👉 Background: Starbucks is the world's biggest cafe chain that has over 36,000 stores worldwide. You know you're at Starbucks when your coffee order sounds like it came out of a spell book... and your name's been misspelt on your cup.

👉 What happened: Now, Starbucks is in the process of developing new breeds of Arabica coffee beans, and that's because of concerns that climate change is threatening the region where these beans are grown.

👉 What else: Starbucks, which currently buys 3% of the world's coffee have got scientists breeding coffee trees that will be more resilient to climate change, and they've landed on 6 breeds that they are hoping will work.

What's the key learning?

💡Adapting to climate change is no longer optional for businesses with agricultural supply chains.

💡As the climate crisis gets worse, more companies are expected to suffer hits to their supply chains. Think: natural disasters, crop diseases, or unsuitable climates for farming.

💡So, companies like Starbucks need to be looking at sustainable solutions and farming practices that work now and in the long term. And they're not the only ones:

• Mars Inc., the owners of Mars Bars, MnM's, and more, is investing in sustainable practices for cocoa farming.
• Nestle is investing $1 billion USD in making dairy and coffee farming more sustainable too.

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