Triple$-$bottom$-$line $($TBL$)$ reporting via the Global Reporting Initiative is emerging as an important way for companies like Starbucks to

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become a part of an investment opportunity via mutual funds composed of of consumer product companies that excel on the basis of the triple$-$bottom$-$line.

make the results of Starbucks$$ CSR strategies apparent to its stakeholders and for its stakeholders to hold Starbucks accountable for its impact on society.

minimize transparency regarding its coffee sourcing and roasting operations.

promote its exemplary corporate governance, climate change, and labor practices.

attract sustainably minded investors and creditors.