ASU The Business Sustainability Approach of Starbucks Discussion

Read this first: Starbucks Stories

Select Social Impact from the navigation bar, then select from the story topics in the drop-

down menu to explore the stories. Be sure to explore the Sustainability topic

? How did the organizations (Starbucks) you explored address sustainability concerns

inherent to their industry, if at all?

o For example, a company that manufactures plastic has inherent environmental

risks regarding plastic waste and pollution.

? What other sustainable practices did the organizations you explored identify as

priorities, and what kinds of business risks may they be taking on to prioritize those

sustainable practices?

? Do you think that the business risks the organizations are taking to prioritize their

identified sustainable operations are worthwhile from a business perspective? Why or

why not?