People & Impact

Learn about the history of Hacienda Alsacia — Starbucks working farm and home to global research and development — and the impact it's had on Starbucks partners (employees), farmers and the coffee industry around the world.

Todd, a four-year partner (employee), was chosen from an original group of more than 17,000 baristas across the U.S. and Canada, capping a five-month long celebration of community, connection and craft.

For Starbucks partners who may not initially qualify for admission to Arizona State University through the Starbucks College Achievement Plan, Pathway to Admission offers the ability to work toward admission, with credit conversion costs fully covered.

This month, more than 1,000 Starbucks partners (employees) representing 47 states graduated from the Starbucks College Achievement Plan through our partnership with Arizona State University.

The tall, grande, venti and trenta cups, which debut this month, will keep more than 13.5 million pounds of plastic from landfills each year.

As part of our commitment to a sustainable future, Starbucks is working with Volvo Cars to install EV charging stations at Starbucks stores.

The benefit concert, now in its 27th year, has raised more than $1 million for high-school jazz programs in Washington state.

For 2024, The Starbucks Foundation is supporting ten new Origin Grant projects totaling nearly $4 million and benefitting over 19,000 women in eight origin countries across Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

Ella S., barista in the Starbucks Signing Store in Washington, D.C., shares what she learned at Origin Experience at Hacienda Alsacia in Costa Rica.

Starbucks new Washington, D.C., store is the first built using new Inclusive Spaces Framework.