Being a Responsible Company
Can changing the way coffee is grown actually protect rainforests?
Starbucks and Conservation International believe that adopting sustainable coffee growing techniques can make a big difference.
We’ve always believed that businesses can – and should – have a positive impact on the communities they serve.
So ever since we opened our first store in 1971, we’ve dedicated ourselves to earning the trust and respect of our customers, partners (employees) and neighbours. How? By being responsible and doing things that are good for the planet and each other.
- Community
As good neighbours we get involved with local efforts to bring people together and create positive change whenever we can.
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- Environment
We’re finding ways to minimise our environmental footprint, tackle climate change, and inspire others to do the same.
- Ethical Sourcing
We’re committed to buying and serving the highest-quality, responsibly grown, ethically traded coffee to help create a better future for farmers.
- Diversity
By welcoming a diversity of people and ideas to our business, we create more opportunities for learning and success that benefit customers, partners and suppliers.
Starbucks Youth Action
I run Jolidays, a project through the University of Bristol Volunteering. We organise day and weekend trips for Young Carers in the Bristol area, providing much needed respite for these children. The application was very straightforward, and I was then invited to a training day, where I was given a lot of advice and support in running my project. I learned how best to run the charity and the importance of future planning and budgeting, as well as how to make the most of the resources available to me. We were helped not only with the Starbucks Youth Action grant, but with ideas and tips in composing future grant applications.
Giving back to local women in Liverpool
I applied to Partner Fund this time last year to support me in completing the massage specialism of my NVQ in beauty therapy. I could then hold regular relaxation mornings alongside local charities in Liverpool to support women who have been victims of domestic violence.
I feel strongly about volunteering my time in this way, because sometimes I don’t think women get the help they really need or deserve, and when they do it’s such a long road back to recovery. Every positive influence they get gives them that little boost they need. It’s unbelievable how lovely these women are, but at the same time how sad they are; they have lost all confidence in themselves and in the people around them. When you find out most of them have children that have been through this with them, and are living with them in the hostels, it’s heartbreaking.
From Newcastle to Peru – three partners’ journey of a lifetime
In July 2011 two store managers, and a barista from Newcastle decided they were going to raise even more money for a local charity by taking part in a trek of Machu Picchu in Peru. These dedicated partners are Laura Haigh, Becca Haigh and Stephen Langley.
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