Corporate Express Press Releases - 2008

News Release - June 30, 2008 Corporate Express Invites Businesses to Enter Ecoffice® Makeover Contest Winning Company to Receive a $5K Green Office Product Shopping Spree at EcofficeSource.com

Broomfield, Colo.,– June 30, 2008 –Corporate Express US Inc. today announced the launch of its Ecoffice® Makeover Contest, open to all U.S. businesses. The winner will receive a $5,000 shopping spree on the company’s online Ecoffice Source catalog, which features more than 2,300 environmentally preferable office supplies, janitorial facility products and business furniture. Corporate Express US Inc., part of the Dutch-based Corporate Express NV (NYSE: CXP), is a leading business-to-business supplier in the U.S. of office and computer supplies, office furniture, facility supplies, document and print management, imaging and computer graphic supplies, promotional products and other similar items. "Here at Corporate Express, we see sustainability as a partnership with our customers, and we take many steps with them to help reduce environmental impact, such as offering free toner and inkjet recycling, annual catalog recycling and eco-preferable shopping online,” said Jay Mutschler, president of Corporate Express US. “Now, we’re launching this contest to invite businesses across the U.S. to tell their sustainability story as a fun and creative way to encourage sustainability in the workplace." Contest details Entrants must submit an electronic presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint or Apple Keynote presentation format. The presentation can be up to twenty slides in length and must present in an interactive and creative fashion, why their organization deserves an Ecoffice Makeover -- regardless of whether they have just started on a sustainability journey or they have taken great strides to pave the way toward a more eco-conscious workplace "Purchasing eco-preferable products is just one of the many steps that businesses can take toward greater workplace sustainability,” said Walter Scott, vice president of marketing and ecommerce, Corporate Express US. “Through this contest, we want to help raise awareness with businesses about the breadth of eco-conscious products that are available for the office." The winning company’s $5,000 shopping spree on Corporate Express’ Ecoffice Source catalog, www.EcofficeSource.com, will allow it to select the eco-preferable items it needs for the workplace, such as: Corporate Express brand Earthsaver® post-consumer recycled content papers 2/2 Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified Domtar EarthChoice® paper Compostable break room supplies Corporate Express brand Sustainable Earth® cleaners Furniture with eco-preferable attributes Eco-conscious facility supplies Many more office products The contest begins Monday, June 30, 2008 and closes at 11:59 PM mountain time, on Sunday, August 31, 2008. Entrants must go to www.corporateexpress.com/greencontest to download and fill out the Ecoffice Makeover Official Entry Form and read and accept the official terms and conditions for the contest. Entrants must email completed Entry Forms and presentations to EcofficeMakeover@groundfloormedia.com. The winner will be announced in September 2008. Corporate Express is committed to reducing its environmental impact through goals for facilities and distribution operations, sustainable forestry, environmentally friendly products and social responsibility. The company’s U.S. Sustainability Policy can be found online at www.corporateexpress.com/sustainability.html. About Corporate Express Corporate Express provides customers with a single source of business products and services, so that they can focus their resources, energy and time on their core business. Corporate Express helps organizations to save time and maximize their productivity.. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Corporate Express NV generated 2007 sales of EUR 5.6 billion. The company has a widespread global distribution network spanning North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, has close to 18,000 employees and has operations in 21 countries. Corporate Express is listed on Euronext Amsterdam (Euronext: CXP) and in New York (NYSE: CXP). For more information, please visit www.CorporateExpress.com. Safe Harbour Statement Statements included in this press release, which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbour provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are made based upon management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting Corporate Express and therefore involve a number of uncertainties and risks, including, but not limited to industry conditions, changes in product supply, pricing and customer demand, competition, risks in integrating new businesses, currency fluctuations, and the other risks described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2007. As a result, the actual results of operations or financial conditions of the Company could differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements.