Our commitment to doing business in ways that are good for people and the planet
What is Starbucks Shared Planet
100
This approach serves Starbucks by creating an incentive for farmers to improve quality and increase production
What is paying premium prices that high-quality Arabica coffee deserves
100
As the largest specialty coffee company in the world, we believe it is our responsibility to use our size for good
Who is Starbucks
100
It empowers smallholder farmers belonging to cooperatives to invest in their farms and communities, protect the environment, and develop the business skills necessary to compete in the global marketplace
What is Fairtrade Certification
100
Aged Coffee comes from here
What is Sumatra and Sulawesi (Asia/Pacific)
200
The majority of the world's coffee supply is grown on this type of farm that are roughly 2-5 hectares in size. Depending on the size of these farms, Starbucks purchases may represent an entire farms annual beat-quality production.
What are Smallholder Farms
200
They are a non-profit social investment fund that is pioneering finance for grassroots businesses in rural farming areas of developing countries
Who is Root Capital
200
Our commitment to doing business in ways that are good for people and the planet
What is Starbucks Shared Planet
200
The year Starbucks signed an ageement with Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International enabling us to sell Fairtrade coffee in our international markets
When was 2002
200
Starbucks Coffee Trading Company is located here
Where is Lausanne, Switzerland
300
These partners are experts in soil management, field-crop production, and milling processes. Their expertise helps promote coffee farmers' livelihoods and future supply of high-quality coffee.
Who are Farmer Support Center Partners
300
Coffee-buying guidelines created to ensure we are purchasing high quality coffee produced in socially and environmentally responsible ways
What are C.A.F.E. Practices
300
"Green" building practices are defined by this.
What is LEED certified
300
They engage people worldwide in scientific field research and education to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment
What is the EarthWatch Institute
300
This team forecasts the coffee we need and manages recipes and product development, defines quality standards and determines global business needs
Who is the Green Coffee Quality
400
The year and location of the first Farmer Support Center opened
Coffee is referred to as this when no pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or chemical fertilizers are used during growing, harvesting, and processing
What is organic
400
They are independent organizations that buy coffee from smallholder farms, cooperatives and estates, then help arrange transporting the coffee to the buyer
Who are exporters
400
Fair trade cooperatives and associations are paid a minimum or better price for their coffee and this additional amount per pound is reinvested in the coffee-growing community via health and community projects
What is $.10 per pound social premium
400
This process uses carbon dioxide and ultrapure water to remove caffience gently, leaving the coffees flavor intact
What is Natural Decaffeination Process
500
Coffee farmers organized into groups who join together to help promote and sell their coffee. Generally centered around a mill or processing facility where all of the individual farmers bring their coffee to be processed
What is Cooperatives
500
Our relationship began in Mexico when we collaborated to protect the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve
What is Conservation International (CI)
500
They combine both farming and processing in one location
What is an Estate
500
The year Starbucks signed a licensing agreement with TransFair USA to sell Fair Trade Certified coffees in the United States
When was 2000
500
The average amount of time coffee has been sampled before it arrives in the stores