Office Depot was recognized with an award for its “Outstanding Environmental Leadership” by Office Products International at the eighth annual European Office Products Awards banquet held in Frankfurt, Germany. Office Depot was given this special industry recognition for the Company’s long-standing commitment to the environment, proven global track record and successful implementation of an industry-leading environmental strategy. A panel of senior industry executives from all channels of the European office supplies industry formed the awards judging panel.

In addition to receiving the inaugural “Outstanding Environmental Leadership” award, Office Depot was a finalist for the traditional ‘Environmental Responsibility’ award which Office Depot has won for the past three years – every year since the award’s inception.

In commenting on Office Depot’s commitment to the environment, OPI magazine's editor, Stephen White noted in the November 2008 edition of the publication that Office Depot, "has invested time, money, blood, sweat and tears into an [environmental program] that, not only makes it best in class, but arguably deserves wider recognition for being one of the world's finest programs."