Office Depot announced sales of environmentally preferable products in its catalog of green products increased by more than 10 percent in 2007.The Boca Raton-based company said the increase can be attributed, in part, to a growing interest in green behaviors by small businesses.
Among other findings:
Sixty-nine percent of small business professionals participate in one or more [...]
OAKLAND, Calif. — There has been a steady stream of corporate social responsibility reports published during the last week. Just on Wednesday, three heavyweights — IBM, Office Depot and FedEx — released reports touting new environmental goals and performance. Here are some of the highlights:
– FedEx is working to optimize routes and reduce the amount [...]
As the world prepares for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, NASCAR has announced an expansion to its event recycling program, which began one year ago in collaboration with Coca-Cola Recycling, and already is the largest in sports.
The NASCAR industry, which recycled more than 80 tons and 2.5 million containers in the [...]
In the midst of a recession that has hit business and consumer spending especially hard, it may not be so surprising that retailer Office Depot is having a rough go of things: The No. 2 office-supplies chain lost money in each of the past five quarters and is expected to lose $96 million this year.
But [...]