1. 1 Yalmaz Siddiqui, Senior Director, Environmental & Supplier Diversity Strategy yalmaz.siddiqui@officedepot.com twitter: @yalmazsiddiqui Office Depot / OfficeMax Greener Purchasing Program

2. 2 Greener Purchasing Option 1: Choose category and start buying greener based on availability

3. 3 Option 2: Analyze Spend - What do you buy?

4. Office Depot Greener Purchasing Program Analyze Spend Define Priorities Switch to Greener Measure Results Recognize Leadership

5. Example Analyze Spend: Green Business Review

6. helps conserve energy energy efficient renewably powered carbon balanced plant-based formula reduced harsh chemicals chlorine free biodegradable in water Responsible forestry Recycled recycling solutions refills / refillables plant-based materials remanufactured designed for recyclability reusable rechargeable / recharger compostable Example Define Priorities: Attributes

7. Furniture Technology + Others Example Define Priorities: Ecolabels Multiple Attribute Ecolabels

8. 8 Lower Initial Cost Lower Operating Cost Higher Initial Cost Lower Re- purchase Cost Higher Initial Cost Price Parity Example Define Priorities: Save Money Using the Green Savings Continuum

9. 9 Inputs to Operations/Products Outputs from Operations/Products Environmental Impacts Materials Used [including renewable materials] Energy Used [including renewable energy] Water Used Toxic Chemical Used Materials Wasted [including compostable waste] Air Emissions [Including carbon emissions] Water Pollution Toxic Chemicals Released Example Define Priorities: Lifecycle Impacts Inputs to Operations/Products

10. 10 Lower Operating Cost Higher Initial Cost Lower Re- purchase Cost Lower Initial Cost Higher Cost Approx. Price Parity CFLs LEDs Recycled paper Recycled boxes/filing Organic food Reusable mugs & bottles Compost -able cups Refillable pens GREEN -GUARD furniture ENERGY STAR Laptops Green cleaning chemicals Power- saving strips Rechargeable batteries Reman. cartridges Refurbishe d furniture Example product category & economic consequence

11. Example Switch to Greener: Toner Mid Green 49% - 90% recycled / Remanufact ured Dark Green Remanufact- ured & EcoLogo /Plant-based Ink/Toner Light Green 10% - 49% recycled Meets Industry Norms Take back program 0% recycled 11

12. Mid Green 30% Post Consumer Recycled Dark Green 100% Post Consumer Recycled Light Green 0% Recycled FSC-Certified Meets Industry Norms 0% recycled SFI certified Example Switch to Greener: Copy Paper

13. CFL Mid Green LED Dark Green Halogen Light Green Incandesce nt Not Green Example Switch to Greener: Light Bulbs

14. 200420052006 2007 2008 2009-2010 2011-2012 1999? 2012-2013 2014 Example tool for Switch to Greener: The Green Book

15. Example Measure Results: Copy Paper Footprint

16. Example Recognize Leaders: Purchasing Awards http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R7Qm7j-6tk

17. 17 Yalmaz Siddiqui, Senior Director, Environmental & Supplier Diversity Strategy yalmaz.siddiqui@officedepot.com twitter: @yalmazsiddiqui Initial thinking on transition to Sustainable Purchasing Program

18. Initial Considerations for Greener to Sustainable 18 Economic Sustainability Environmental Sustainability Social Sustainability Benefits profit enables prosperity Benefits people enables inclusion Benefits planet enables protection

19. 19 Economic Sustainability Environmental Sustainability Social Sustainability Benefits profit enables prosperity Benefits people enables inclusion Benefits planet enables protection Our Point of View: 3 dimensions of sustainability

20. 20 Highest environmental footprint = Least environmental protection Slightly lower environ- mental footprint Much lower environ- mental footprint Lowest environ -mental footprin t Less environmentally sustainable actions More environmentally sustainable actions = greener

21. 21 Supports human / worker rights beyond national laws Supports causes Supports HUBs [Historically Underutilized Businesses] May exploit people Doesn’t enable inclusion Doesn’t support any causes Less socially sustainable actions Socially actions = inclusive

22. 22 Mitigates Risk now or over time Save or make money over time Save or make money right away Wastes money Increases risks Ignores quality Less economically sustainable actions Economically sustainable actions = save $ or risk / make $ / support prosperity

23. Economically Preferable Purchasing Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Socially Preferable Purchasing Ultimate goal of Sustainable Purchasing: Optimize Economic, Social & Environmental benefits over long term

24. 24 Call to Action: Please help develop a multi-stakeholder based definition & methodology for sustainable purchasing Purchasingcouncil.org