Update, 1/24/06) Where IS Starbucks in terms of their commitment to fair trade? Gimme the skinny.
The skinny: Only 3.7% of Starbucks’ coffee’s fair trade certified. Many Starbucks challenges taken around the world continue to fail, and it’s tough to get a fair trade cup of coffee even durinig some of the weeks when the coffee of the week’s supposed to be fair trade. All the details here — From the mermaid’s spin, to that spin, interpreted.
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- Update, 8/9/06) I asked Starbucks about its fair trade commitment, and was told that farmers that work on fair trade co-ops don’t get all the money that companies pay for their coffee. Is that true?
- Update, 1/24/06) Where IS Starbucks in terms of their commitment to fair trade? Gimme the skinny.
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