by Brianna Crandall — July 23, 2014—A new group purchasing program is setting the pace for building professionals and others interested in buying more eco-friendly products. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) South Florida Chapter has partnered with Office Depot, Inc., a leading global provider of office products, services, and solutions formed by the merger of Office Depot and OfficeMax, and group purchasing organization Windfall, Inc., to create a first-of-its-kind Green Group Savings Program for members of the USGBC South Florida Chapter.
Windfall, the group savings experts, worked with Office Depot to develop an extensive program that will provide USGBC South Florida Chapter members access to substantial savings on eco-conscious products, ranging from paper products and ink and toner, to cleaning and breakroom supplies, that are featured in the 10th Anniversary of The Green Book from Office Depot and on the company’s GreenerOffice Web site. The partnership reportedly marks the first such customized group savings program for USGBC Chapters focused on greener products in the nation.
“We’re very excited that our new program brings together two local champions of environmental sustainability,” said Donna Marks, CEO of Windfall. “This is an exciting partnership—the USGBC South Florida Chapter, a member organization committed to a prosperous and sustainable future through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings—and Office Depot, long recognized as an environmental leader with its outstanding green products, practices and solutions. Both organizations have proven that building green is a sound economic strategy, and now with this program they’re helping make buying green even better for the bottom line.”
Windfall and Office Depot have collaborated for more than a decade to provide a variety of group savings for businesses and associations. Like other group savings programs developed by Windfall, Office Depot’s Green Group Savings Program for the USGBC South Florida Chapter is free to Chapter members, with no obligations to achieve certain volume thresholds of purchases. To maximize convenience, savings apply to in-store as well as online purchases.
To become a member of the USGBC South Florida Chapter or to learn more about Office Depot’s Green Group Savings Program, visit the new program’s Web site.
Windfall, Inc., is a group purchasing organization connecting members directly to great savings from preferred suppliers. Established in 1996, the company has grown with the buying power of hundreds of thousands of business members across the nation. Windfall negotiates outstanding money-saving discounts from brand-name suppliers on the products and services businesses use every day. The company’s Association division helps organizations attract and retain members with custom designed, turn-key benefit programs.
