TY - JOUR A1 - Hamann, Lisa A1 - Luschnat, Kaya A1 - Niemuth, Stephanie A1 - Smolarz, Paulina A1 - Golombek, Svenja T1 - CSR in the Coffee Industry: Sustainability Issues at Nestlé-Nespresso and Starbucks JF - Journal of European Management & Public Affairs Studies N2 - The coffee sector’s active engagement with sustainability issues appears to be a relatively new phenomenon. Even newer is the necessity to deal with recycling and waste. Next to the waste produced by the “coffee to go” mobile drinking culture and coffee bars, the popularity of coffee capsules – i.e. single-use containers made of metal or plastics – is creating mountains of waste unknown to the traditional method of brewing coffee. The pioneer in this premium coffee sector has been Nespresso, a subsidiary and brand of the Swiss company Nestlé. Many other companies – from discount retailers to big-brand coffee shop chains like Starbucks – have copied Nespresso’s machine-and-capsule concept, adding to both the popularity and the waste problem. Next to the problem of waste production, coffee companies are addressing the problem of ethical sourcing. A key but by no means the only element is sourcing via “fair trade” schemes. Assuming that finding answers to these sustainability challenges can have a crucial impact on future sales, this article sets out to explore coffee companies’ sustainability programmes, using the examples of Nespresso and Starbucks. It finds that both firms engage in rather similar activities, but some critical differences can be identified. Both firms have a successful record in ethical sourcing. But neither has yet developed convincing waste solutions. Nespresso’s insistence on using aluminium for its capsules remains a critical issue. KW - aluminium KW - coffee Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:526-opus4-3687 SN - 2199-1618 VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 31 EP - 35 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Aridov, Mikhail A1 - Becker, Vanessa A1 - Liu, Jiyue A1 - Werner, Anne T1 - CSR in the Textile Sector: European Fashion Firms and the Bangladesh Safety Accord JF - Journal of European Management & Public Affairs Studies N2 - The textile industry has long been criticized for irresponsible and dangerous labour conditions in its global supply chain, particularly in very poor Asian countries like Bangladesh. The April 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh came to be a catalyst for reaching an agreement with international labour unions: the Bangladesh Safety Accord was created. This article analyses the Accord, the involvement of European fashion companies such as Primark, H&M and Inditex, the connection with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes, and the outlook for improved industry standards in manufacturing clothing. KW - Asia KW - Safety Accord Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:526-opus4-3670 SN - 2199-1618 VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 23 EP - 30 ER -