2013 Corporate Responsibility Report

Save the Children
In 2013, we worked with Save the Children to create the Staples ® Emergency
Education Fund, which supports educational needs in times of crisis.
Junior Achievement Canada
Staples Advantage ® Canada supports business and diversity-related
education programs for students ages 10–19. For the past four years, Staples
Advantage Canada has received a community award from the Canadian
Office Products Association for their partnership with Junior Achievement.
Society for Protection of German Forests (SDW)
As part of our EasyTree Kids program, Staples Germany supports SDW in educating
children across the country on the importance of taking care of the environment. This
helps create a direct link between our business operations and our community.
Junior Achievement China
Staples China supports career and education programs for students, engaging
associates in teaching and leading career workshops in local schools.
Beacon Foundation
Staples Australia supports programming to help disadvantaged students achieve
academic engagement, employment opportunities and personal success.
Helping with disaster relief
In 2013, there were several disasters worldwide, and Staples was there to help:
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Staples and associates contributed monetary and in-kind donations to the
One Fund Boston to support victims and their families as well as local businesses affected. In-kind donations and gift cards
were personally delivered by executives and other leaders to local Boylston Street businesses to help them reopen.
In the aftermath of the West, Texas explosion, Staples donated in-kind product to a neighboring school district to set up
new classrooms for displaced students. Staples associates held a supply drive and donated needed items to victims and their
families.
After the tornadoes devastated Moore, Oklahoma, Staples partnered with Save the Children to provide an impacted school
with new computer lab equipment. Staples and customers also contributed monetary donations to the Tulsa Community
Foundation and the American Red Cross to assist with local relief efforts.
Following the Colorado floods, Staples customers and associates donated to Save the Children. Customers affected were
sent coupons to help purchase necessary products to get businesses running again.
In response to the Sichuan Ya’an earthquake, Staples China donated necessary supplies to help local families and schools
through the Ya’an JiaCuo Fotuo Charity.
When floods inundated Queensland, Australian associates raised over $25,000, which was matched by Staples, to support
individuals and families affected.
In response to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, Staples and associates contributed monetary donations to Save the
Children to support local relief efforts.
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