public company

Office Depot / ODP

Industry Retail

A public office-supply and B2B distribution company operating Office Depot and OfficeMax retail channels, digital procurement, print, and workplace-product services. ODP is less structurally extractive than private-equity-owned Staples, but remains a shareholder-governed conventional office-supply chain.

Why this matters: Office Depot is the most direct Staples competitor and helps distinguish public-company retail from private-equity-owned office retail.

Letter grade D Extractive Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 11, 2026

Final Score 14* D - Extractive

DEXTRACTIVE14 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material16

Bonus+0

Cap35Ownership <= 2 and Governance <= 2

After Cap16

Penalties-2

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Evaluation Overview

D - Extractive

The score turns mainly on Product Integrity, with the largest penalty coming from Ecological Harm.

Strengths

Product Integrity3/5
Ownership2/10
Governance2/10

Penalties

Ecological Harm-1
Toxic Products-1

Evidence state

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
Linked claims5
Direct axis claims5
Coverage5/11

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	2 / 10	ODP is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker-, customer-, or community-controlled. ODP is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker-, customer-, or community-controlled. That keeps Office Depot / ODP low on Ownership: decisive control remains with shareholders, private owners, executives, or state insiders rather than affected people. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence ODP is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker-, customer-, or community-controlled. [1]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	2 / 10	The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. That keeps Office Depot / ODP low on Governance: ordinary users, workers, customers, or affected communities cannot change the rules that govern them. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence context The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. [2] context ODP is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker-, customer-, or community-controlled. [1] context ODP provides useful office-supply access and B2B procurement, but does not structurally lock pricing or service around stakeholder benefit. [3] context Office supply retail and distribution create ordinary shipping, packaging, paper, furniture, electronics, and facilities burdens without a stakeholder governance mechanism to subordinate them to ecological constraints. [4] context ODP sells electronics, printer supplies, batteries, cleaning products, and other office goods that can carry toxic or disposal risks. [5]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	2 / 10	The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. That keeps Office Depot / ODP low on Extraction: the business model makes extraction from workers, users, suppliers, customers, or the public central rather than incidental. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence context The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. [2] context ODP is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker-, customer-, or community-controlled. [1] context ODP provides useful office-supply access and B2B procurement, but does not structurally lock pricing or service around stakeholder benefit. [3] context Office supply retail and distribution create ordinary shipping, packaging, paper, furniture, electronics, and facilities burdens without a stakeholder governance mechanism to subordinate them to ecological constraints. [4] context ODP sells electronics, printer supplies, batteries, cleaning products, and other office goods that can carry toxic or disposal risks. [5]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	1 / 7	The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. That keeps Office Depot / ODP low on Labor Sovereignty: labor remains managerially controlled, replaceable, or exposed to coercive employment and contracting conditions. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence context The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. [2] context ODP is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker-, customer-, or community-controlled. [1] context ODP provides useful office-supply access and B2B procurement, but does not structurally lock pricing or service around stakeholder benefit. [3] context Office supply retail and distribution create ordinary shipping, packaging, paper, furniture, electronics, and facilities burdens without a stakeholder governance mechanism to subordinate them to ecological constraints. [4] context ODP sells electronics, printer supplies, batteries, cleaning products, and other office goods that can carry toxic or disposal risks. [5]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	1 / 7	The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. That keeps Office Depot / ODP low on Solidarity with the Unemployed: the model provides little protection for people who leave, are excluded, or cannot bargain from employment. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence context The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. [2] context ODP is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker-, customer-, or community-controlled. [1] context ODP provides useful office-supply access and B2B procurement, but does not structurally lock pricing or service around stakeholder benefit. [3] context Office supply retail and distribution create ordinary shipping, packaging, paper, furniture, electronics, and facilities burdens without a stakeholder governance mechanism to subordinate them to ecological constraints. [4] context ODP sells electronics, printer supplies, batteries, cleaning products, and other office goods that can carry toxic or disposal risks. [5]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	1 / 7	The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. That keeps Office Depot / ODP low on Loss-Bearing Fidelity: losses, hazards, or adjustment costs are routinely pushed onto workers, customers, suppliers, communities, or the public. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence context The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. [2] context ODP is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker-, customer-, or community-controlled. [1] context ODP provides useful office-supply access and B2B procurement, but does not structurally lock pricing or service around stakeholder benefit. [3] context Office supply retail and distribution create ordinary shipping, packaging, paper, furniture, electronics, and facilities burdens without a stakeholder governance mechanism to subordinate them to ecological constraints. [4] context ODP sells electronics, printer supplies, batteries, cleaning products, and other office goods that can carry toxic or disposal risks. [5]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	2 / 5	ODP provides useful office-supply access and B2B procurement, but does not structurally lock pricing or service around stakeholder benefit. ODP provides useful office-supply access and B2B procurement, but does not structurally lock pricing or service around stakeholder benefit. That places Office Depot / ODP in the middle of Market Conduct: the product has real value but still uses meaningful lock-in, gatekeeping, market power, or dependency. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Linked evidence ODP provides useful office-supply access and B2B procurement, but does not structurally lock pricing or service around stakeholder benefit. [3]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	3 / 5	The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. That places Office Depot / ODP in the middle of Product Integrity: the product has real use value but is compromised by incentives, monetization, lock-in, quality degradation, or risk. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Linked evidence The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. [2]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	2 / 5	The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. That places Office Depot / ODP in the middle of Scale Integrity: scale brings useful reach but also weakens accountability, transparency, or local constraint. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Linked evidence context The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement. [2] context ODP is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker-, customer-, or community-controlled. [1] context ODP provides useful office-supply access and B2B procurement, but does not structurally lock pricing or service around stakeholder benefit. [3] context Office supply retail and distribution create ordinary shipping, packaging, paper, furniture, electronics, and facilities burdens without a stakeholder governance mechanism to subordinate them to ecological constraints. [4] context ODP sells electronics, printer supplies, batteries, cleaning products, and other office goods that can carry toxic or disposal risks. [5]

