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The Home Depot, Inc. 11
Supporting Our Communities
Disaster Preparedness and Relief
Hurricanes, tornadoes, mudslides, flood-
ing and wildfires impacted many of our
customers. We responded by providing
volunteer assistance, funding and product
donations. We completed the largest relief
and resupply effort in the company’s history
in response to an unprecedented number
of tropical storms and hurricanes in the
Southeast U.S., including over $4 million to
relief and rebuilding organizations.
Sustainable Forestry
The Home Depot promotes responsible
forestry management through our industry
leading wood purchasing policy. We
work to understand the origin of all our
wood products and approve regions for
supply based on the sustainability of
the forest. Our continued support of the
World Wildlife Fund and The Nature
Conservancy helps convert more forests
to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certifi-
cation, increasing the supply of certified
wood products.
The Home Depot Foundation
Through the support of nonprofit organi-
zations, The Home Depot Foundation
helps to build affordable, efficient, healthy
homes while promoting sustainability.
The Foundation requires that these homes
be built with a focus on efficient use
of resources, indoor air quality and envi-
ronmental impact. The Foundation also
supports programs working to restore and
sustain urban and wildland forests. Learn
more at www.homedepotfoundation.org.
Supporting Military Service
We continue to support our active duty
military associates by extending pay
and benefits while they are deployed.
Additionally, in 2004, we donated
$1 million worth of materials to help
rebuilding efforts in Iraq and established
Operation Career Front, a partnership
with the Departments of Defense, Labor
and Veterans Affairs that extends employ-
ment opportunities to military veterans
and their spouses.
Environmental Initiatives
• We recovered and recycled 29 million wood delivery pallets
• Our sales of ENERGY STAR certified products increased by 35%. The
annual energy savings of these products is equivalent to approxi-
mately $150 million in consumer electric bill savings
• We recycled 18% more cardboard than we recycled in 2003
Disaster Relief
• We donated $500,000 to support the American Red Cross’ tsunami
relief efforts in Southeast Asia
• Along with EarthDay Network and Student Conservation Corps,
we progressed toward our goal to restore 60,000 acres devastated
by the California wildfires
• The National Hurricane Conference awarded us the 2004 award
for hurricane awareness efforts
The Freedom Award – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) • Corporate Citizen Award – AmeriCorps*NCCC