Dear Mr. Niccol (CEO),
As a consumer, I’m deeply concerned that Starbucks is not doing enough to address farmer poverty, child labor, and deforestation potentially tied to the cocoa in your supply chains. In order to have confidence that Starbucks is sourcing its cocoa ethically, I expect the company to achieve the following:
1. Trace and publicly disclose 100% of Starbucks cocoa purchases to the farm level
2. Provide cocoa farmers supplying Starbucks with a credible living income
3. Scale up monitoring systems that identify and address child labor and child trafficking in 100% of the company’s cocoa supply chains
4. End all cocoa sourcing from deforested areas, and support robust agroforestry practices and reforestation where forest loss has already occurred
5. Deploy large-scale programs to rapidly reduce pesticide usage on cocoa farms
Thank you for your consideration.
As a consumer, I’m deeply concerned that Starbucks is not doing enough to address farmer poverty, child labor, and deforestation potentially tied to the cocoa in your supply chains. In order to have confidence that Starbucks is sourcing its cocoa ethically, I expect the company to achieve the following:
1. Trace and publicly disclose 100% of Starbucks cocoa purchases to the farm level
2. Provide cocoa farmers supplying Starbucks with a credible living income
3. Scale up monitoring systems that identify and address child labor and child trafficking in 100% of the company’s cocoa supply chains
4. End all cocoa sourcing from deforested areas, and support robust agroforestry practices and reforestation where forest loss has already occurred
5. Deploy large-scale programs to rapidly reduce pesticide usage on cocoa farms
Thank you for your consideration.