Awards & Recognition
- Ranked #17 out of 150 on Forbes’ list of America’s Most Reputable Companies (2010)
- #1 on Institutional Investor magazine’s “America’s Top Shareholder-Friendly Companies” (Retailing/Hard Lines Category) (2008 and 2009)
- #101 on Fortune 500 (2010) – up from #109 in 2009
- #397 Fortune’s Global 500 (2009) – up from #439 in 2008
- #5 on Fortune’s “Most Admired Specialty Retailers” (2010)
- #83 on Barron's 500 (2009) – up from #304 last year
- #499 on Forbes’ “World’s 2000 Largest Public Companies” (2009)
- #319 on Forbes’ “400 Best Big Companies” (ranked nine consecutive years)
- #111 on Brand Week’s “America’s Top 2,000 Brands” (2008)
- #60 on CRO magazine (formerly Business Ethics) “Best Corporate Citizens list” (2010)
- #4 among 35 retail sector companies and #40 among 541 global companies evaluated in the 2008 Covalence Ethical Ranking
- # 31 of 78 in Boston Business Journal’s “Boston's Largest Corporate Charitable Contributors” – first time ranked in 2008
- # 14 on Boston Globe’s “100 Top Companies” (2009)
- #68 on Boston Globe’s “100 Best Places to Work” (2008)
- #47 on STORES magazine’s “Hot 100 Retailers” (2009)
- #29 on STORES magazine’s “Top 100 Retailers” (2009)
- #4 on MultiChannel Merchant Top 100 (2009) – up from #5 in 2008
- Jay Baitler, executive vice president of Staples Advantage, named to the OPI Top 100 Global Resellers for his leadership in the Office Products industry (2009)
- Ron Sargent, Chairman & CEO of Staples, named to the OPI Top 100 Global Resellers for his leadership in the Office Products Industry (2009)
- Ron Sargent named “Best CEO” by Institutional Investor magazine (Retailing/Hard Lines Category) (2009)
- Received Modern Materials Handling magazine’s 2008 Innovation Productivity Award for innovative use of a robotic fulfillment system, called KIVA, now operating in two of Staples Advantage’s 37 fulfillment centers in the U.S. (2008)
- Staples Advantage® Call Centers have been recognized by J.D. Power and Associates for providing “An Outstanding Customer Service Experience” for six years in a row
- Jay Baitler, executive vice president of Staples Advantage, named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine’s Provider Pros to Know (2004–2008)
- Staples Advantage named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine’s Executive 100 (2003–2008)
- City Business Journals Network’s “American Brand Excellence Award” (2007–2008)
- At the beginning of 2010, Staples ranked #5 among all retailers, #16 among Fortune 500 companies and #28 among all companies nationwide for using green power by EPA Green Power Partnership program
- Ranked #20 in Newsweek’s “Top 500 Green Companies” –– ranked #2 within the retail industry
- Recognized as one of the “World’s Top 20 Sustainable Stocks” by SustainableBusiness.com (2008)
- In September 2009, for the sixth consecutive year, Staples was selected as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). Staples scored 64 compared to average industry score of 47. The DJSI track the performance of sustainability leaders on a global scale
- Staples Advantage Canada was awarded ISO 14001 Environmental Certification in March 2009, joining Staples’ other certified business sites in France, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the U.K.
- Corporate Express Australia, a Staples company, was named the 2008 “Sustainable Company of the Year” in the eighth annual Australian Sustainability Awards
- Recipient of the National Recycling Coalition’s 11th annual Recycling Works Award for its broad-reaching efforts to promote recycling and waste reduction among its customers and throughout its operations (May 2009)
- EPA Green Power Partnership Award (2008) and Green Power Leadership Award (2007) recognizing leading national purchasers of green power
- EPA 2007 Climate Protection Award. This award places Staples among some of the world’s most accomplished businesses and organizations working to protect the climate
- EPA Merit Award presented to Staples fleet director Mike Payette for Staples’ initiatives to reduce fuel use by delivery trucks (April 2009)
- At the beginning of 2009, Staples ranked #5 among all retailers, #15 among Fortune 500 companies and #28 among all companies nationwide for using green power by EPA Green Power Partnership program
- Named Corporate Citizen of the Year by New England Clean Energy Council for its outstanding efforts in clean energy and innovative recycling programs (2008)
- Received “Honorable Mention” in 2008 Green Dot Awards for Staples® brand eco-conscious paper made from recycled sugarcane waste. The Green Dot Awards celebrate excellence in green products and services
- Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative (SDSI) Champion Recognition (2008) – awarded to Corporate Express, a Staples company, by EPA’s Design for the Environment program, for commitment to reducing toxic chemicals in its Sustainable Earth by Staples™ brand cleaning supplies
- Ranked #2 on Area’s Greenest Publicly Traded Companies list compiled by Boston Business Journal (2008)
- Sustainable Earth brand cleaning products received the 2007 Most Innovative Green Products award from the ISSA Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association
- 2007 Climate Champion Award by Clean Air-Cool Planet (CA-CP), the leading nonprofit working to find and promote solutions to global warming in the Northeast (October 2007)
- 2007 AltWheels “Green Pioneer” Award honoring Staples for its position as the largest private user of solar power in New England (September 2007)
- Ranked #16 on Diversity MBA Magazine’s 50 Best Places for Diverse Managers to Work (2010) (up from #29 in 2009)
- Tara Spann, Director of Diversity Initiatives for Staples, named to Diversity MBA Magazine’s “Top 100 Diverse Emerging Leaders” (2009)
- Readers’ Choice Award: A Best Diversity Company by DiversityCareers.com (2007)
- Named to “America’s Top 50 Corporations for Multicultural Business Opportunities” by DiversityBusiness.com (2007–2009)
- Selected as #56 in “Top 60 Companies for Hispanics” in 2008 by Hispanic Business magazine
- PNC MWDBE Strategic Partnership Award (2006)
- Awarded the New York Life Silver Star Prime Award for Supplier Diversity (2005, 2006)
- Staples ranked #2 on Internet Retailer magazine’s “Top 500 largest e-tailers” list (2007–2009); ranked #1 in total Web sales in the office supply industry
- Web Marketing Association presented its WebAward to StaplesLink.com® for B2B Standard of Excellence (2006–2007)
- EWay.com™ has received both the AIIM Best Practices Award and ADT Innovator Award for excellence in technology leadership
