How Home Depot and ANN Inc. Practice Social Responsibility

Framing Hope donated $150 million worth of products last year, with 1,171 Home Depot stores participating in the program. Those donated products have helped build over 1 million homes for low-income families.

Our goal is to give back to our communities while gaining shareholder value, Wacker said. According to a study from Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs, over a five-year period Home Depot has avoided paying for 7,000 truckloads of waste removal by donating its unused products rather than disposing of them. This equated to $2 million in savings for the brand, Wacker said. Donating the products produces a better return on investment than liquidating or disposing of them, he added.