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February 2007
Office Products Clean Up
While much of the current discussions about how to enhance sustainability center on transportation and home energy efficiency, let us not forget the importance of reducing the impact of the 8+ hours a day most of us spend toiling each day. Office products companies are stepping up to become more environmentally friendly with their consumption of resources.
Of the top 10 retailers recognized by the EPA for using green energy, three (Office Depot, Staples and FedEx Kinko's) are office supply companies. Office Depot purchased 12 percent of its electricity (76 million kilowatt-hours) from renewable resources through renewable energy certificates from Cadence Network, one of several companies that act as a broker to connect companies with verifiable clean energy sources.
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