Earth Week at Staples Lisa Ingmarsson

Earth Week at the Home Office What we’re doing Wellness awareness day: Wellness fair with diverse groups; yoga & boot camp lite Earth day fair: Internal sustainability departments; external partners & groups Recycling class at on-site daycare: Activity with 50 pre-K/K children Ribbon cutting for new solar array: Ceremony with executives & dignitaries Spring cleaning: Personal electronics collection; office space cleaning Composting awareness campaign: Composting station volunteers during lunch, all week What is working for us  Taking holistic view of sustainability (e.g., wellness) makes it personal  Incorporating diverse groups to build our network and raise awareness  Highlighting programs that associates are enthusiastic about, like solar power  Doing new types of activities that will get attention (yoga on the lawn)  Using contests (“most improved cube”) and giveaways to get associates more engaged  Meeting associates’ needs, like personal electronics recycling  Be enthusiastic – it’s contagious! Goals  Bring attention to our sustainability initiatives  Improve participation in our programs  Set the tone for the whole year 2

Earth Week across the company Other offices Shadowing Home Office events & doing their own –Sapling donations –Tree planting –Earth Day fair –Spring cleaning –International donation campaigns to schools Creating an Earth Week kit of ideas and tips for Earth Week in other offices Awareness campaign Creating communication materials that can be used and adapted across organization (countries, channels) Taking a global perspective on highlighting our sustainability work Created Earth Week brand that can be used each year moving forward Creating a spoof infomercial video to keep things light 3

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Earth Week, all year long – a framework 5 Source: Associate Training Communication Plan Earth Week Green Team Recognition Innovation Fund Earth Week Green Teams

Earth Week, all year long – ideas 6 Recognition cards Awards – for associates (already do Soul awards), for customers Goal setting & tracking software Regular communications (Intranet Community, blogs, etc.) Green teams; affinity group (ARG) Speaker series (other sustainable companies), lunch & learn on topics, meet-the-department sessions, Sustainability 101 training materials Sustainability innovation challenge/fund – harness ideas, stage competition