RE: posting from Ray Schutte

**"Ray Schutte" R*@starbucks.com**

Dave, go to www.starbucks.com and view the Corporate Social
Responsibility Annual Report 2002. The contents have been verified by an
independent certified public accounting firm.

Ray Schutte

"The truth of the matter is that the flower has cleverly manipulated the
bee into hauling its pollen from blossom to blossom." The Botany of
Desire, Michael Pollan

-----Original Message-----
From: David Smead [s*@amplepower.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 12:48 AM
To: Anna Wasescha
Cc: community_garden@mallorn.com; Ray Schutte
Subject: Re: [cg] posting from Ray Schutte

Ray,

Would you enlighten myself and others regarding the values that
Starbucks
uses to `pursue' good corporate citizenry, and give us specific examples
of those values in action?  Thanks.

-- 
Sincerely,

David Smead
http://www.amplepower.com

On Tue, 6 May 2003, Anna Wasescha wrote:

>
> From: "Ray Schutte" <RSchutte@starbucks.com>
> To: <LTanenb50@aol.com>, <community_garden@mallorn.com>
> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 May 2003 20:56:27.0910 (UTC)
> FILETIME=[F6802A60:01C31411]
>
> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
>
> Yep, Starbucks is competitive.  However, well run small coffee houses
> often find that their business improves when Starbucks comes to town.
> Small shops are the companies biggest competitors.  Here in Seattle
some
> might fine small coffee shops compete next door and quite
successfully.
> Don't take my word for it, look at both sides in well balance article
in
> the Wall Street Journal.
>
http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/wsjtoday/archive/02sep/02sep24_starbu
> cks.htm.  I never took the remarks personally.  No person or
corporation
> is perfect, but I can tell you Starbucks works hard at being a good
> Corporate citizen.
>
>
>
> Ray Schutte
>
> "The truth of the matter is that the flower has cleverly manipulated
the
> bee into hauling its pollen from blossom to blossom." The Botany of
> Desire, Michael Pollan
>
>
> Anna Wasescha
> 1312 Dayton Avenue
> Saint Paul, Minnesota  55104
> 651.646.8733 (phone)
> 651.646.0034 (fax)
> ariel@umn.edu
>
>

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