Their retail products have the claim “100% Ethically Sourced”. That is a lie.
That all depends on which ethical code you’re referencing for your statement. I 100% believe that Starbucks sources according to their corporate ethical standards.
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hopesdead@startrek.website 2 days ago
Just so people are aware, Starbucks was caught buying from farms in Brazil multiple times that used slave labor. In Guatemala, along with Nestle, were caught buying from farm(s?) that used child labor.
Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
That’s not how words work. Don’t give them an inch, even as a joke.
hopesdead@startrek.website 2 days ago
I am unable to find a news report now, but I am certain I read one back in 2018 or 2019. I believe that Conservation International (an organization that helped develop the C.A.F.E. standard the company uses) was discovered covering up the certification of one of the farms in Brazil. As I remember reading, that a farm was at the time listed somewhere as being certified but after slave labor was discovered, CI uncertified the farm and attempted to claim it failed to meet the C.A.F.E. standards, thus never was awarded certification. They weren’t saying the certification was revoked; it never had any.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 days ago
Do you have a source for that? I want to read more about it.
hopesdead@startrek.website 2 days ago
Here are three different reports regarding three different instances in Brazil. news.mongabay.com/…/slave-labor-found-at-second-s…
news.mongabay.com/…/slave-labor-found-at-starbuck…
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Here is one on the Guatemala incident. theguardian.com/…/children-work-for-pittance-to-p…
Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 day ago
Awesome, thank you! Support local coffee shops, people!!!
thickertoofan@lemm.ee 1 day ago
yeah well anyways you see rich people do worse shit in front of you but yet we cannot change anything.
underisk@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
Is this the same nestle slave labor case that went to the Supreme Court where nestle was successfully defended by a former Obama staffer or have they done this more than once?