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Starbucks to Deploy 40 MW Solar

July 25, 2024

Starbucks has partnered to deploy more than 40 megawatts of solar energy in Illinois communities.

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Starbucks to Install EV Chargers at 100 Stores

July 18, 2024

Starbucks announced a strategic collaboration to electrify over 100 stores across the U.S. with EV chargers.

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Starbucks Certifies Over 6,000 Greener Stores

April 4, 2024

Starbucks has certified 6,091 Greener Stores, nearly doubling its portfolio over the past 12 months.

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Starbucks to Establish New EPCI Board Committee

November 22, 2023

Starbucks Coffee Company announced its board of directors intends to establish a new Environmental, Partner and Community Impact (EPCI) board committee as part of its governance approach.

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Starbucks Plans to Open Sustainability Lab in Costa Rica

June 27, 2023

Starbucks announced plans to develop a new sustainability learning and innovation lab at Hacienda Alsacia, the company’s global agronomy headquarters for research and development in Costa Rica.

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Community Solar for the Retail Sector

June 7, 2023

Investing in community solar has become a viable option for large companies looking to help spur the development of localized renewable energy, while also making progress toward their own climate and social equity goals. The "Community Solar for the Retail Sector" fact sheet from Better Buildings explains how retailers - including Starbucks, Kohl's, and Walmart - can benefit while also supporting clean, local energy. 

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Starbucks Expands Greener Store Program to 3,500 Locations

April 18, 2023

Starbucks announced the certification of 3,508 Greener Stores globally, including the addition of stores in Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Starbucks, Volvo Add EV chargers 

August 10, 2022

Starbucks, in partnership with Volvo Cars, announced the first Starbucks stores where new EV chargers will be available to customers and members of the public.

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Volvo Cars Adds EV Charging at Starbucks Stores

March 18, 2022

Volvo Car USA and Starbucks are collaborating to establish the first public EV charging network at the coffee company’s U.S. stores beginning this summer.

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Starbucks Commissions Community Solar Projects for New York State

May 14, 2021

The first six of up to 23 community solar projects in New York commissioned by Starbucks Coffee Company are now up and running, representing some of the first such community solar projects in the state.

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Starbucks adds carbon neutrality in green coffee processes to 2030 goals

March 24, 2021

Starbucks announced March 22 an acceleration of its carbon reduction goal, now planning to achieve carbon neutral green coffee processing by 2030.

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New wind will give energy to Walmart, Smithfield Foods, Starbucks

December 22, 2020

A 303 MW wind farm that will provide clean energy to Walmart, Smithfield Foods and Starbucks is now operational in southern Oklahoma.

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Starbucks, Gap, Bloomberg, Salesforce and others to receive power from new solar project

November 16, 2020

A 133.6 MW solar plant that will supply energy to Bloomberg, Cox Enterprises, Gap, Salesforce, Starbucks and Workday was recently completed and will be brought online this week.

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Microsoft releases new climate initiatives with partner companies

July 22, 2020

Microsoft announced July 21 new steps in their goal to be carbon negative by 2030, including their newest climate initiative, Transform to Net Zero, in which members not only commit to getting their own companies to net-zero but pursuing technology that allows all businesses to achieve net-zero.

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Starbucks sets 2030 sustainability commitments

January 21, 2020

Starbucks committed in a letter from their CEO Jan. 21 to reducing carbon emissions in their direct operations and supply chain by 50% by 2030, in addition to becoming resource positive, meaning they storing more carbon than they emit.

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Starbucks reaches 100% RE in Illinois with wind power

August 9, 2019

More than 340 Illinois Starbucks-operated stores are now powered with 100% renewable energy from wind power generated in the state.

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Starbucks closes innovative 3-project RE deal

June 5, 2019

Starbucks has purchased a three-project renewable energy portfolio comprising wind and solar farms in North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Texas. The PPA portfolio will provide clean power to the electricity grids that serve more than 3,000 U.S. Starbucks stores and communities by 2021, when all three projects are online.

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Starbucks issues $1 billion Sustainability Bond

May 28, 2019

Starbucks has issued a $1 billion, 30-year Sustainability Bond that will fund its ethical coffee sourcing and Greener Retail Initiative, the company announced. The sustainability bond is the largest of its kind that the coffee giant has issued to date. 

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Starbucks teams up for local power in Texas

April 16, 2019

Starbucks Coffee Company, Cypress Creek Renewables, and U.S. Bank are teaming up on a portfolio of solar farms across Texas. As a part of the deal, two solar farms developed, built and now operated by Cypress Creek are providing enough energy for the equivalent of 360 Starbucks stores in Texas.

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Starbucks signs agreement for wind power in Illinois

November 28, 2018

Starbucks has signed a long-term agreement with Constellation, an Exelon company, to power more than 340 company-operated stores in Illinois with 100% renewable energy. The energy will be sourced from Enel Green Power North America’s HillTopper wind project, located in Logan County, Ill.

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RESF Fall Presentation: Starbucks' Portfolio Approach to RE Strategy & Execution

October 29, 2018

Starbucks' portfolio approach to RE strategy & execution is the latest in a series of presentations from the Smart Energy Decisions' Fall Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum.

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Infographic: Starbuck's Greener Stores

September 19, 2018

"Starbucks Greener Stores" is the company's commitment to designing, building, and operating 10,000 greener stores--including existing stores, new builds, and renovations--globally by 2025.

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Starbucks commits to Greener Stores

September 14, 2018

Starbucks Coffee Company announced on Sept. 13 the premiere of "Starbucks Greener Stores," a commitment to designing, building, and operating 10,000 greener stores” globally by 2025.

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Starbucks nears commercial operation of 1st solar farm

April 21, 2017

Already meeting its 100% renewable energy target, Starbucks is making a strategic shift in its corporate renewable energy strategy.

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REI, Starbucks, Target opt in for PSE green tariff

April 18, 2017

A number of large corporate and municipal energy consumers, including REI, Starbucks and Target, have signed up for a new green tariff offering from Puget Sound Energy.

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Starbucks moves higher in EPA green power ranks

October 25, 2016

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership on Oct. 24 updated its Top Partner Rankings, which highlight organizations that are choosing to use electricity from clean, renewable sources.

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