From Ethical Sourcing to Going Strawless to Stores Powered by the Sun
At a glance: Starbucks EMEA sustainability commitments
99% Ethically Sourced Coffee
We are working to make coffee the world’s first sustainable agricultural product:
- Partnering with Conservation International, commitment to purchase 99% ethically sourced coffee
- Donating 100 million
coffee trees to coffee farmers; 30
million already distributed - Founding member of the
Sustainable Coffee Challenge, collaborating with 100 industry members
Greener Cups, Packaging and Recycling
Short-term: Reducing the volume of waste produced by our stores:
- Eliminating plastic straws and introducing the Starbucks Strawless Lid
by 2020 - Donating all proceeds from paper cup charges in Britain, Sweden
and Norway to charity
Mid-term: Increase the use of reusable cups:
- Encouraging reusable
cup use with a discount offered for over a two-decades in select
markets
Long-term: Innovation through the NextGen Cup Challenge:
- $10
million invested with the aim of identifying the next generation
paper cup
Greener Power and Stores
Investment in clean, green energy to power our stores, reduce our environmental impact and support access to greener power.
All company-operated stores across Europe are powered by 100% renewable electricity
Commitment to design, build and operate 10,000 ‘Greener Stores’ globally by 2025 encompassing: energy efficiency and water stewardship, renewable energy, healthy environment, responsible materials, water diversions and sustainability engagement
Food Waste Programmes
Active in Austria, Britain, France, Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland
Five programmes directly support Action Against Hunger, with over £200,000 raised in Britain alone to date
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