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    Starbucks Reinforces Commitment to do Business Responsibly with Fiscal 2006 Corporate Social Responsibility Annual Report Image

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    03-02-07

    Starbucks Reinforces Commitment to do Business Responsibly with Fiscal 2006 Corporate Social Responsibility Annual Report

    SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2007--Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX) today announced the launch of its fiscal year 2006 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Annual Report. The report reinforces Starbucks commitment to operate responsibly and includes information ...

    Starbucks Funds New Community Development Image

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    02-08-07

    Starbucks Funds New Community Development

    ATLANTA and SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2007--CARE, the international humanitarian and development organization, announced today that it has received a commitment in excess of $500,000 from Starbucks (Nasdaq:SBUX) to help fund a three-year program that will improve eco...

    Starbucks Coffee Company donates $550,000 to King County’s White Center Heights Park Image

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    01-20-07

    Starbucks Coffee Company donates $550,000 to King County’s White Center Heights Park

    January 19, 2007 - Just like the reality TV shows featuring extreme home makeovers in only a few days, the White Center community is getting a new park, thanks to the generosity of the Starbucks Neighborhood Parks Program.

    A $550,000 gift from S...

    Starbucks Leads Global Coffee Industry in Paying Premium Prices for Sustainably-Sourced Coffee Image

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    01-18-07

    Starbucks Leads Global Coffee Industry in Paying Premium Prices for Sustainably-Sourced Coffee

    SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2007--Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ:SBUX) announced today that the average price per pound it paid for all its coffee increased from US$1.28 in fiscal year 2005 to US$1.42 ($3.12 per kilogram) in fiscal year 2006. During the same period ...

    Talks between Starbucks and the Ethiopian Government Positive and Ongoing Image

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    11-30-06

    Talks between Starbucks and the Ethiopian Government Positive and Ongoing

    SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2006--This week Starbucks ceo Jim Donald and his executive team had positive meetings with African coffee farmers, producers and government officials in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia. In particular during the meetings in Ethiopia, St...

    Starbucks Announces Identification of Missing Corporate Laptops Image

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    11-03-06

    Starbucks Announces Identification of Missing Corporate Laptops

    SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2006--Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX) announced today that four retired (no longer in regular use) laptops have been identified as missing from the Starbucks Corporate Support Center in Seattle. Two of the laptops contained the p...

    Oxfam Is Misleading The Public and Must End Its Campaign Against Starbucks Image

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    11-02-06

    Oxfam Is Misleading The Public and Must End Its Campaign Against Starbucks

    SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2006--Over the last several weeks, Oxfam has accused Starbucks of not supporting the Ethiopian coffee farmer. Oxfam's Campaign against Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) is misleading, does not help the coffee farmer and the campaign...

    Starbucks Sets the Record Straight On Press Coverage Regarding Starbucks, the Ethiopian Government and Oxfam Image

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    10-27-06

    Starbucks Sets the Record Straight On Press Coverage Regarding Starbucks, the Ethiopian Government and Oxfam

    SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX) wants to set the record straight on inaccurate press coverage regarding Starbucks, the Ethiopian Government and Oxfam.

    We are recognized as a positive force to th...

    McDonald's New Worldwide Corporate Responsibility Report Now Available Image

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    09-13-06

    McDonald's New Worldwide Corporate Responsibility Report Now Available

    OAK BROOK, IL - McDonald's continues to open its doors with the release of its third Corporate Responsibility Report. Entitled "Open Doors," the report is a transparent look at the company's social responsibility progress.

    The re...

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