Starbucks (SBUXExternal-link-small)

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17th of 43 evaluated companies
Tracked live since:
March 26, 2007

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0.5
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Should Starbucks' store in Forbidden City...be forbidden!?

rod rod about 1 year ago about Starbucks

There has been much controversy since this Starbucks store opened in China’s Forbidden City (CNN 2000). [read more]

2.4
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Starbucks, Ethiopia Agree on Licensing

Marshall Marshall about 1 year ago about Starbucks

Starbucks, Ethiopia Agree on Licensing [read more]

-0.4
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Would you like some rBGH in that Caffe Mocha?

ryan ryan about 1 year ago about Starbucks

The issue of rBGH is a controversial one, with few places to turn to for objective information. While I don’t necessarily support pinning a bigger issue on the most visible company that is even slightly associated with it, I do believe that people inherently trust their health and well being in the activities of companies and that therefore companies have a responsibility to endeavor to ensure the health and well being of their customers. [read more]

-2.0
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Global and Local Environmental Impact of Packaging

wolf wolf about 1 year ago about Starbucks

I enjoy Starbucks very much, am a stock holder in the company and have an overall appreciation for their business model. [read more]

-0.1
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Starbucks Nears Deal With Ethiopia

Marshall Marshall about 1 year ago about Starbucks

Starbucks Nears Deal With Ethiopia By JANET ADAMY May 4, 2007; Page B3, WSJ [read more]

1.8
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Earthwatch, Starbucks + GIS technology work together to improve sustainable coffee farming

rod rod about 1 year ago about Starbucks

The Earthwatch Institute is a leading environmental volunteer organization that has worked together with Starbucks on 15 other conservation campaigns. [read more]

2.1
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Starbucks says no to trans-fat

rod rod about 1 year ago about Starbucks

It is about time restaurants took control of their menus. If a restaurant or food services company can provide healthy alternatives to their customers why not replace items from the menu that have been proven to be harmful? Starbucks is beginning to do the right thing by cutting items that contain trans-fat from their menus (according to a company representative they have been working on this for the last two years): “Starbucks cuts trans fats in half of U.S. [read more]

-1.1
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Starbucks pushes out locally owned coffee shops

pdebow pdebow about 1 year ago about Starbucks

Coffee shop closes Starbucks is one reason why Sierra Mountain store shuts down [read more]

0.1
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NY Starbucks' Accused of Union-Busting

igoeja igoeja about 1 year ago about Starbucks

In the April 8 edition of the NY Times, the paper printed an article detailing accusations against Starbucks, that it uses 1930’s style policies to union-bust. The article is “Latte Laborers Take on a Latte-Liberal Business.” [read more]

-1.6
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Workers of the World Unite Against Starbucks (Nation/AlterNet Article)

igoeja igoeja about 1 year ago about Starbucks

Although Starbucks has an image of being social concerned, how it treat its workers contradicts the image…. [read more]