OfficeMax Australia
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Office supplier retailer
Retails stationery, office products and equipment, furniture and printing supplies to businesses, schools and the general public.
Company Ownership
OfficeMax Australia Ltd | AUS | website | ||||
OfficeMax Inc
owns 100% of OfficeMax Australia Ltd |
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Office supplies retailer Founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1988. Merged with Office Depot in 2013 to create the largest U.S. office-supplies chain. | ||||||
Office Depot Inc
owns 100% of OfficeMax Inc |
USA | website | ||||
Office supplies retailer Operates more than 2,200 stores in 59 countries. Merged with OfficeMax in 2013 to create the largest US office supplies chain. |
Company Assessment
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OfficeMax Australia Ltd | ||||
This company won the 2013 FSC Retailer of the Year Award from the Forest Stewardship Council Australia Excellence Awards. These awards reward organisations that exemplify the spirit and intent of the FSC system through their management practices, contribution and promotion of FSC Certification and products.
Source: FSC Australia (2013)
According to data released by the Australian Tax Office in Jan 2022, this company was one of many local and foreign-based companies that paid no tax in Australia in 2019-20. Please note however that companies pay income tax on profits, not revenue (total income). While some companies use tax havens and loopholes to avoid paying their fair share of tax in Australia, other companies that paid no tax have perfectly legitimate reasons.
Source: ATO (2022) |
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OfficeMax Inc | ||||
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Office Depot Inc | ||||
Office Depot purchases Green-e Energy Certified renewable energy to offset 100% of the electricity used for its headquarters. Office Depot uses 100% Green-e Energy Certified renewable energy for its Office Depot Green 100% Post Consumer Recycled content paper in both letter and legal size, which is sourced from Green-e Marketplace participant New Leaf Paper.
Source: Green-e Energy (2016)
This company is listed as having best practice on a report card on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in corporate America.
Source: Human Rights Campaign (2021) |
This company settled a California lawsuit for $80 million for overcharging allegations. The lawsuit stems from a complaint by former Office Depot accountant David Sherwin and the State of California, claiming that the company overcharged state agencies for office supplies. In 2010, Office Depot reached a $4.5 million settlement with Florida on overcharging allegations and investigations are also underway in Texas, Arizona, Missouri and New York.
Source: news article (2014) |
This company received a score of 1.7/100 in the Newsweek Green Ranking 2017, which ranks the world's largest publicly traded companies on eight indicators covering energy, greenhouse gases, water, waste, fines and penalties, linking executive pay to sustainability targets, board-level committee oversight of environmental issues and third-party audits. Ranking methodology by Corporate Knights and HIP Investor.
Source: Newsweek (2017)
B for report card on paper practices of the office supply sector, (A best, F worst), covering chain of custody endangered forests plantations & controversial sources, responsible forestry & FSC-certification, recycling & reduction, and other leadership. [Listed under information due to age of report]
Source: ForestEthics (2009)
In 2023, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts towards removing commodity-driven deforestation and forest degradation from its direct operations and supply chains. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Forests Score of C.
Source: CDP (2023)
In 2023, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change Score of C.
Source: CDP (2023)
California, the UK and Australia have all enacted legislation requiring companies operating within their borders to disclose their efforts to eradicate modern slavery from their operations and supply chains. Follow the link to see this company's disclosure statement.
Source: company website (2016)
In 2021 the Mind the Store campaign ranked 50 of the largest retailers in North America on their efforts to eliminate toxic chemicals from consumer products. This company received a grade of C.
Source: Mind the Store (2021) |
Company Details
Type | Wholly-owned subsidiary |
Employees | 750 (2013) |
Contact Details
Address | Mulgrave, VIC, Australia |
Phone | 136 629 |
Website | www.officemax.com.au |