This year marks the 50th&nbsp;global anniversary of Starbucks. From the beginning, Starbucks has sought to be a different kind of company, one that inspires and nurtures the human spirit, and brings people together over coffee to create a better future. Starbucks vision for the next 50 years is to remain focused on connections over coffee, being a resource positive company, and&nbsp;creating a better future for its partners (employees) and the communities it serves.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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As Starbucks looks to the future, the company is focused on its aspirations to give more than it takes from the planet and help create a sustainable future for coffee growing communities. Starbucks&nbsp;<a href="https://stories.starbucks.ca/en/stories/2020/kevin-johnson-letter-sustainability/">planet positive initiative</a>&nbsp;is a multi-decade commitment to become a resource positive company, including goals to reduce its carbon, water, and waste footprints by 50 per cent by 2030.​&nbsp;

This Earth Month, Starbucks is highlighting its planet positive initiatives, featuring its newest blend of whole bean coffee, new merchandise made from recycled materials and interactive Earth Month game that takes Starbucks Rewards members behind the scenes of Starbucks sustainability journey.

Starbucks Earth Month Game

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The&nbsp;new Starbucks Earth Month&nbsp;Game&nbsp;gives Starbucks® Rewards members a chance to win more than 140,000 prizes, &nbsp;support the World Wildlife Fund Canada (WWF-Canada), as well as learn more about the&nbsp;<a href="https://stories.starbucks.ca/en/stories/2020/kevin-johnson-letter-sustainability/">Starbucks Planet Positive</a>&nbsp;commitment to become a resource positive company.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The&nbsp;new&nbsp;game&nbsp;is a combination of an instant win game&nbsp;called “Choice&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Chance”&nbsp;and&nbsp;a puzzle&nbsp;game&nbsp;called “Play&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Plant.”&nbsp;&nbsp;Starbucks® Rewards members can earn plays on eligible transactions at participating Starbucks stores. Members must pay using a Starbucks Card or linked payment method, or by scanning the Starbucks app prior to checkout to earn a play. (Limit two plays per day).

Throughout the game, players will receive tips and prompts on choices in their everyday lives&nbsp;and earn additional “plays” for each by participating in weekly activities&nbsp;– from trying meatless breakfast choices, to voting for their favourite non-dairy beverage or reading articles about combatting food waste.

In the “Choice &amp; Chance” portion of the game, players can select an item for a chance to win prizes ranging from coupons for free non-dairy beverages for a year to money off select food items and merchandise. There will also be the chance to enter a sweepstakes to win grand prizes such as an electric bike prize package from Rad Power Bikes.&nbsp;

In the “Play &amp; Plant” puzzle&nbsp;game,&nbsp;Starbucks is making a $25,000 prize donation to WWF-Canada to plant wildflowers and native plants that help build habitats for wildlife in the Southern Ontario-Quebec corridor.

A link for the Starbucks Earth Month Game will be available for Starbucks Rewards members in the Starbucks app starting April 1; the game will end on April 30, 2021.&nbsp;

Starbucks Odyssey Blend Coffee

Starbucks is introducing its newest blend of whole bean coffee, Starbucks Odyssey Blend, which celebrates the next 50 years of Starbucks Coffee.&nbsp;Starbucks is focused on a more sustainable future for the coffee industry and continuing support for coffee farmers and their communities around the world.&nbsp;Starbucks Odyssey Blend was created to highlight&nbsp;this work and to&nbsp;celebrate coffee,&nbsp;people,&nbsp;and planet.&nbsp;

Starbucks Odyssey Blend is crafted from beans sourced from West Java, Rwanda and Peru,&nbsp;each specifically chosen for how they embody&nbsp;the&nbsp;key pillars of&nbsp;coffee, people&nbsp;and&nbsp;planet,&nbsp;as well&nbsp;the innovative and responsible ways in which&nbsp;the&nbsp;farmers in the region&nbsp;grow, cultivate and process coffee.&nbsp;

