NRC honors starbucks.The National Recycling Coalition (NRC NRC abbr. 1. National Research Council 2. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Noun 1. NRC - an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants ), Washington, presented its eighth annual "Recycling Works" recognition award to Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee Co. at a gala celebration in Washington in late January. The "Recycling Works" award honors organizations that represent leadership in recycling, conservation and the fulfillment of the NRC's mission. "Starbucks has worked with its suppliers and customers since the company's founding to implement a sustainability program that runs the gamut See color gamut. gamut - The gamut of a monitor is the set of colours it can display. There are some colours which can't be made up of a mixture of red, green and blue phosphor emissions and so can't be displayed by any monitor. from waste prevention, recycling and composting to socially responsible buying guidelines for coffee and the implementation of measures aimed at reducing the company's impact on global climate change," NRC Executive Director Kate Krebs says. Krebs continues, "Most recently, Starbucks has shown incredible perseverance and leadership in working with its suppliers, Solo Cup Co., Mead-Westvaco and Mississippi River Mississippi River River, central U.S. It rises at Lake Itasca in Minnesota and flows south, meeting its major tributaries, the Missouri and the Ohio rivers, about halfway along its journey to the Gulf of Mexico. Corp., to develop a paper coffee cup that contains 10 percent post-consumer recycled paper--a first for this industry." Starbucks president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Jim Donald James "Jim" Donald is the president and chief executive officer of Starbucks.[1] Early Career Donald started work as a 16-year-old bag boy at a Tampa, FL Publix chain store. says, "We believe a healthy environment affects all people and that businesses are accountable to act responsibly. Environmental responsibility is core to Starbucks's roots, and we are honored to receive this award from the National Recycling Coalition as we continue to minimize our environmental footprint across every level of our supply chain operations, from coffee bean coffee bean see sesbania. to coffee cup." |
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