Tata Starbucks leads the way with a host of pioneering, women friendly initiatives

Since entering the market in 2012, Tata Starbucks has honoured its commitment to grow the representation of women in the workforce and encouraged a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion through various initiatives.

Women make up 31 percent of Tata Starbucks workforce and 30 percent at its senior leadership level, a key gender diversity milestone toward its goal to achieve 40 percent gender diversity by 2022.

“As Tata Starbucks continues to grow, so does its commitment to be a positive force in contributing to the success of its women partners and make meaningful changes that enrich lives,” said Navin Gurnaney, CEO, Tata Starbucks Private Limited. 

As a part of Tata Starbucks ongoing commitment to promote an inclusive and diverse workforce by empowering women leaders, the brand has launched all women operating stores in India. With a total of 5 such women operating stores in Mumbai & New Delhi, by empowering female partners in a new and meaningful way.

By achieving 100% pay parity for men and women in 2019; Starbucks has also created a set of Pay Equity Principles that focus on areas like equal footing, transparency and accountability.

“We believe it is important, as a company of our scale, to help bring more attention to this critical issue for women in India. We aim to ensure women at Starbucks excel in the workplace and personal life as we create richer career opportunities for India,” added Gurnaney.

Tata Starbucks diversity initiatives in India, Brew of Balance has over the years created opportunities for women returning to the workforce from a career break. The company also encourages hiring ‘second-career’ women through the Tata Second Careers, Inspiring Possibilities (SCIP) platform.  To encourage references for such talent internally, Starbucks offers an enhanced bonus for their references.

Apart from female partners, Tata Starbucks also believes in addressing the issue of girl child education. Tata Starbucks has collaborated with non-profit organizations, Educate Girls, to improve girls’ education in rural and underprivileged areas and VIDYA India, to provide volunteering and educational support to girls and young women from underserved communities in urban cities.