In the early 2000s, a Starbucks ad struck a nerve with consumers and environmental activists. The ad promoted fair-trade coffee, then a burgeoning idea in the industry. The claim that Starbucks bought and served fair trade coffee was true, but it actually made up less than 15 percent of its total purchases.  The promotion landed … Continue reading Agri-Business Corporations Are Trying to Save The Environment. Or Are They?