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“This is our love letter to coffee – 50 years in the making. The three&nbsp;distinct&nbsp;origins that make up Odyssey Blend&nbsp;were&nbsp;chosen for the trailblazing way&nbsp;the coffee&nbsp;was grown,&nbsp;cultivated,&nbsp;and&nbsp;processed. The three coffees create a blend that charts a new path.&nbsp;This&nbsp;is a complex medium roast&nbsp;that&nbsp;displays&nbsp;expressive citrus notes&nbsp;of tangerine zest,&nbsp;a&nbsp;sweet and syrupy body and a&nbsp;wild-honey&nbsp;floral finish.”&nbsp;Sergio Alvarez,&nbsp;Starbucks&nbsp;Coffee Developer.

Printed on each bag of Starbucks Odyssey Blend is a QR code that directs customers to the Starbucks Traceability page, where customers can learn more about the coffee’s journey from bean to cup and the people and places behind Starbucks coffee. Visit <a href="https://traceability.starbucks.com/#/">traceability.starbucks.com</a>.&nbsp;

The new Earth Month Collection includes a to-go hot and cold cup, as well as a reusable tote made with post-consumer recycled materials. This smart (and stylish) collection is available in Starbucks stores for a limited time while supplies last.

Starbucks is also offering a collection of drinkware made from recycled materials that are available in Starbucks stores in Canada&nbsp;throughout&nbsp;the year.

Entrants&nbsp;can&nbsp;receive&nbsp;a maximum&nbsp;of 2 plays per day, plus,&nbsp;bonus opportunities to earn additional plays.&nbsp;

Game plays may be earned on eligible transactions at a participating Starbucks Canada store. You must pay with your registered Starbucks Card&nbsp;or linked payment method, or by scanning your Starbucks App prior to checkout.&nbsp;Purchases of alcohol, Starbucks Cards and Starbucks Card reloads are excluded. See <a href="https://www.starbucks.ca/rewards/terms" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">starbucks.ca/terms</a> for details.

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This year marks the 50th&nbsp;global anniversary of Starbucks. From the beginning, Starbucks has sought to be a different kind of company, one that inspires and nurtures the human spirit, and brings people together over coffee to create a better future. Starbucks vision for the next 50 years is to remain focused on connections over coffee, […]

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The B.C. store was constructed by Vancouver-based Nexii in just six days with near-zero construction waste

Starbucks Canada today announced it will open a first-of-its-kind Starbucks drive-thru store in Canada, assembled in just six days, with near-zero construction waste and designed to reduce energy needs for heating and cooling compared to standard construction builds.

According to the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.cagbc.org/News/EN/2020/20200901_News_Release.aspx" target="_blank">Canada Green Building Council</a>, buildings are responsible for almost 40% of global carbon emissions and 50% of global material use.&nbsp; Designed, manufactured and constructed by Vancouver-based green building company, Nexii Building Solutions, the Starbucks drive-thru store – set to open in early 2021 in Abbotsford, B.C. – represents a significant step forward in the company’s aspirations to operate more efficient stores, a key component of the company’s global sustainability strategy which aspires to store more carbon than the company emits; reduce waste sent to landfills; and provide more freshwater than the company uses.&nbsp; Starbucks has set ambitious sustainability targets to cut its carbon, water, and waste footprints in half by 2030.

“Buildings and construction can have a substantial impact on Canada’s environmental goals,” says Catherine Anderson, vice president of Store Development at Starbucks Canada. “Working with like-minded innovators like Nexii, we are excited to lead the industry in modelling the benefits of green construction and share what we learn with others to help action meaningful, global change.”

