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Adriana Trujillo

Starbucks Opens its First Company-Owned Store at Walt Disney World Resort | Starbucks N... - 0 views

  • he new site is Starbucks 500th LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) store. The standard, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, is a rating system for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of green buildings. LEED certification is just one component of energy and environmental design for the Starbucks. With 18 in-house design studios, Starbucks integrates local relevancy and sustainability into store design and operations around the globe.
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    Starbucks new store in Downtown Disney West Side at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida.
Adriana Trujillo

Starbucks Moves Bottled Water Production out of California · Environmental Le... - 1 views

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    Starbucks has announced it will stop sourcing and manufacturing its Ethos Water in California due to the drought.
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    Starbucks has announced it will stop sourcing and manufacturing its Ethos Water in California due to the drought.
Adriana Trujillo

Starbucks Is Selling Nearly A Half-Billion Dollars In 'Sustainability' Bonds - 0 views

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    Starbucks has reportedly requested around $496 million in funding from its investors to finance projects that increase "responsibly grown" coffee purchases, establish research centers to help farmers boost production, and more.
Adriana Trujillo

Environmental Campaign Against Starbucks Escalates with Launch of Satirical Video | Sta... - 1 views

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    Seattle - Today, Stand.earth, the environmental advocacy group leading the campaign to persuade Starbucks to make a recyclable paper cup, released a satirical video by Erika Share, former Senior Editor at The Onion and Anthony Easton, former managing editor of ClickHole.
Adriana Trujillo

Starbucks Opens New Eco-friendly Shop at Downtown Disney : Leisure : TravelersToday - 0 views

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    Starbucks opened a new store yesterday at Disneyland Resort in California as an effort to introduce a series of environmentally-friendly coffee shops worldwide. Located at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, the new LEED-certified shop was built totally from reclaimed wood with a large yard surrounded by a green wall with more than 1,000 plants. Customers will experience an interactive environment created by a 10-foot video installation with high technology and nice design.
Del Birmingham

Starbucks, Unilever Push White House to Follow Through on Climate Action Plan | Sustain... - 0 views

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    One year after Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast, 20 major U.S. brands including Starbucks, Unilever and Mars, Inc. are calling for the White House to follow through on climate change preparedness efforts outlined in the Climate Action Plan announced by President Obama on June 25.
Adriana Trujillo

Starbucks Updates Animal Welfare Standards - 0 views

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    Starbucks recently updated its animal welfare standards. They include phasing out sow gestation crates and cages for chickens, eliminating the use of artificial growth hormones, and eliminating the use of fast growing practices for poultry. The standards will aso address concerns related to dehorning, tail docking, and castration, and supporting the responsible use of antibiotics.
Adriana Trujillo

Starbucks Issues First-Ever U.S. Corporate Sustainability Bond, Aimed at Driving Social... - 0 views

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    Starbucks announced last week that it completed the underwriting of an initial public offering of senior notes, including its first-ever U.S. Corporate Sustainability Bond. The coffee giant said it will use proceeds from $500 million in 2.45% Senior Notes to help enhance the sustainability programs centered around its coffee supply chain management programs through a variety of eligible sustainability projects.
Adriana Trujillo

Criticism Over Coffee Cup Waste Leads to Starbucks Discount, Call to Go Biodegradable |... - 0 views

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    A successful campaign led by chef-turned-activist Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall drew attention to a big problem: In the UK, less than 6 million takeaway hot beverage cups are recycled each year, while 7 million are thrown out each day. The attention led to an increased discount for Starbucks customers who bring their own coffee cups, as well as a call from a British natural plastics manufacturer for an increased focus on bio-based and biodegradable materials. 
Adriana Trujillo

Nike, UPS, Starbucks Shareholders Demand GHG Cuts, Sustainability Reporting ·... - 0 views

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    Investors filed 110 shareholder resolutions this proxy season related to sustainability issues and climate change with 94 US companies, according to business nonprofit Ceres, which helped coordinate the shareholder filings.
Adriana Trujillo

Match 'ethical' coffee with 'forest-friendly' food, Starbucks told | News | Eco-Busines... - 0 views

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    Forests and consumer campaign groups have called on the global coffee chain to step up its sustainability commitment and ensure its baked products do not use palm oil grown from destroyed forests and tiger habitats.
Adriana Trujillo

Used Coffee Proving Fertile Grounds for Sustainability · Environmental Manage... - 0 views

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    Starbucks, Nestle and the University of Cincinnati are among the organizations turning spent coffee grounds into bioplastics, laundry detergents and biodiesel, The Guardian reports.
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