Office Depot Releases 2007 Corporate Citizenship Report.

Report Summarizes Company's Global Commitment to Community, Ethics, Diversity and Environmental Sustainability; Independently Reviewed by PricewaterhouseCoopers

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- 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.