Starbucks issued sustainable bonds worth $500 million earlier this year. These senior notes were issued for ten years and carried a coupon of 2.5%. The money raised from these bonds will carry the objectives of C.A.F.E. forward. This sustainability bond is different from a green bond. While the latter is focused on the environment, the former is used to fund projects that have social impacts. According to Bloomberg data, 21 sustainability bonds amounting to $4.6 billion have been issued since 2012, including the Starbucks issue. Starbucks' chief financial officer, Scott Maw, informed Bloomberg that $50 million from the above-mentioned bond issue would go into a loan program that helps farmers rotate crops and to funding a network of eight farmer support centers. Sustainable companies have also brewed up acquisitions, especially in the consumer sector.