Wander through Tunisia, Egypt, Andalusia, India, Persia and China, while mingling at fashion and food bazaars including H&M, The Gap, Nike and Starbucks. Ibn Battuta Mall blows away Epcot Center.
From Detroit to Qatar, with fine foods from cupcakes to Survival Biscuits, we present the top 10 sustainability and resilience topic on GreenGoPost.com in 2011.
Earlier this summer Clean Water Action combed San Francisco and the surrounding region and found heaps of trash from fast food companies. Time for them to lead.
Many job scams like the one for which I was interviewed by LA’s Fox 11 are ripping off millions of dollars from desperate people. Lessons: network and we need old journalism.
In my latest article on Guardian Sustainable Business, I talk about the impact water supplies could have on the viability of the coffee industry.
You would not intuitively place Starbucks and mid-century architecture in the same sentence, but occasionally the coffee giant genuinely blends in well within neighborhoods outside of its Seattle base.
It is a good thing Starbucks does not sell bananas, because they would be bruised from all the punches corporate social responsibility advocates throw at the world’s leading coffee company.
Fair trade is one window through which Bulgarians can participate as a buyer and seller of niche products. Consumers here are getting a taste of fair trade coffee through Starbucks’ opening of several new stores this year.
You’ve probably heard of the term “greenwashing”: slapping labels such as organic, natural, sustainable, free range, etc., which leads us to think this product is good for us. It’s easy to fall into the trap, and well, as consumer trends change, businesses try to adapt. But now it appears your favorite companies are going to [...]
I’m not a fan of Starbucks’ coffee (never thrilled with the taste), but I don’t see the company as the evil empire. In fact, they are making positive steps in buying sustainably; working on improving their cups so they don’t use so much paper; treat their employees decently (health care!); and in general are an [...]