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    Starbucks Recognized as a Member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for Fifth Time Image

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    09-17-04

    Starbucks Recognized as a Member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for Fifth Time

    SEATTLE -- Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) after meeting specific criteria in economic, environmental and social dimensions. This marks the fifth ti...

    Starbucks Coffee Company Provides $2.5 Million Loan to EcoLogic Finance to Assist Smallholder Coffee Farmers Image

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    09-14-04

    Starbucks Coffee Company Provides $2.5 Million Loan to EcoLogic Finance to Assist Smallholder Coffee Farmers

    SEATTLE and CAMBRIDGE, MA - In an effort to further strengthen its commitment to working with coffee farmers, Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) today announced a $2.5 million loan to EcoLogic Finance, a nonprofit organization offering financial services to rural...

    Starbucks Added to the FTSE4Good Index Series Image

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    08-27-04

    Starbucks Added to the FTSE4Good Index Series

    SEATTLE - Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) is pleased to announce that it has met the FTSE4Good corporate responsibility criteria for human rights, environmental actions and social and stakeholder engagement, and has been named to the FTSE4Go...

    McDonald's Corporation Highlights Global Results in Comprehensive 2004 Corporate Responsibility Report Image

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    08-05-04

    McDonald's Corporation Highlights Global Results in Comprehensive 2004 Corporate Responsibility Report

    OAK BROOK, IL - McDonald's Corporation today issued its 2004 Corporate Responsibility Report - highlighting global initiatives and providing an in-depth analysis of several corporate responsibility-related aspects of its global foodservice business....

    Starbucks Coffee Company, Music Icon Quincy Jones and his We Are the Future Concert Combine Efforts to Support Children in War-torn Cities Image

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    07-06-04

    Starbucks Coffee Company, Music Icon Quincy Jones and his We Are the Future Concert Combine Efforts to Support Children in War-torn Cities

    SEATTLE, WA - Following the highly successful "We Are the Future" concert in Rome on May 16, Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX), Quincy Jones and his "We Are the Future" organization and Glocal Forum, a Rome-based Non-Governmental Organization, have come together...

    Starbucks Coffee Company Joins United Nations Global Compact Image

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    06-24-04

    Starbucks Coffee Company Joins United Nations Global Compact

    Seattle - Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX) today formally announced that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact. The Global Compact is an international network of corporations, U.N. agencies, trade unions and non-governmental organizations that support ...

    Starbucks Distributes 2003 Special Reserve Coffee Award Money to Farming Cooperatives in Indonesia, Guatemala and Kenya Image

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    05-04-04

    Starbucks Distributes 2003 Special Reserve Coffee Award Money to Farming Cooperatives in Indonesia, Guatemala and Kenya

    SEATTLE — Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) announced today the distribution of award money to four coffee farming communities in Sumatra, Guatemala and Kenya that won the 2003 Starbucks® Special Reserve contest, the company’s annual search for the world’s best ...

    Fair Trade Certified Coffee Takes Center Stage as Starbucks "Coffee of the Week" May 3-9 Image

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    04-29-04

    Fair Trade Certified Coffee Takes Center Stage as Starbucks "Coffee of the Week" May 3-9

    SEATTLE -- In honor of International Fair Trade Week, Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) will feature Fair Trade Blend as "Coffee of the Week" in thousands of Company-operated stores across the United States and Canada from May 3 to 9. The offering will coincide ...

    Starbucks Validates Commitment to Transparency in New Corporate Social Responsibility Annual Report Image

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    04-07-04

    Starbucks Validates Commitment to Transparency in New Corporate Social Responsibility Annual Report

    SEATTLE -- In an ongoing promise to promote transparency in its business practices and its dedication to corporate social responsibility, Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) has released its third Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Annual Report. Titled "Living...

    $1 Million "Boston School Readiness for All" Initiative Announced at Jumpstart's 10th Anniversary Celebration Image

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    04-02-04

    $1 Million "Boston School Readiness for All" Initiative Announced at Jumpstart's 10th Anniversary Celebration

    BOSTON, MA. - Jumpstart, the national early literacy program, celebrated its 10th anniversary by unveiling the early education initiative Boston School Readiness for All. This initiative, made possible by a $1 million challenge grant from Boston''s Richard and...

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