Starbucks Sets Eco-Friendly Goals for New Stores

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Not just the logo will be green at Starbucks’ new stores. On Thursday, Starbucks announced that the company aims to earn LEED certification on all new company-owned stores beginning in 2010.

Among the company’s eco-friendly goals for all new company-owned stores are that 50 percent of each store’s energy be derived from renewable sources, and that they will be 25 percent more energy efficient. The company has set long-term goals including replacing all stores’ incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs and ensuring 100 percents of its cup supply is reusable or recyclable by 2015.

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