Have you heard the buzz about the new Starbucks store in France? On June 20th, we opened a new store in the Disney Village Paris that is truly in a class of its own. It is the first international store to be built using our new design concept that connects our stores to our coffee heritage. This store … more »

Hello, my name is Anna Cunningham and I work on the Community Investments team at Starbucks. This past January, Starbucks and the HandsOn Network invited people to pledge five hours of their time to serve their local communities. The response was tremendous! Together, we pledged more than 1.25 million … more »

If you’re anything like me, this is the time of year where you’re stocking up on allergy pills and spending time in the great outdoors. ‘Tis the season to cleanup a local park and work in your garden. Well, did you know that one of the biggest by-products from our stores is something … more »

A top idea on My Starbucks Idea, both from partners and customers, is recyclable cups. This is one of the main reasons we were excited to announce the goal of having a recyclable cup by 2012, in our 2008 Starbucks Global Responsibility report . We recently took a big step towards this goal with our Cup … more »

Reusable cups , recycling , and for-here cups have been popular at My Starbucks Idea. Many customers and partners have told us they would like recycling available at Starbucks. We’re working on it. Currently 70% of our stores where we control waste pick-up are recycling. We continue to look for … more »

Hi, my name is Amy Anderson and I work on the Starbucks Shared Planet team. For the past few years, Starbucks has distributed an annual report to share information about what we are doing around our commitment to doing business in ways that are good to the earth and good to each other. This report is … more »

Hello! My name is Dub Hay and I am the senior vice president of Coffee and Tea at Starbucks. Recently we announced a new initiative that builds upon our existing decade-long relationship with FairTrade Labeling Organization and TransFair USA. I’m proud to introduce the Small Farmer Sustainability … more »