2013 Corporate Responsibility Report
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Environment — United States <strong>2013</strong> 2012 2011<br />
Sustainable Products (Millions USD) 2<br />
Estimated sales of products containing recycled content material $1,181 $1,260 $1,320<br />
Estimated sales of products meeting third-party environmental<br />
standards/certifications<br />
$1,705 $1,367 $1,599<br />
Estimated sales of FSC-certified products $575 $397 $426<br />
Estimated sales of ENERGY STAR ® qualified products $595 $384 $608<br />
Recycling Services<br />
Ink and toner cartridges (millions of units) 63 72 67<br />
Electronics recycled for customers (millions of pounds) 13.48 12.7 13.9<br />
Sustainable Operations<br />
Energy<br />
Total energy use (GJ) 3,506,280 3,436,110 3,559,000<br />
Electricity use (mWh) 602,845 646,478 655,585<br />
Electrical intensity across all locations (kWh per ft 2 ) 11.31 11.56 11.46<br />
Number and percentage of active facilities certified to ENERGY STAR ® 585 (33%) 513 (29%) 286 (16%)<br />
Facility natural gas and propane use (MMBTU) 926,060 712,800 796,910<br />
Diesel fuel for Staples fleet (MMBTU) 331,820 336,040 331,080<br />
Greenhouse gas emissions<br />
Scope 1 (MtCO 2<br />
e) 83,400 71,000 75,860<br />
Scope 2 (MtCO 2<br />
e) 298,900 320,700 326,310<br />
Total reductions from RECs and green power purchase offsets (MtCO 2<br />
e) 3 487,550 506,150 333,990<br />
Total Scope 1 and 2 emissions (MtCO 2<br />
e, before reductions from offsets) 382,300 391,700 402,170<br />
Net GHG emissions (MtCO 2<br />
e, after reductions from offsets) 3 83,400 71,000 75,860<br />
GHG emissions intensity before reductions from offsets (kg CO 2<br />
e per ft 2 ) 7.17 7.00 7.03<br />
GHG emissions intensity after reductions from offsets (kg CO 2<br />
e per ft 2 ) 1.57 1.27 1.33<br />
Facilities<br />
Total facility area (ft 2 ) 53,407,384 55,931,773 57,193,275<br />
Retail area (ft 2 ) 33,443,240 35,125,191 35,760,510<br />
Nonretail area (ft 2 ) 19,964,145 20,806,581 21,432,765<br />
Waste and Recycling<br />
Waste to landfill or incinerator (short tons) 25,150 29,070 29,920<br />
Percentage of waste to landfill 91.5% 91.5% 90%<br />
Waste diverted to recycling (short tons) 4 39,530.00 41,005 44,692<br />
Rate of waste diversion to recycling (%) 61% 59% 60%<br />
Waste generated per ft2 of facility area (pounds/ft 2 ) 1.21 1.25 1.30<br />
Water<br />
Water use (millions of gallons) 189.63 224.77 240.26<br />
Water use intensity (gallons/ft 2 ) 3.6 4.0 4.2<br />
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