Penalties

Penalty	Applied	Why this penalty
Ecological Harm ? Footprint, trajectory, irreversibility, culpability, and scale, including whether ecological harm is central to the model and continued after credible notice. Range: -30 to 0.	-1	Office supply retail and distribution create ordinary shipping, packaging, paper, furniture, electronics, and facilities burdens without a stakeholder governance mechanism to subordinate them to ecological constraints. Office supply retail and distribution create ordinary shipping, packaging, paper, furniture, electronics, and facilities burdens without a stakeholder governance mechanism to subordinate them to ecological constraints. That warrants a limited Ecological Harm penalty because the institution causes or defends ecological damage that is more than incidental to the model. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Linked evidence Office supply retail and distribution create ordinary shipping, packaging, paper, furniture, electronics, and facilities burdens without a stakeholder governance mechanism to subordinate them to ecological constraints. [4]
Toxic Products ? Current sale of products whose ordinary use, exposure, ingredients, residues, packaging, or formulation creates toxic, addictive, or consumer-safety risk. Food products receive at least light scrutiny for artificial colors, artificial flavors, petro-derived additives, pesticide residues, contaminants, endocrine-disrupting packaging, and ultra-processed formulation. Ordinary adult nightlife or alcohol service is not penalized by itself without evidence of predatory marketing, youth targeting, addiction-extractive design, or unusual product-safety misconduct. Range: -5 to 0.	-1	ODP sells electronics, printer supplies, batteries, cleaning products, and other office goods that can carry toxic or disposal risks. ODP sells electronics, printer supplies, batteries, cleaning products, and other office goods that can carry toxic or disposal risks. That warrants a limited Toxic Products penalty because ordinary use, exposure, ingredients, residues, packaging, or formulation creates material toxic, addictive, or consumer-safety risk. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Linked evidence ODP sells electronics, printer supplies, batteries, cleaning products, and other office goods that can carry toxic or disposal risks. [5]

Bonus Credits

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Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

Medium 71/100

5 verified linked claims 5 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 5/11 components covered

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Claim confidence 16/20

5 verified linked claims

Source quality 16/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 6/18

5 direct claims across 11 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 5/10

5/11 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)

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1ODP is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker-, customer-, or community-controlled.

Ownership Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

ODP annual reportsPrimary institutional record · 90%

2The ODP Corporation operates Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, online channels, B2B distribution, print services, and workplace-product procurement.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

ODP annual reportsPrimary institutional record · 90%
ODP 2023 annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%

3ODP provides useful office-supply access and B2B procurement, but does not structurally lock pricing or service around stakeholder benefit.

Market Conduct Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

ODP 2023 annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%

4Office supply retail and distribution create ordinary shipping, packaging, paper, furniture, electronics, and facilities burdens without a stakeholder governance mechanism to subordinate them to ecological constraints.

Ecological Harm Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

ODP 2023 annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%

5ODP sells electronics, printer supplies, batteries, cleaning products, and other office goods that can carry toxic or disposal risks.

Toxic Products Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

ODP 2023 annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%

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