Starbucks pays coffee farmers a fair price for the beans, ensures that the coffee is grown in an ecologically sound manner, and invests in the farming communities where its coffees are produced. In this way, Starbucks focuses on the sustainable growth of its suppliers. Integrating environmental considerations into all stages of an organization's buying process is known as:

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The integration of environmental considerations into the buying process is known as sustainable procurement. This involves focusing on the long-term sustainable growth of suppliers by paying fair prices and ensuring ecological soundness, as Starbucks does with their coffee farmers. Just-in-time is a method of inventory control, reciprocity pertains to an exchange of goods or services between two parties, and supply partnership refers to a long-term collaborative relationship between a buyer and supplier.

Starbucks Pays Coffee Farmers a Fair Price for the Beans