OfficeMax vs Staples
On overall TruNorth grade, OfficeMax scores higher (OfficeMax: B, Staples: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
No public record found.
No public record found.
Environment
No public record found.
Wikipedia "Environmental record" section: Staples is ranked in the top 25 of EPA's Green Power Partner list. In 2006, Staples offered more than 2,900 different office products incorporating recycled content. Staples is currently trying to…
Labor
Via parent company Office Depot: 11 OSHA severe-injury reports since 2015.
1 OSHA severe-injury reports in past 2y (0 amputations); 34 since 2015.
DEI
No public record found.
No public record found.
Charity
$4M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.04% of revenue).
$12M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.09% of revenue) via Staples Foundation.
Animal testing
No public record found.
No public record found.
Firearms
No federal firearms license on record for this company in the ATF FFL registry — no licensed firearms dealing or manufacturing.
No federal firearms license on record for this company in the ATF FFL registry — no licensed firearms dealing or manufacturing.
Privacy
No public record found.
Terms-of-service privacy grade D (poor) via ToS;DR (tosdr.org), CC BY-SA 3.0 — transformed to TruNorth's scale.
Executive pay
No public record found.
No public record found.
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