustaining the natural environment, supporting
local communities, cultivating a diverse and highly engaged workforce, and
fostering a culture of integrity.
Staples' corporate responsibility achievements for fiscal year 2005
include:
Increased the amount of post-consumer recycled content by weight
across all paper products sold from 23% in 2004 to 30% in 2005.
Selected Ashoka, a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing
social entrepreneurs worldwide, as a global charity partner for Staples
Foundation for Learning®.
Established a new director-level position within the North American
Delivery business to drive improvements to the company's diversity
supplier programs.
Provided online ethics training to over 7,000 associates and
established a global third-party ethics help line to ensure that
associates can confidentially ask questions and report concerns.
Member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index in 2005 and selected for
inclusion in the 2006 index.
A summary of the report is provided within Staples' 2005 Annual Report and
at www.staples.com/soul. To
provide feedback on Staples' corporate responsibility report or programs,
please email investor@staples.com, referencing
corporate responsibility in the subject line.
Staples, Inc. founded the office supplies superstore industry in 1986, and
is now the world's largest office products company, with $16.1 billion in
sales and 69,000 talented associates. Staples makes it easy for customers
to purchase a wide range of office products, including office supplies,
technology, furniture, and business services.
Visit www.CorporateRegister.com to
access this publication together with a further 11,000 CSR reports.
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