Starbucks supports firefighters

Starbucks Korea ESG Team Manager Kim Ji-young, center, poses with National Fire Agency’s Health & Safety Division chief Jeong Geon-il, left, and Korea National Council on Social Welfare’s (SSN) Secretary-General Jo Nam-kwon after signing a partnership to help firefighters and their families at the SSN’s office in Seoul, Dec. 17. Under the partnership, Starbucks will visit local fire stations and provide free beverages to firefighters.

The company has pledged 300 million won ($210,000) over three years to fund scholarships for the children of firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty. The partnership is part of the company’s Hero Support Program campaign. Courtesy of Starbucks Korea.