In a move highlighting the speed with which accusations of "greenwashing"
can force firms to change their environmental policies, coffee chain
Starbucks has announced it is actively
investigating alternatives to its practice of leaving taps running all day in
its stores - just 24 hours after a tabloid investigation exposed its wasteful
water practices.An
investigation
by The Sun newspaper claimed the chain's utensil cleaning "dipper"
system wastes 23.4 million litres of water – enough to fill an Olympic swimming
pool every 83 minutes – by being left on all day.
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