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Highlights of our 2005 Corporate Responsibility Report
This is a summary of our 2005 Corporate Responsibility Report, which describes our corporate
responsibility programs and achievements in detail. The complete version of our report is available at
www.staples.com/soul. We invite you to learn more about any of the initiatives described here by
consulting our full report.
STAPLES SOUL:OUR COMMITMENT TO CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
Our Vision
Staples Soul reflects our commitment to corporate responsibility. It's what moves us to embrace diversity,
sustain the environment, give back to our communities, and practice sound ethics. Linking these values
with our global business strategy and operations contributes to our financial success and helps us
become a great employer, corporate citizen, and neighbor.
At Staples, we refer to our corporate responsibility programs as
“Staples Soul.” Why “soul”? For us, “soul” embodies what it
means to act with integrity, recognize and respect diversity,
enrich and give back to the communities in which we operate,
and sustain the natural environment upon which we all depend.
Corporate responsibility is not just the right thing to do; it is a
strategic asset that contributes to our future financial success by:
xdifferentiating and enhancing our brand,
xsupporting the development of innovative new products and services,
xpromoting new operational efficiencies,
xattracting and retaining customers and associates, and
xmitigating business risks.
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
To measure the success of our corporate responsibility efforts, Staples has identified performance metrics
in four areas: Ethics, Environment, Community, and Diversity and Workplace. We have provided
information for these metrics over the past two fiscal years, and seek to continue to track these metrics
over time. However, as our program efforts evolve, we may modify existing indicators and add new ones.
Please see our full Staples Soul report for more information about these metrics and a more detailed
discussion of our performance.