For paid subscribers: I’ve written before about Starbucks’ myriad climate issues, but now conservative activist shareholders are trying to weaponise those failings in service of a climate denialist goal.
How can supposedly ethical coffee brands pitch themselves as environmentally conscious while partnering with airlines?
If the NLRB complaint is successful, Howard Schultz will have to make a statement outlining workers' right to organize. He'll probably not like that.
On this week’s Coffee News Roundup: Vietnam’s robusta reserves shrink in yet more bad news for the world’s coffee supplies. Meanwhile, Starbucks allegedly illegally withheld raises from unionized workers per a new complaint from the NLRB, and Papua New Guinea just announced a new post: Minister of Coffee.
Read the whole thing on Fresh Cup Magazine below 👇
Have a great week! And keep an eye on your inboxes for a very interesting interview coming up later in the week.
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