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Starbucks·Food & Beverage (non-meat)·Seattle, United States·Founded 1971·Last verified 21 April 2026
34
out of 100
Below expectationsPending Review-15 since last review

Starbucks discloses comprehensive emissions data but is dramatically off-track on climate targets. Absolute emissions have risen 3% since baseline against a 50% reduction goal by 2030. The company removed sustainability from executive pay in 2025, faces active greenwashing lawsuits, and its massive coffee supply chain drives deforestation and water stress across tropical regions.

The calculation

Every score shows its working.

Same formula for every company. No curve. No private weighting.

SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale
Industry base impact
Food & Beverage (non-meat) sector ceiling.
50 / 100
Performance score
Sum of the 10 rubric questions, scored 0–10 each.
47 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 50) + (0.7 × 47) = 47.9
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on absolute emissions volume — physics-first.
× 0.7
Final score
Rounded. Below expectations.
34 / 100
The ten questions

Where Starbucks is strong, and where it isn't.

Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain (7/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Resource Use & Waste (1/10, 3/10).

Where the evidence comes from

Every document used, listed.

14 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.

[1]Third-party verified
Tracenable — Starbucks GHG Emissions
Ongoing
Q1Q2
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[2]Self-reported
Starbucks Fiscal 2024 Global Impact Report
2025
Q1Q8Q9
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[3]Self-reported
Starbucks Fiscal 2024 Global Impact Report Data Tables
2025
Q2Q3
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[4]Third-party verified
Tracenable — Starbucks Climate Targets
Ongoing
Q3
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[5]Third-party verified
SCS Global Services — Starbucks Renewable Energy
Unknown
Q4
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[6]Third-party verified
RE100 — Starbucks Innovation in Renewable Power
Unknown
Q4
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[7]Public record
Sustainability Magazine — Starbucks Carbon-Neutral Green Coffee
Unknown
Q5
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[8]Public record
Zuno Carbon — Starbucks Sustainability Progress, Challenges and Lessons
Unknown
Q5
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[9]Public record
Green Digest — Evaluating a Company's Impact: The Case of Starbucks
Unknown
Q6Q7
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[10]Public record
Packaging Dive — Starbucks ESG Report Sustainability Targets Waste Emissions
Unknown
Q6
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[11]Public record
ESG Dive — Starbucks Loses Ground on Emissions Reduction
Unknown
Q7
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[12]Public record
National Restaurant News — Starbucks Removes Diversity and Sustainability from Executive Pay
2025
Q8Q9
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[13]Public record
Due Diligence Design — Starbucks Greenwashing and Misleading Claims
Unknown
Q10
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[14]Public record
Sludge — Walmart, Nike, and Starbucks Fund Climate Law Opposition
2025
Q10
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Starbucks in context

Where Starbucks sits among food & beverage (non-meat) peers.

Among the 35 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, Starbucks sits 32nd of 35.

32/35
Starbucks's rank
44
Industry average
32
Industry low
57
Industry high
How this score has moved

Starbucks's score over time.

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What's being contested

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About Starbucks

Starbucks operates over 36,000 company-owned and licensed coffee shops globally, generating revenue from beverages, food, and packaged goods. Founded in 1971 in Seattle, it is the world's largest coffeehouse chain. The company sources from 400,000+ farms across 30 countries, making supply chain sustainability a material risk.

Founded
1971
Headquarters
Seattle, United States
Employees
~383,000 (2021)
Annual revenue
$37.2B (FY2025)
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