[KARAH RUCKER]

THE NEW STARBUCKS CEO ISN’T EVEN TECHNICALLY ON THE JOB YET –

AND HE’S ALREADY RECEIVING CRITICISM –

AFTER DETAILS OF HIS OFFER LETTER BECAME PUBLIC.

ONE OF THE JOB PERKS LISTED?

FLYING BY PRIVATE JET TO THE SEATTLE CORPORATE OFFICE THREE TIMES A WEEK.

INCOMING CEO BRIAN NICCOL LIVES IN NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

ALMOST ONE THOUSAND MILES AWAY FROM STARBUCKS HEADQUARTERS IN SEATTLE.

COMPANY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO ADHERE BY A HYBRID SCHEDULE WHICH INCLUDES THREE DAYS IN OFFICE.

THE SAME REQUIREMENT GOES FOR NICCOL.

BUT WHILE MOST EMPLOYEES WILL COMMUTE VIA CAR OR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION –

NICCOL WILL TRAVEL TO WORK BY “CORPORATE JET”.

WHILE HE CURRENTLY LIVES IN NEWPORT BEACH – NICCOL WILL ALSO HAVE A RESIDENCE IN SEATTLE –

SO ITS UNCLEAR HOW OFTEN HE WILL ACTUALLY FLY FROM NEWPORT TO SEATTLE.

STILL – 

SOME CRITICS ARE RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THIS ARRANGEMENT.

PRIVATE JET TRAVEL IS KNOWN TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE POLLUTING COMPARED TO EVEN COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS.

WHILE NICCOL’S COMMUTE PLANS IS DRAWING SCRUTINY EVEN BEFORE HIS OFFICIAL START DATE OF SEPTEMBER NINTH –

STARBUCKS HAS PREVIOUSLY MADE SEVERAL COMMITMENTS TO BECOMING MORE ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY.

SUCH AS ITS PAPER OVER PLASTIC STRAW POLICY.

AND IN 2020 STARBUCKS PLEDGED TO REDUCE ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT BY 50 PERCENT BY 2030.

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