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What is Sustainability?

• “A sustainable community uses its resources to meet current needs while ensuring that adequate resources are available for future generations.” (Source: World Commission on Environment and Development 1987)

• Sustainability is about “meeting the need of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. (Source: U.N. Agenda 21)

• Sustainability is becoming a corporate imperative.

• Corporations are being ranked on their ability to integrate business practices that meet economic, social and environmental goals.

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Sustainable Formula

Sustainability = Green + Fiscal Responsibility

OR

Sustainability = (People & Planet) + (Performance, Process & Price)

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Benefits of Sustainable Buildings

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CE Sustainable Mission

Corporate Express provides our customer with socially and

environmentally responsible solutions for a cleaner and

healthier work environment while being your lowest total cost

solution provider.

This is achieved through our manufacturing and technical

expertise. Innovation, training, quality standards, and world class

e-way and single source B2B national distribution model.

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Corporate Express and Sustainability

• Sustainability Policy(www.cexp.com/sustainability.html)

– Our belief in demonstrating leadership, responsibility and accountability regarding sustainability

– Outlines our commitment to reduce our environmental impact while balancing social equity and economic vitality

– Includes goals related to: Social Responsibility Climate Change Alternative Transportation Green Buildings Sustainable Forestry Post Consumer Waste Environmentally Sustainable Products

• Corporate Express = Sustainable Advocate

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Sustainable State

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‘Cradle to Cradle’ or Sustainable Approach

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Green Drivers of Change-Carbon Footprint

• Copy Paper

• Toner

• Writing Instruments

• Ordering Process

• Deliveries

• Envision Eco Liners

• Eco Breakroom Supplies

• Sustainable Earth Chemicals

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$ustainable Drivers of Change-Economic

• Copy Paper– Duplex– Recycled

• Toner– Hewlett Packard

Recycled Story Energy Efficient Equipment

– Cartridge King

• Writing Instruments• Ordering Process

– Vendor Consolidation– Internet Ordering– Average Order Size

• Deliveries• Eco Breakroom Supplies

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State Use Partners

• Cartridge King – Remanufactured Inkjet Cartridges– Remanufactured Laser Cartridges– Hewlett Packard

• Ketch– Recycled Binders

• Envision– Eco Degradable Liners– Totally Recycled Liners

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How to become $ustainable

• Learn How to Brag!• Challenge “what is green and

what is sustainable?”• Challenge the Perception that

green products are expensive and don’t perform

• Have each department identify 1 new practice each month

• Access to affordable, credible and easy access to information

• Don’t develop too many standards/criteria

• Make it FUN!

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Corporate Express Obligation

• Understand sustainability and the intent of the ‘green movement’

• Define sustainability in universally accepted terms

• Operate within those sustainable standards

• Promote clarity of products and the process of sustainability

• Sustainable Audits

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Thank you.

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