{"id":1461,"date":"2005-07-19T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2005-07-19T13:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2005\/07\/19\/starbucks-buying-green-tags\/"},"modified":"2005-07-19T13:53:00","modified_gmt":"2005-07-19T13:53:00","slug":"starbucks-buying-green-tags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/starbucks-buying-green-tags\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks Buying Green Tags"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/energypriorities.com\/entries\/2005\/06\/starbucks.html#more\">Energy Priorities<\/a> via GreenBiz, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbiz.com\/news\/reviews_third.cfm?NewsID=28391\">report<\/a> on Starbucks Coffee Company&#8217;s commitment to purchase green tags from 3 Phases Energy to offset &#8220;5% of the kilowatt hours used in 6,376 company-owned stores in North America. The commitment puts the company in the EPA&#8217;s top 25 U.S. purchasers of renewable energy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll admit that I go to Starbucks on occasion. While I like the atmosphere of nearby local coffee shops better (two of my favories are Mokabee&#8217;s and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hartfordcoffeecompany.com\/\">Thurman Community Cafe&#8217;<\/a>), Starbucks is often located in other neighborhoods I frequent, and their commitment to social and environmental responsibility is part of the attraction. Now, I&#8217;m aware the critics are out there, and I think they raise good questions: why not buy more\/all triple-certified coffees and teas? Doesn&#8217;t Starbucks drive the small, locally-owned shops out of business? Can a large company ever be truly sustainable? From what I&#8217;ve seen (and, please, share your experiences), Starbucks is making an effort well beyond that of most large American companies. While I&#8217;m not a fan of cheering every minor move that any company makes that&#8217;s &#8220;environmentally friendly,&#8221; it does seem to me that Starbucks has a system in place to address these issues, and is taking more than the simplest steps solely for their PR value.<\/p>\n<p>So, I&#8217;ll continue to enjoy a cup of Starbucks out from time to time (and, actually, many mornings &#8212; my step-daughter works for them). I do think the questions need to be raised, though &#8212; that, of course, is what keeps the marketplace somewhat democratic.<\/p>\n<p>Technorati tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/coffee\" rel=\"tag\">coffee<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Starbucks\" rel=\"tag\">Starbucks<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/wind+power\" rel=\"tag\">wind power<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/green+tags\" rel=\"tag\">green tags<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/business\" rel=\"tag\">business<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dpbolvw.net\/click-1674704-1175190\">Buy Triple-Certified Coffees and Teas at Abundant Earth<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.afcyhf.com\/image-1674704-1175190\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Energy Priorities via GreenBiz, a report on Starbucks Coffee Company&#8217;s commitment to purchase green tags from 3 Phases Energy to offset &#8220;5% of the kilowatt hours used in 6,376&nbsp;[ &hellip; 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