Staples snags DNC contract
The Denver 2008 Host Committee named Staples Inc. as the office products provider for the Democratic National Convention that will be in Denver Aug. 25-28.Staples is asked to provide environmentally friendly office supplies, furniture and equipment for the DNC, which is slated to bring 35,000 people to Denver.Staples Inc. is based in Framingham, Mass., and has 12 stores along the Front Range.”This sponsorship is one way we are making it easy for our customers to make a difference for the environment — what we call “ecoeasy,” Mark Buckley, Staples vice president of environmental affairs, said in a statement.
Staples sells 2,900 eco-friendly products.
“We are very proud as a Host Committee to have an organization like Staples as a gold-level sponsor,” Elbra Wedgeworth, president of the Denver Host Committee, said in a statement. “With Staples’ growing presence in the Rocky Mountain region and its commitment to environmentally preferable products, this sponsorship continues to demonstrate how important the Democratic National Convention is for Denver.”