Uplifting communities with every cup
The coffee you order helps support our commitment to farmers and their communities. From donating disease-resistant coffee trees to investing in sustainable agricultural practices and conserving water in coffee processing, we’re working to empower communities and improve livelihoods.
Here’s how we’re making a difference
Positively empowering 1 million women and girls in coffee-, tea- and cocoa-growing communities by 2030
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Addressing climate change by donating 100 million disease-resistant coffee trees
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Investing more than $150 million in agricultural innovations
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Building a sustainable future for coffee for both people and planet
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“The thing I enjoy the most is when I see the impact on the ground, when you do something and it creates a positive impact to farmers.”
BAHATI MLWILO, STARBUCKS AGRONOMIST
The Starbucks approach to ethical sourcing
Starbucks is committed to buying 100% ethically sourced coffee, conducting business responsibly and supporting communities where we do business.
Trace your coffee’s journey
Learn more about the people and places behind every bag of Starbucks® coffee.
Enhance your own coffee knowledge
In partnership with Arizona State University, Starbucks Coffee Academy is a comprehensive program and way for Starbucks partners (employees) and customers to learn about the many facets of the coffee industry.
Names, locations and other personal details have been changed or omitted to maintain partner (employee) privacy. With over a decade as a Starbucks partner, store manager Sam has supported partners when they’ve needed it most and guided them through the total rewards Starbucks has to offer. A few years ago, Sam’s family was thrust into […]
Annastasia, a Starbucks Canada store manager, knew from a young age that they wanted to be a mom. In 2014, at 18 years old, Annastasia’s partner encouraged them to go to a local job fair where Starbucks was taking applications. Little did Annastasia know that landing that first job at Starbucks would be a critical […]