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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
Indicator 2004 2005
Ethics 1
Percentage of salaried associates in U.S. who completed ethics training
(training launched in 2005)
0% 63%
Number of factories audited for compliance with Staples’ Supplier Code 172 233
Percentage of factories taking corrective action to resolve violations of Staples’
Supplier Code
28% 30%
Environment 2
Percentage of post-consumer recycled content by weight across all paper products
sold by Staples in the U.S. and Canada
22.9% 29.9%
Total energy use in the U.S. (mmBtu) 2,610,000 2,880,000
Energy use per ft2 in the U.S. (Btu) 66,900 69,500
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S. (metric tons of CO2 equivalents) 298,000 320,000
GHG emissions per ft2 in the U.S. (kg of CO2 equivalents) 7.6 7.7
Weight of computers and peripherals recycled for consumers in the U.S. (lbs) 195,000 710,000
Community 3
Total charitable contributions (not including disaster relief) $9,677,797 $9,168,822
Staples Foundation for Learning $2,000,000 $2,000,000
In-kind donations $4,918,346 $4,198,161
Cash donations $2,759,451 $2,970,661
Organizations supported by Staples Foundation for Learning 107 121
Diversity 4
Female employees (%) 44% 45%
Minority employees (%) 30% 32%
Female senior management (%) 27% 28%
Minority senior management (%) 6% 7%
1 Factory audit data is reported by calendar year. Factories audited manufacture Staples® brand products. Number of factories
audited reflects factories undergoing initial, recertification, or post-probation audits. Percentage of factories implementing
corrective action to address violations includes factories receiving initial or recertification audits. Initial audits are conducted for
new supplier factories, while recertification audits are conducted for existing supplier factories. Post-probation audits are
conducted within 6 months for all factories placed on probation due to poor initial or recertification audit scores to determine
compliance with corrective action requirements. For 2005, factory audit data is only through November 30, because we piloted
and launched a significantly expanded social accountability audit program in December 2005. Please see our complete 2005
Corporate Responsibility Report for more information about our supplier responsibility program.
2 All environmental data is reported for the fiscal year. Energy use data includes use of electricity, natural gas, propane, steam,
and fleet transportation fuel in the United States. GHG emissions include direct emissions from natural gas, propane, and fleet
transportation fuel use as well as the indirect emissions from electricity and steam, and reflect adjustments for the purchase of
certified renewable energy certificates. GHG emissions are not adjusted for direct purchases of green power. Square footage used
in calculations is across both retail and non-retail space. We seek to expand our environmental indicators to include the impacts
of our global operations and will update these metrics as we gather more international data.
3 Community indicators are reported for the fiscal year. Total charitable contributions do not include $908,010 in cash and
product donations for disaster relief provided to victims of the Gulf Coast hurricanes in 2005 and $134,026 provided for various
disaster relief efforts in 2004.
4 Diversity information is reported by fiscal year for Staples operations in the United States, except for our SmileMakers
subsidiary where this information is not tracked. Diversity information for Business Depot and our international operations is not
currently available. Senior management includes all Staples key management associates (job titles equal or equivalent to Director
and above).