Starbucks to provide period products to employees in the UK

The coffee brand said it aims to improve period dignity in the workplace.

Starbucks has partnered with the sustainable period care brand Time of the Month to provide free period products at work for its UK employees. 

The initiative was created following feedback from the coffee chain’s Women’s Impact Network, a group of 140 employees seeking to empower women to feel confident in the workplace. 

According to Starbucks, the move is part of wider company efforts to normalise periods.

“The difference that providing free sanitary products can make to our partner’s experience at work is staggering, helping to improve accessibility for all and remove anxieties we know many people face around periods, especially when at work. We’d love to see others in the industry take a similar stance and work towards eradicating period poverty across the UK,” said Holly Clarke, Chair, Starbucks Women’s Impact Network EMEA. 

Aside from this latest initiative, Starbucks also offer staff free food and beverages on shift, free packaged coffee and in-store discounts, access to the mental wellbeing app Headspace and bonus leaves for birthdays, weddings, family events and more.

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