Performance Highlights
Staples has established 2020 goals for several areas of our sustainability programs, and we track performance against these goals regularly. For additional sustainability metrics, please see our Performance Metrics.
Sustainable products
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Goal:
Continue to improve the sourcing, identification and promotion of greener products to customers.
30%
of product sales contain eco features
Progress: ON TRACK
Thirty percent of Staples sales meet one or more environmental features, from recycled content to leading environmental certifications.
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Goal:
Reduce the use of outbound packaging materials in the United States by 20% from 2011 to 2020.
8% REDUCTION
of weight of all packaging
Progress: ON TRACK
Since 2011, the weight of all packaging materials used per package shipped decreased by approximately 8%.
Customer Recycling
Goal:
By 2020, recycle 50 million pounds of eWaste each year.
48.7 Million
pounds of ewaste collected
Progress: ON TRACK
In North America we collected 48.7 million pounds of eWaste in 2016, including electronics, batteries, and ink and toner.
operational waste
Goal:
Reduce the amount of waste we send to landfills by 25% from 2010 to 2020.
15.7% reduction
pounds of ewaste collected
Progress: OFF TRACK
29,800 tons of waste to landfill in North America in 2016, a 16% reduction from 2010.
Energy and climate
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Goal:
Reduce electrical intensity by 25% from 2010 to 2020.
15.6%
reduction in
electrical intensityProgress: ON TRACK
By the end of 2016, we’ve achieved a 15.6% reduction in electrical intensity.
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Goal:
Achieve ENERGY STAR® building certification for 50% of our active U.S. facilities by 2020.
51%
Active facilities
energy star certifiedProgress: OFF TRACK
By the end of 2016, 51% of our active U.S. facilities were ENERGY STAR certified.
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Goal:
Reduce total carbon emissions by 50% from 2010 to 2020.
39%
reduction in
carbon emissionsProgress: ON TRACK
We’ve reduced carbon emissions in North America by 39% since 2010.
PERFORMANCE SNAPSHOT
Learn about our corporate responsibility focus areas and progress. Plus download a summary of our key performance metrics.