More than 3,500 Starbucks stores have been certified as “Greener Stores,” according to the company’s framework assessing performance across a broad range of environmental impact indicators, the company announced, as it expanded its Greener Store program to new markets including Asia Pacific (AP), and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Starbucks launched its Greener Store initiative in 2018, beginning with stores in the U.S. and Canada, and setting a goal to reach 10,000 Greener Stores globally by 2025. In order to be certified as a Greener Store, a store must successfully meet 25 required standards – developed in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund and SCS Global Services – across eight environmental impact areas ranging from energy efficiency and water stewardship to renewable energy and waste diversion, and be verified by an outside auditor.

Source: ESGToday