Sustainable Future of Coffee
FY21 Results: Announced goal to achieve Carbon Neutral Green Coffee by 2030. We are focused on on-farm carbon mitigation in our supply chain, leveraging precision agronomy to support better soil health and fertilizer management. Working across Starbucks Farmer Support Centers and in partnership with suppliers and farmers, we continue to collect soil samples to better help farmers understand the specific nutrients and fertilizer needed, with the intent to reduce green coffee’s carbon footprint while helping farmers to be more productive and resilient.

Forest Conservation & Restoration
FY21 Results: Launched two new projects in Colombia and Peru and
protected and restored more than 500 hectares of forests. Land-use change and deforestation are the greatest climate risks facing the coffee industry. 

Over the next five years, we anticipate these projects to conserve or restore more than 6,000 hectares in 16 farming communities across the countries, benefiting both local communities and reducing Starbucks carbon footprint. The projects are also developing carbon measurement and water monitoring protocols, in conjunction with local stakeholders.

• 50% absolute reduction in scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse (GHG) emissions representing all of Starbucks direct operations and value chain
• We set targets to cut our carbon, water and waste footprints in half by 2030
• FY21 Results: More than 10 million climate-resistant trees were distributed globally through Starbucks 100 Million Tree commitment

• 50% of water withdrawals will be conserved or replenished across Starbucks direct operations, stores, packaging and agricultural supply chain, prioritizing action in highrisk water basins while supporting watershed health, ecosystem resilience and water equity
• We set targets to cut our carbon, water and waste footprints in half by 2030
• We will focus on expanding water conservation and replenishment efforts to include agricultural supply chains, global operations and packaging; catalyzing holistic watershed health improvements in highest risk basins; and by promoting equity and resiliency for communities through WASH. Starbucks endorsed the United Nations’ Water Resilience Coalition (WRC) to help preserve freshwater resources globally
• Compared to FY19,  water withdrawals decreased by 11% in FY2120
• FY21 Results: Committed to conserve water usage in green coffee processing by 50%; To date, contracted more than 1200 eco-wet mills
• With 200,000 wet mills in Starbucks C.A.F.E. Practice supply chain to separate coffee fruit from coffee beans, Starbucks has an opportunity to conserve water by ensuring farmers have access to more environmentally friendly machines, which also standardizes quality and increases processing efficiency for farmers

• FY21 Results: Renewable energy powered 66% of company-operated facilities globally
• Worldwide, Starbucks purchases enough renewable electricity to power 100% of our company-operated stores in the U.S., Canada and U.K
• Starbucks committed to investing nearly $97 million in up to 23 new community solar projects in New York in partnership with Generate Capital, which will supply solar energy to more than 24,000 households, small businesses, nonprofits, churches, universities and Starbucks stores
• Starbucks also completed the installation of a one-megawatt solar array at the Starbucks Carson Valley Roasting Plant and Distribution Center. On-site solar energy will provide nearly a third of the Roasting Plant and Distribution Center’s electricity for the year
• In FY21, a combined Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) and Virtual Storage Agreement (VSA) that Starbucks entered came online and is estimated to provide renewable energy for more than 550 stores in California with solar energy and utility-scale batteries
• In Southwestern Washington, Starbucks supported the development of a new wind project which will provide renewable energy to approximately 140 Starbucks Stores and the company’s Kent Roasting Plant, along with numerous communities in Washington

• 50% reduction in waste sent to landfill from stores (including packaging that leaves stores) and direct operations, driven by a broader shift toward a circular economy
• Reduce Single-Use Plastic 
• Reintroduced personal reusable cups and test-and-learn approach included testing a Borrow-A-Cup program in stores in Seattle and Korea, which gave customers the option to receive their beverage in a reusable cup and return it at a participating store’s contactless kiosk
• Starbucks EMEA committed to offering a reusable cup share program in all EMEA stores by 2025, and Starbucks South Korea committed to eliminating single-use cups by 2025
• Starbucks is continuing our work to develop compostable and recyclable hot cups in collaboration with Closed Loop Partners and the NextGen Consortium, which will meet our goal to include 20% recycled content in our hot cups
• To eliminate traditional plastic straws, we first reduced demand, through the rollout of strawless lids, which we has approximately 9% less plastic than the flat lid and straw historically used for iced beverages
• We also introduced alternative material straws mostly made of polylactic acid (PLA) and polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)

• Bottle water quality control
• Food safety control
• FY21 Results: As of 2018, all poultry featured in Starbucks products in stores in the U.S. is raised without the routine use of antibiotics. We work closely with our suppliers to continue to ensure they meet this commitment
• FY21 Results: Developed plan to phase out excessive use of gestation stalls