Report details progress toward 2025 environmental goals, surpassing three of seven targets ahead of schedule.
Staples Canada announced the release of its 2024 Community Impact and Sustainability Report, highlighting its ongoing dedication to making a positive difference through its three core pillars: environment, equity and education. Over the past 20 years, Staples’ focus on corporate citizenship has included ambitious recycling and sustainability goals, supporting equity programmes in communities across Canada, and providing educational resources to students in need.
“At Staples Canada, our commitment to community impact extends beyond promises – it’s a continuous effort to create meaningful change in the communities we serve through our focus on environmental sustainability, equity, and education,” said Rachel Huckle, CEO, Staples Canada. “We’re proud to have achieved three of our seven sustainability goals ahead of target, of raising more than CAN$2.3 million (US$1.68 million/ €1.47 million) for our Even The Odds initiative for health equity in our country, and for providing more than CAN$900,000 (US$657,607/ €574,992) in support to students through our annual School Supply Drive programme. These milestones reflect our dedication to empowering Canadians and building stronger communities.”
As part of its ongoing environmental efforts, Staples outlined its Goals for a Greener Future in 2020, a set of bold sustainability targets to achieve by 2025. The report highlights remarkable progress, including:
- 1 million writing instruments recycled: As Canada’s sole provider of writing instrument recycling, in partnership with TerraCycle, since 2012, Staples has successfully diverted more than 10 million writing instruments from landfills, surpassing its 2025 goal of 8 million units.
- 938,000 kilograms of used batteries recycled: Through its partnership with Call2Recycle, Staples has exceeded its goal of 750,000 kilograms, earning the 2024 Leader in Sustainability Award for the fifth consecutive year.
- 8 million units of ink and toner cartridges recycled: Staples partners with HP and eCycle solutions to recycle ink and toner cartridges, achieving 94% of its goal to recycle 8.5 million units by 2025.
- 6 million tonnes of electronics recycled: In partnership with eCycle Solutions, Staples has diverted 10.6 million tonnes of electronics from landfills, exceeding 78% of its goal of 13.5 million tonnes by 2025.
To view Staples’ full Community Impact and Sustainability report, please visit staples.ca/environment.