Starbucks has been a global leader in designing its stores to achieve LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification standards since 2005, ensuring energy and water efficiencies. As a new-build construction project, the Starbucks Abbotsford drive-thru store was assembled in just six days - the result of Nexii’s unique precision-manufacturing process, whereby panels for the store’s roof and walls were designed and manufactured offsite. Through optimized manufacturing and simplified assembly, this building process reduces construction waste relative to typical industry practices.&nbsp;

“All aspects of the Nexii system – from the products we create to the way we assemble our buildings – are designed with sustainability at the core, so that we can create affordable, green buildings,” says Stephen Sidwell, CEO of Nexii, who adds thatas Nexii panels create a thermally efficient, airtight envelope, the Starbucks building will require less energy to heat and cool compared to standard construction builds, greatly improving energy efficiency over its building lifecycle, lowering operating costs.

Despite challenges resulting from COVID-19, Starbucks remains steadfast on making progress against its 2030 sustainability goals. Since January, the company has expanded plant-based menu options and found better ways to manage waste, is making progress against eliminating plastic straws and introduced a recyclable strawless lid in all stores in Canada. These investments join a growing list of sustainability goals at Starbucks in Canada including:

Please <a href="https://stories.starbucks.ca/en/stories/2020/starbucks-sustainability-timeline/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">click here</a> for a timeline of Starbucks sustainability initiatives.

Starbucks Canada today announced it will open a first-of-its-kind, sustainably constructed Starbucks drive-thru store in Canada, assembled in just six days, with near-zero construction waste and designed to reduce energy needs for heating and cooling compared to standard construction builds.

First-of-its-Kind Sustainably Constructed Starbucks Store to Open in Canada

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On Tuesday, Starbucks announced “a bold, multi-decade aspiration” to cut carbon, water and waste each by 50 percent by 2030 and give back to the planet by becoming resource positive in the future.

Starbucks chief executive officer Kevin Johnson announced Tuesday a <a href="https://stories.starbucks.ca/en/stories/2020/kevin-johnson-letter-sustainability/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">renewed focus on sustainability</a>, all with an eye toward someday “giving more than we take from the planet.”

“Our aspiration is to become resource positive — storing more carbon than we emit, eliminating waste, and providing more clean freshwater than we use,” Johnson wrote in a letter posted Tuesday.

His letter included preliminary targets for 2030 as well as the company’s commitment to be transparent in its reporting against short- and long-term goals. He also vowed to work with Starbucks partners, customers and other stakeholders on this journey. The company will spend the next year continuing to test and learn before formalizing these sustainability targets as part of the company’s 50th anniversary in 2021, he wrote.

“Our&nbsp;eyes&nbsp;are&nbsp;wide open&nbsp;knowing that&nbsp;we do not have all the answers or&nbsp;fully understand&nbsp;all&nbsp;the complexities and potential consequences,” Johnson wrote. “Now, it’s time to create an even broader aspiration –&nbsp;and it’s work that will require visionary thinking, new ways of working, investment of&nbsp;resource&nbsp;and urgent action.”

Starbucks has over 31,000 stores worldwide with 400,000 partners serving 100 million customers a week and the road ahead will require commitment and creativity from partners and customers across the globe as well as from entrepreneurs, non-profits and suppliers, he said.

Here are five important things to know about Tuesday’s announcement:

1. Starbucks wants to halve its carbon emissions, waste output and water impact in the next decade while growing the business at the same time.

Johnson’s letter outlined three preliminary targets: By 2030, Starbucks will aim to reduce carbon emissions by 50 percent, reduce waste sent to landfills from stores and manufacturing by 50 percent driven by a broader shift toward a circular economy, and will also conserve or replenish 50 percent of the water currently being used for direct operations and coffee production.

2. There’s a new way to track progress.

Starbucks has long used science-based research to assess our progress. Now, the company has also released a comprehensive environmental footprint of carbon emissions, water use and waste in Starbucks global operations and supply chain. Created in partnership from Quantis and World Wildlife Fund, it will serve as a baseline for measuring future progress. “As we move forward, we will be transparent in reporting short- and long-term progress against our goals,” Johnson wrote.

