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Starbucks launches big commitment in sustainability

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January 21, 2020

Starbucks is taking a multi-decade strategy to become a resource-positive company focusing on reducing carbon, water and waste by 2030.

The company outlined five strategies in a blog post announcing the effort. They included:

• Expanding plant-based options, migrating toward a more environmentally friendly menu.
• Shifting away from single-use packaging that ends up in landfills.
• Investing in innovative and regenerative agricultural practices, reforestation, forest conservation and water replenishment in Starbucks supply chain.
• Investing in better ways to manage waste, both in Starbucks stores and in its communities, to ensure more reuse, recycling and elimination of food waste.
• Innovating to develop more eco-friendly stores, operations, manufacturing and delivery.