Office Depot Re-Launches Environmental Website

Business Wire, June 22, 2009

Overview of Office Depot’s Environmental Initiatives and Programs Available at www.officedepot.com/environment; Features Latest Content on Company’s Global Environmental Vision to Increasingly Buy Green, Be Green and Sell Green

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Office Depot (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, today announced the launch of the Company’s new Environmental website at www.officedepot.com/environment. The redesigned site provides a concise summary of Office Depot’s strategy, solutions and leadership under its global environmental vision to “Increasingly Buy Green, Be Green and Sell Green.”

“Our new environmental website communicates Office Depot’s industry-leading environmental programs in a clear, concise and comprehensive manner,” said Yalmaz Siddiqui, Director of Environmental Strategy for Office Depot. “While we’ve been recognized by numerous office products industry observers as the green leader in our sector, information on how we implement our ‘buy, be and sell green’ philosophy has been somewhat difficult to find and navigate – until now. Our new website provides stakeholders with a clearer picture of how we track, measure and improve our own environmental performance, while assisting customers to go green in their organizations.”

Some of the key areas highlighted on the new environmental website include:

Environmental Strategy:

• Environmental Policy and environmental Key Performance Indicators (eKPIs), including detailed quantitative environmental data from 2005, 2006 and 2007
• How Office Depot buys green products for resale and internal use, including details on our exclusive Office Depot Green™ brand
• Office Depot’s strategy for sourcing greener papers for marketing purposes – and increasing our use of certified papers year over year since 2004
• Office Depot is increasingly being green in our own operations by reducing waste, energy, fuel and greenhouse gases, including reducing absolute greenhouse gases in our buildings and delivery vehicles
• How Office Depot sells green in all business channels, including contract, web and retail

Environmental Solutions:

• Greener Office web store front with over 6,500 items ranging from “light green” products, such as refillable pens and 10 percent recycled products, to “dark green” office products, such as 100 percent recycled content paper and file folders
• The Green Book™ catalog with over 2,200 of Office Depot’s greenest products and tips
• Ink and Toner & Tech Recycling Services for customers
• “Smart Steps to a Greener Office” presentation

Environmental Leadership:

• Highlights of our most recent recognition, including: Outstanding Environmental Leadership award from Office Products International (OPI) Top 12 Green-IT Organizations from Computerworld Responsible Purchaser of the Year from Responsible Purchasing Network Environmental Partner of the Year from Webster Industries Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council (USGBC) for Office Depot’s “green” store prototype in Austin, Texas Videos and press releases detailing our leadership and programs

International Initiatives:

• For the first time, Office Depot has linked its North American website with its European environmental websites in an effort to help its customers understand the depth of Office Depot’s global environmental program. Highlighted links and materials include: UK Green Book catalog with over 1,000 environmentally preferable products. The Green Book also contains information on our environmental credentials and general environmental content Greener Office Guide, which guides organizations through the sustainability journey from green starter to green leader Industry Guides and Online Tools

About Office Depot

Every day, Office Depot is Taking Care of Business for millions of customers around the globe. For the local corner store as well as Fortune 500 companies, Office Depot provides products and services to its customers through 1,604 worldwide retail stores, a dedicated sales force, top-rated catalogs and a $4.6 billion e-commerce operation. Office Depot has annual sales of approximately $14.5 billion, and employs about 42,000 associates around the world. The Company provides more office products and services to more customers in more countries than any other company, and currently sells to customers directly or through affiliates in 48 countries.