Office Depot Releases 2007 Corporate Citizenship Report

Office Depot (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office
products and services, today announced the release of its 2007
Corporate Citizenship Report, entitled: "Fulfilling Our Vision -
Living Our Values." The report, which highlights the Company's
commitment to community, ethics, diversity and environmental
sustainability around the world, is available online at
www.officedepot.com/corporatecitizenship.

"Office Depot's success as a global Company is built on our vision
of 'Delivering Winning Solutions That Inspire Worklife,' as well as
our values of Integrity, Innovation, Inclusion, Customer Focus, and
Accountability," said Steve Odland, Chairman and CEO of Office Depot.
"This year's Corporate Citizenship Report is one more step in our
constant effort to acknowledge and validate the importance of both."

The Corporate Citizenship Report is an evolved version of Office
Depot's past Community Relations, Environmental Stewardship and
Sustainable Value Reports. For the second consecutive year, the report
references guidelines established by the Global Reporting Initiative.
Additionally, selected data has been reviewed by
PricewaterhouseCoopers - ensuring both the accuracy of the data and
its comparability with similar documents produced by Office Depot's
peers in the global business community.

Highlights from the 2007 Corporate Citizenship Report include:

-- Community: Office Depot celebrated the donation of its one
millionth backpack as part of the Company's National Backpack
program.

-- Ethics: Office Depot doubled the number of factories inspected
in the Company's social accountability program.

-- Diversity: Office Depot increased sales of products from
Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) to over half a
billion dollars.

-- Environment: Office Depot reduced absolute greenhouse gas
emissions from North American facilities by over 10%,
notwithstanding a 4.5% increase in facilities.

For information on Office Depot's philanthropy and the Office
Depot Foundation, visit www.community.officedepot.com and
www.officedepotfoundation.org. An overview of Office Depot's code of
ethics is available here. For details on Office Depot's vendor and
supplier diversity program, click here. For more information on Office
Depot's environmental initiatives, click here.

About Office Depot

Office Depot provides more office products and services to more
customers in more countries than any other company.

Incorporated in 1986 and headquartered in Delray Beach, Fla.,
Office Depot has annual sales of over $15.4 billion, and employs
approximately 52,000 associates around the world. Currently, the
Company sells to customers directly or through affiliates in 43
countries.

Office Depot is a leader in every distribution channel -- from
retail stores and contract delivery to catalogs and e-commerce. As of
June 30, 2007, Office Depot had 1,186 retail stores in North America
and another 369 stores, either company-owned, licensed or franchised,
in other parts of the world. Office Depot serves a wide range of
customers through a dedicated sales force, telephone account managers,
direct mail offerings, and multiple web sites. With $4.7 billion in
online sales during the last twelve months, the Company is also one of
the world's largest e-commerce retailers.

Office Depot's common stock is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol ODP and is included in the S&P 500 Index.
Additional press information can be found at:
http://mediarelations.officedepot.com.