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    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...

    Earth Day Network and Starbucks Team to Promote Environmental Awareness – One Coffee Cup at a Time Image

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    03-29-04

    Earth Day Network and Starbucks Team to Promote Environmental Awareness – One Coffee Cup at a Time

    Washington, DC and Seattle, WA – Earth Day Network (EDN) and Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) are teaming together for the third straight year to promote environmental awareness and encourage citizens to create positive change for the environment.

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    Earthwatch Institute Announces Starbucks Sponsorship of 10 Expenses-Paid Opportunities to Join a Pioneering Forest Restoration Project in Costa Rica Image

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    03-17-04

    Earthwatch Institute Announces Starbucks Sponsorship of 10 Expenses-Paid Opportunities to Join a Pioneering Forest Restoration Project in Costa Rica

    MAYNARD, MA--In celebration of Earth Day, Starbucks Coffee Company has partnered with the non-profit Earthwatch Institute to sponsor 10 individuals on an Earthwatch research expedition to the coffee growing region of Costa Rica. Entries for the draw...

    Starbucks Engages its Customers in a Celebration of Environmental Stewardship Image

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    03-17-04

    Starbucks Engages its Customers in a Celebration of Environmental Stewardship

    SEATTLE - Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) is dedicating a month to promote environmental awareness in stores throughout the United States and Canada starting today through Earth Day (April 22, 2004). The first-of-its-kind campaign for Starbucks will engage mi...

    Starbucks Engages Stakeholders on its Coffee Purchasing Guidelines Image

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    03-12-04

    Starbucks Engages Stakeholders on its Coffee Purchasing Guidelines

    SEATTLE, WA - Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) hosted more than 20 organizations on February 27 to solicit constructive feedback from stakeholders on its revised Coffee Sourcing Guidelines and Preferred Supplier Program. The Guidelines and Program are an innova...

    Starbucks $1 Million Loan to Calvert Foundation Helps Sustain Fair Trade Coffee Farming Communities Image

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    03-11-04

    Starbucks $1 Million Loan to Calvert Foundation Helps Sustain Fair Trade Coffee Farming Communities

    SEATTLE, WA — To help alleviate economic challenges facing small-scale coffee farmers and their communities, Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) and Calvert Social Investment Foundation (Calvert Foundation) today announced the recent distribution of a $1 million i...

    Starbucks Coffee Agronomy Company Opens in Costa Rica to Help Farmers Improve Their Coffee Quality Image

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    01-28-04

    Starbucks Coffee Agronomy Company Opens in Costa Rica to Help Farmers Improve Their Coffee Quality

    SEATTLE, WA - Reinforcing its leadership role in the specialty coffee industry, Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) today announced the opening of Starbucks Coffee Agronomy Company in San Jose, Costa Rica. To support Starbucks rapid growth plans, the office was es...

    Starbucks Expands Partnership with Conservation International and Supports Innovative Verde Ventures Loan Fund Image

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    01-22-04

    Starbucks Expands Partnership with Conservation International and Supports Innovative Verde Ventures Loan Fund

    SEATTLE — Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) and Conservation International (CI) today announced a $2.5 million direct loan by Starbucks to help capitalize CI’s newly launched Verde Ventures fund. The fund helps provide direct access to affordable credit for smal...

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