Tuesday, March 4, 2014

When Last we Met 2/6/2014

I apologize to Aaron, Joe, and Erik as I do not have pictures of your presentation

Arron, Joe, and Erik taught us about Starbucks Shared Planet & Building Relationships with Producers

Starbucks Shared Planet is our commitment to do business in ways that are good for people and the planet

To reduce our own environmental footprint and fight climate change

To give back to the neighborhoods and communities we are part of

The first LEED certified store in Seattle at 1st and Pike has been designed and built with many environmentally smart features

Building Relationships with Producers

Farms are measures in hectares - 1 hectares is 2.5 Acres

Small Farm 12 Hectares or Less
Medium Farm 12 -50 hectares
Large Farm Greater than 50 hectares

the majority of the world's coffee supply is grown on smallholder farms that are roughly 2-5 hectares producing 450 - 900 kg of coffee beans

Cooperatives vary in size and can include 100 - 15,000 farms generally centered around a mill or processing facility.

Estates combine both farming and processing

Exporters are independent organizations that buy coffee from smallholder farms


Jackie, Lauren, Bishoy taught us about Ethical Sourcing


Ethically sourced and responsible grown coffee means we help ensure:

Transparency, Good Labor Standards and Low  Environmental Impact

Components of Ethical Sourcing

1. Pay premium prices that high quality arabica coffee deserves
2. Help to provide access to affordable credit
3. Establish guidelines:  C.A.F.E. Practices
    Product Quality  Social Responsibility
                             +                                    = Responsibly Grown, Ethically Traded Coffee
       Economic             Environmental
   Accountability            Leadership
4. Focus on "Organic" and Certified Organic"
5. Partner with Conservation International (CI)

Eric, Gregg, Jonathan taught us about Fair Trade, Farmer Support Centers, Social Projects

Fair Trade certification is to empower the smallholder farmers belonging to cooperative to invest in there farms and communities
Starbucks is the largest buyer of Fair Trade Certified Coffee in the world
Fair Trade currently has 2 different logos

Farmer Support Canters
2013 Costa Rica GARDC
2012 Yunna, China
2012 Manizilie, Columbia
2011 Mbeya, Tanzania
2009 Kigali, Rwanda
2004 San Jose, Costa Rica

Social Projects    
     Blend (Sumatra, Indonesia)
     Education Initiative, Phase II Guatemala
     Cooperative Cafe Timer (CCT) (East Timor)
     RED
     Save the Children





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