Corporate Express Document & Print Management Division Attains FSC

 Custom Printed Products Corporate Express USInc. announced today that four printing plants in its Document& Print Management division have been independently audited andcertified to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain-of-custodystandard. This certification assures Corporate Express customersnationwide that chain-of-custody procedures exist to documentFSC-certified fiber as it passes through the supply chain from theforest, through the manufacturing and printing processes to theirdoorstep. Corporate Express US Inc., part of the Dutch-based CorporateExpress NV (NYSE: CXP), is a leading business-to-business supplierof office and computer supplies, office furniture, facilitysupplies, document and print management, imaging and computergraphic supplies, promotional products and other similar products.The company’s Document & Print Management division is aleading provider of print management and business form, label,direct mail and fulfillment solutions. The FSC chain-of-custody certification enables the company to printa wide array of custom and stock forms for its customers. Theseproducts range from roll, cut sheet, and multipart forms, tobindery products, which include booklets, bound documents, notepadsand other paper items that are produced in accordance with FSCstandards. When produced under high FSC standards, the productdisplays a FSC product label. The FSC product label helps consumersto identify products that support the growth of responsible forestmanagement worldwide. "Many of our customers are working hard to reduce theirenvironmental impact, just as we are at Corporate Express. Lots ofcustomers are asking -- and still more are requiring -- that weprovide FSC chain-of-custody-certified printing capability,"said Jay Mutschler, president of Corporate Express US. "We areextremely pleased to now be able to provide this service to ourcustomers nationwide. Corporate Express supports all crediblethird-party forest certification standards because we believe theyencourage responsible forest management globally." In 2008, Corporate Express chose FSC-certified, thirty percentpost-consumer recycled paper to print its flagship Office ProductsSourcebook as well as several specialty catalogs, including theirgovernment, IRS, diversity, school supplies, facility products andlocal Alaska catalogs. Corporate Express is the first major officeproducts company in the US to print so many catalogs in thisfashion. The company’s nationwide recycling program enables customersto easily recycle old catalogs by simply giving them to theirCorporate Express drivers. The company also invites its customers to cancel future printcatalog delivery at any time to help save the Earth’s resources. Over seventy percent of orders from the company areplaced electronically. Corporate Express has a comprehensive sustainability policy thatoutlines its efforts to reduce environmental impact through goalsfor facilities and distribution operations, sustainable forestry,environmentally sustainable products and social responsibility. Providing the auditing services for the certification is SGSSystems and Services Certification Inc. (SSC), a wholly ownedsubsidiary of SGS US Testing Co, Inc. Corporate Express’certificate number is SGS-COC 004522. About Corporate Express Corporate Express provides customers with a single source ofbusiness products and services, so that they can focus theirresources, energy and time on their core business. CorporateExpress helps organizations to save time and maximize theirproductivity. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Corporate Express NV generated2007 sales of EUR 5.6 billion. The company has a widespread globaldistribution network spanning North America, Europe, Asia andAustralia, has close to 18,000 employees and has operations in 21countries. Corporate Express is listed on Euronext Amsterdam(Euronext: CXP) and in New York (NYSE: CXP). Statements included in this press release, which are not historicalfacts are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safeharbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Actof 1995 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Suchforward-looking statements are made based upon management’sexpectations and beliefs concerning future events impactingCorporate Express and therefore involve a number of uncertaintiesand risks, including, but not limited to industry conditions,changes in product supply, pricing and customer demand,competition, risks in integrating new businesses, currencyfluctuations, and the other risks described from time to time inthe Company’s filings with the US Securities and ExchangeCommission, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14,2008. As a result, the actual results of operations or financialconditions of the Company could differ materially from thoseexpressed or implied in such forward-looking statements.Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place unduereliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only asof the date on which they are made. The Company undertakes noobligation to update publicly or revise any forward-lookingstatements.