Office Depot and Windfall Partner to Launch
Green Group Savings Program; Provides U.S. Green Building Council
(USBGC) South Florida Chapter Members Discounts on Eco-Conscious
Office Products
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) South Florida Chapter
has partnered with Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE:ODP), a leading global
provider of office products, services, and
solutions formed by the merger of Office Depot and OfficeMax,
and Windfall, Inc., a group purchasing organization, to create a
first-of-its-kind Green Group Savings Program for members of the
USGBC South Florida Chapter.
Windfall, the group savings experts, worked with Office Depot to
develop an extensive program that will provide USGBC South Florida
Chapter members access to substantial savings on eco-conscious
products, ranging from paper products and ink & toner, to
cleaning and breakroom supplies, featured in the 10th Anniversary
of The Green Book® from Office Depot and on the company’s
GreenerOffice™ website. The partnership marks the first such
customized group savings program for USGBC Chapters focused on
greener products.
“We're very excited that our new program brings together two
local champions of environmental sustainability," said Donna Marks,
CEO of Windfall. “This is an exciting partnership -- the USGBC
South Florida Chapter, a member-organization committed to a
prosperous and sustainable future through cost-efficient and
energy-saving green buildings, and Office Depot, long recognized as
an environmental leader with its outstanding green-products,
practices and solutions. Both organizations have proven that
building green is a sound economic strategy, and now with this
program they’re helping make buying green even better for the
bottom line.”
“We’re proud to be the first organization in the USA to offer
Windfall’s new Office Depot Green Group Savings Program,” said
Sandra Lee, President of the Chapter. “This is an exciting new
benefit that helps our members get discounts on greener products
for their everyday needs.”
This Green Groups Savings Program is also a first for Office
Depot. “We saw a great opportunity to create the first group
savings program for a USGBC Chapter, right here in our backyard,”
explained Yalmaz Siddiqui, Senior Director, Environmental &
Supplier Diversity Strategy for Office Depot. “South Florida
Chapter members who are supporting the growth of the green building
movement have a natural propensity to also want to buy green. This
new program simplifies their access to greener products, while
providing substantial savings.”
Windfall and Office Depot have collaborated for more than a
decade to provide a variety of group savings for businesses and
associations. Like other group savings programs developed by
Windfall, Office Depot’s Green Group Savings Program for the USGBC
South Florida Chapter is free to Chapter members, with no
obligations to achieve certain volume thresholds of purchases. To
maximize convenience, savings apply to in-store as well as online
purchases.
To become a member of the USGBC South Florida Chapter or to
learn more about Office Depot’s new Green Group Savings Program,
please visit www.usgbcsf.org/groupsavings.
About Windfall
Windfall, Inc. is a group purchasing organization connecting
members directly to great savings from preferred suppliers.
Established in 1996, the company has grown with the buying power of
hundreds of thousands of business members across the nation.
Windfall negotiates outstanding money-saving discounts from
brand-name suppliers on the products and services businesses use
every day. The company's Association division helps organizations
attract and retain members with custom designed, turn-key benefit
programs. For more information, visit http://getwindfall.com
About USGBC South Florida Chapter
The U.S. Green Building Council South Florida Chapter, a
nonprofit (501[c][3]) organization, serves five Branches across the
region. The Chapter has nearly 6,000 dedicated members and friends
committed to transforming the way buildings and communities are
designed, built and operated, enabling a sustainable and socially
responsible, healthy and prosperous environment for people to live,
work, learn and play. One of 76 USGBC Chapters across the nation,
the South Florida Chapter's volunteer leadership provides programs
and activities designed to educate, enlighten and empower the
region to adopt an approach to building that is ecologically and
economically sustainable. For more information, visit
http://usgbcsf.org.
About Office Depot, Inc.
Formed by the merger of Office Depot and OfficeMax, Office
Depot, Inc. is a leading global provider of products, services, and
solutions for every workplace – whether your workplace is an
office, home, school, or car.
Office Depot, Inc. is a resource and a catalyst to help
customers work better. We are a single source for everything
customers need to be more productive, including the latest
technology, core office supplies, print and document services,
business services, facilities products, furniture, and school
essentials.
The company has combined pro forma annual sales of approximately
$17 billion, employs more than 60,000 associates, and serves
consumers and businesses in 58 countries with more than 2,000
retail stores, award-winning e-commerce sites and a dedicated
business-to-business sales organization – all delivered through a
global network of wholly owned operations, joint ventures,
franchisees, licensees and alliance partners. The company’s
portfolio of leading brands includes Office Depot, OfficeMax,
OfficeMax Grand & Toy, Viking, Ativa, TUL, Foray, and
DiVOGA.
Office Depot, Inc.’s common stock is listed on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol ODP. Additional press information
can be found at: http://news.officedepot.com.
Additional information about the recently completed merger of
Office Depot and OfficeMax can be found
at http://officedepotmaxmerger.com. Office Depot is also well
regarded as an environmental leader, having ranked as America’s #1
Greenest Large Retailer in Newsweek Magazine’s green rankings in
2010, 2011 and 2012. Details can be found at:
http://officedepotcitizenship.com/.
USGBC South Florida ChapterLee Cooke, 561-373-7367Executive
Directorlcooke@usgbcsf.orgorOffice DepotMelissa Perlman,
561-310-9921Melissa.Perlman@officedepot.comorWindfall, Inc.Holly
Boldrin, 239-267-2638, 239-887-9335
(cell)hboldrin@getwindfall.com
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