Our Commitment to the Environment

Protecting and Preserving

As the nation's leading education company, School Specialty believes that protecting and preserving the environment is not only sound business practice, it is simply the right thing to do. Reflecting the company's role in helping educators engage and inspire their students, School Specialty believes it has a responsibility to lead by example in its environmental policies and practices.

The School Specialty Environmental Position articulates the company's philosophical and practical beliefs, and its role in environmental stewardship. Fundamental to this position are the company's goals:

• Minimize the creation of waste;
• Conserve natural resources;
• Increase use of post-consumer recycled content;
• Work with manufacturers that adopt strong environmental practices;
• Source from companies who practice sustainable forest management, and;
• Comply with both the letter and intent of laws and regulations.

The School Specialty Environmental Standards were developed to give strength and detail for compliance for all School Specialty associates. Specific School Specialty environmental guidelines have been developed for:

• Paper used for printing
• Paper used in offices
• Recycling
• Corrugate, Dunnage & Pallets
• Energy Conservation
• Operational Standards

School Specialty has a firm belief that we are borrowing the environment from our children. Therefore, the company includes continuous improvement in its environmental practices within its mission to provide innovative products and services.