3. From more plant-based food and beverages to reusables, Starbucks is looking far and wide for opportunities to transform.&nbsp;

Starbucks identified key areas in which it can make big impacts by 2030, including expanding plant-based and environmentally friendly menu options; shifting from single-use to reusable packaging; investing in innovative agricultural, water conservation and reforestation practices; looking for ways to better manage waste (including food waste) in stores and in communities; and developing more eco-friendly operations, from stores to supply chain to manufacturing. 

4. Yesterday’s groundwork = a head start.

<a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Over the years (opens in a new tab)" href="https://stories.starbucks.ca/en/stories/2020/starbucks-sustainability-timeline/" target="_blank">Over the years</a>, the company has partnered with other organizations and invested in ways to bring sustainable practices to scale, including the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)" href="https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2019/20-million-people-fed-through-starbucks-foodshare-program/" target="_blank">Starbucks FoodShare</a> program, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)" href="https://stories.starbucks.com/press/2019/closed-loop-partners-announces-12-winners-of-the-nextgen-cup-challenge/" target="_blank">NextGen Cup Challenge</a>, becoming a leader in <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.starbucks.com/responsibility/environment/leed-certified-stores" target="_blank">L.E.E.D.&nbsp;(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)</a> stores, investments in renewable energy and a goal to eliminate plastic straws by the end of 2020. It has also spent two decades, in partnership with <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.conservation.org/" target="_blank">Conservation International</a>, to achieve the milestone of sourcing 99% of coffee ethically through&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.starbucks.com/responsibility/community/farmer-support/farmer-loan-programs" target="_blank">C.A.F.E. (Coffee and Farmer Equity)&nbsp;practices</a>. Research shows that implementing C.A.F.E. practices over the years has more than halved what the company’s carbon footprint would have otherwise been. “This pledge to become ‘resource positive’ is bold and necessary – exactly what I’ve come to expect from Starbucks,” said Dr. M. Sanjayan, chief executive officer of Conservation International. “For more than two decades, Conservation International has partnered with Starbucks to source coffee in ways that are good for the people and the planet. We succeeded – today, 99 percent of Starbucks is ethically sourced – but we have not rested. Now we are working to bring the entire coffee sector along to make coffee the world’s first sustainable agricultural product. This is what it will take to meet today’s challenges: bold vision paired with action that does not rest.”

5. A greener green apron.

Starbucks partners are mobilizing for change in increasing numbers. More than 18,000 partners have enrolled in an online “Greener Apron” course on sustainability and environmental stewardship in the last two years, and the number continues to grow. Lisa Ference, a store manager in Conway, Ark., is among those. Her “aha moment” came a few years ago when an oil spill near her home devastated a local lake, and ever since she’s felt strongly about getting involved and speaking up for wildlife and the environment. She was thrilled by Tuesday’s news from Starbucks. “I feel certain that over the next decade we will become the model for other companies seeking to become resource-positive as this is, in my opinion, also the pathway to sustaining our business in the long term,” she said. “There are so many reasons to be grateful for this company, but the most important is that our mission and values are a reflection of my own. Sustainability is a flagship issue in my personal journey, one that I feel incredibly passionate about, and it’s a privilege to work for an organization that doesn’t wait to be summoned to act. We do it because it’s the right thing to do.”

The announcement is an important moment for Starbucks, said Sheila Bonini, senior vice president leading private sector engagement for <a href="https://www.worldwildlife.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">World Wildlife Fund</a>, the world’s leading conservation organization. Bonini said a lot of companies make environmental commitments, but what excites her most are the moments down the road when those companies get to celebrate each step toward meeting those goals.

“I’m impressed with Starbucks leadership – with their ambitious strategy to tackle sustainability as well as their humility and willingness to look at all parts of the business to try to achieve it,” Bonini said. “We are already starting to see some catastrophic effects of climate change. It’s clear our level of consumption and production today is more than the planet can take. We all need to address it. We need to address it yesterday.”

She believes it’s important for companies to not only make it easier for people to act sustainably, but to help them understand why it’s important. 

“People want to be green, but we have to help them get there,” she said. “We’re all partners in this.”

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