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<strong>Starbucks</strong> partner Leanne Paluck<br />
went to Alaska to work alongside<br />
research scientists and study sea otters<br />
on a company-sponsored Earthwatch<br />
Expedition.<br />
E A R T H W A T C H E X P E D I T I O N S<br />
C S R 2 0 0 3 P A R T N E R S 6<br />
<strong>Starbucks</strong> commitment to environmental stewardship has taken on special meaning<br />
<strong>for</strong> our partners. For the last two years, we have offered our partners the chance <strong>for</strong><br />
an opportunity of a lifetime – a company-sponsored Earthwatch Expedition. In 2003,<br />
<strong>Starbucks</strong> sent five partners on two-week expeditions to work with the Earthwatch<br />
Institute’s conservation scientists. This year, we plan to send another five partners.<br />
While it’s not a <strong>for</strong>mal partner recognition program, a great deal of excitement has been<br />
generated among our partners about the possibility of being selected <strong>for</strong> one of these<br />
incredible journeys.<br />
C A R I N G U N I T E S P A R T N E R S – T H E C U P F U N D<br />
Several years ago, <strong>Starbucks</strong> partners wanted a way to help their peers who fell<br />
on troubled times. Their desire led to the creation of the CUP Fund, an emergency<br />
assistance program available only to <strong>Starbucks</strong> partners, and funded exclusively by<br />
partners through payroll deductions and special fundraisers.<br />
CUP Fund grants are made to U.S. and Canadian partners throughout the year. Any<br />
partner may apply to receive a CUP Fund grant of up to $1,000 to ease the financial<br />
stress caused by an emergency. In fiscal 2003, the CUP Fund provided financial relief<br />
to 306 partners, totaling $247,000, a 70% increase over grants made last year.
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