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Saving the planet

Starbucks are encouraging us to use their coffee grounds as fertiliser. Starbucks also has a strong corporate social message in its web site. What does this mean to the community, the local community where you live and the communities that grow coffee in different parts of the world? InterfaceFlor is one of the world's biggest companies of carpet. It is 3rd in the world for leading the way in sustainable development. The company also has a web site that explains how far they want to go in sustainable development. Listen to their innovations director talk about the future of carpet making in the vidoe below.

Starbucks
Students might be interested in the Starbucks web site as a way of finding out more about the way large business entities view Social and Moral Responsibility to the community and the environment. We suggest students find out more about corporate responsibility.

InterfaceFlor
Students might be interested in knowing more about large business entities and their approach to sustainable development and innovation.
Watch the video interview of the director of innovations at InterfaceFlor.
Duration: 1 min

 

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The Active Learning Active Citizenship project is funded by FDTL5 and has received support from the Higher Education Academy, Sheffield Hallam University and University of Lincoln.

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Corporate Responsibility