Paper reduction initiatives and their associated financial benefits continue to accrue at The Walt Disney Company as a result of on-going advances in disseminating information electronically. As an example, printed copies of the Disney Catalog were replaced by an enhanced online shopping experience at www.DisneyShopping.com, which saved 26 million printed copies of the publication and $8.7 million in paper and printing costs. Additional efforts implemented within the Company included an increased use of imaging systems to receive and store documents, prevention of unwanted mail, adoption of PC tablets, and employee education.

Collectively, these initiatives are saving an estimated 1.8 billion sheets of paper, $10 million in avoided paper purchasing and printing costs, and 250,000 trees each year. Paper waste minimization also helps to reduce water consumption, labor, real estate space, and greenhouse gas emissions. The U.S. EPA honored the Company for many of these initiatives with a 2006 WasteWise Paper Reduction Gold Achievement Award.