Starbucks Leverages LEED to Achieve Its New Sustainability Goals for 2030

Starbucks recently announced new sustainable objectives that are planned to be achieved by the end of 2030. It is not the first time that the company has set up sustainable goals to be accomplished in the medium and long term. In September 2018, Starbucks established that they were aiming to have 10,000 environmentally-friendly stores by 2025 considering new buildings, renovations and existing business establishments. In this occasion, the coffee company highlights 3 new sustainable goals which are to cut its current emissions of carbon, generated waste and water usage by its half. Such targets are expected to go along with existing efforts of the company’s commitment towards sustainability.

One of the ways to achieve such goals is through the implementation of LEED considering that several approaches contained in this certification system enables stakeholders to achieve better practices by implementing strategies to reduce energy consumption, enhance water and waste management, reduce greenhouse gases among others. Starbucks achieved 1,000 LEED-certified stores by the end of 2016, and has become one of the leaders in the F&B industry adopting LEED and leading the way towards a more sustainable future.

Our Work with Starbucks
BEE has been working with Starbucks to achieve LEED Certification for its stores in five countries and seven cities. We were the first to certify its LEED stores in China, located in Hefei and Shanghai. BEE also certified Shanghai Starbucks Reserve Roastery, the largest Starbucks in Mainland China, at LEED Platinum level––the first store to so in the F&B industry. Some of our flagship Starbucks projects include:
• Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Shanghai – LEED Platinum
• Starbucks Roastery in Tokyo, Japan – LEED Platinum
• Starbucks Roastery in Milan, Italy – LEED Gold
• Starbucks Flagship in Hong Kong – LEED Gold
• Starbucks Store in Kobe, Japan – LEED Silver

ABOUT LEED
Developed by U.S. Green Building Council, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. Available for virtually all building project types, from new construction to interior fit-outs and operation & maintenance, LEED provides a framework that project teams can apply to create healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings. LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement.

BEE LEED EXPERIENCE
Being the leader in the green building industry, BEE has significant LEED consulting experience all over the world. All of our engineering staff are fully bilingual LEED APs, specializing in and highly experienced in a diverse portfolio of LEED ID+C and BD+C projects.