by Rebecca Walker — September 17, 2010—FedEx Office, Office Depot and Staples received the highest grades for paper practices in the office supply industry for a second year, according to the latest Green Grade Report Card issued by the environmental groups Dogwood Alliance and ForestEthics.
The review, now in its fourth year, looks at practices in seven categories—including chain of custody, avoiding sourcing from endangered forests and other controversial supplies, recycling and reduction—and awards an overall grade.
The report card focuses on 12 firms in three categories. FedEx Office and its predecessor FedEx Kinko’s, Office Depot and Staples have consistently received strong marks in all four years of the report card with none getting lower than a B -.
For more information, see the Dogwood Alliance Web site.
