Starbucks Kicks Off 4th Annual Global Month of Service, Advances on 2015 Global Responsibility Goals
April 02 2014 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Starbucks expands co-hosted international
community service projects with UNIQLO and Deloitte
Publication of 13th annual Global
Responsibility Report highlights company milestones including
ethically sourcing 95% of all coffee and achieving LEED®
certification in stores in 18 countries
Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ:SBUX) today announced the
launch of its 4th annual Global Month of Service, with Starbucks
partners (employees), customers and community members once again
coming together to help contribute more than one million community
service hours per year by 2015. This program supports the
advancement of Starbucks Global Responsibility Goals which were
designed to help make communities stronger through ethical
sourcing, environmental stewardship and community engagement.
Building on last year’s success, Starbucks will collaborate with
more than ten organizations for Global Month of Service projects
including Alaska Airlines, King Soopers, Deloitte, and Fidelity
Investments. This year, Starbucks will also collaborate with global
clothing retailer UNIQLO to co-host community service projects in
five cities around the world. Starbucks estimates more than 55,000
volunteers will come together this month to participate in 2,000
projects in 40 countries fostering long-term, positive change in
neighborhoods around the world.
“Since Starbucks opened its doors more than four decades ago, we
have always set out to be a different kind of company,” said Blair
Taylor, chief community officer and executive vice president of
Partner Resources at Starbucks. ”Our hope is that through service,
individuals, businesses and others will be inspired to come
together to help build stronger communities. It’s a powerful
example of how Starbucks is using its global scale for good,
inspiring and nurturing the human spirit – one person, one cup and
one neighborhood at a time.”
In collaboration with participating organizations, Starbucks
will host a range of projects for volunteers, from organizing food
drives for low-income families to broader rebuilding or
environmental efforts, including the following:
- Seattle: More than 700
volunteers from Starbucks, Alaska Airlines and the local community
will come together to support the United Way of King County’s
spring Community Resource Exchange, helping provide services to
those in need such as job training assistance and assembling
hygiene kits.
- Atlanta: More than 600
volunteers from Starbucks, Teavana, Hands On Atlanta and the
community will participate in outdoor restoration projects in four
local neighborhoods.
- Denver: More than 1,000
volunteers from Starbucks and King Soopers will help clean up local
parks and recreation centers. Volunteers will also assemble fishing
poles provided by the Denver Mountain Parks Foundation to encourage
park usage and family outings.
- New York: Around 500 volunteers
from Starbucks, Deloitte and UNIQLO will participate in a range of
activities, including painting murals, building garden boxes,
bookshelves, and sturdy recycling receptacles, and organizing art
supply drives for students at the Harry Van Arsdale Educational
Complex.
- Chicago: More than 750
volunteers in collaboration with Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago
and Chicago Cares, will support home renovations and school
improvements that will benefit local families.
- Miami: More than 350 volunteers
will work with Lakeview Elementary School to refurbish school
property, paint educational murals, and construct an outdoor
classroom, part of a continued effort with City Year Miami to help
boost student morale in South Florida schools.
To coincide with today’s launch of Global Month of Service,
Starbucks also released its 13th Global Responsibility Report,
which highlights the company’s progress on long-term goals for
community engagement, sustainability and ethical sourcing following
a record fiscal year.
Highlights of the report include:
- Starbucks ethically sourced 95% of all
coffee through C.A.F.E. Practices, Fairtrade, or another externally
audited system, moving closer to its goal of ethically sourcing
100% of all coffee by 2015.
- Since opening its first LEED® certified
store in Hillsboro, Oregon in 2005, Starbucks has expanded its LEED
store program to 18 countries in 2013, now in more regions than any
other global retailer.
- In 2013, Starbucks, its customers and
collaborating organizations around the world contributed more than
630,000 hours of community service, helping more than 2.4 million
beneficiaries globally.
“As 2015 comes into view, we recognize this is not the end of
our commitments but just the beginning of how we take the lessons
we have learned and apply them to our future direction,” said John
Kelly, senior vice president, Global Responsibility and Public
Policy. “Everything we have done helps to inform our ongoing
responsibility to the communities we serve and to do so in a way
that brings others along on this journey with us.”
For a comprehensive overview on Starbucks progress across all
community investment, environmental sustainability and ethical
sourcing goals, visit:
http://www.starbucks.com/responsibility/global-report.
About StarbucksSince 1971, Starbucks Coffee Company has
been committed to ethically sourcing and roasting high-quality
arabica coffee. Today, with stores around the globe, the company is
the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world.
Through our unwavering commitment to excellence and our guiding
principles, we bring the unique Starbucks Experience to life for
every customer through every cup. To share in the experience,
please visit us in our stores or online at www.starbucks.com.
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