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"STARBUG"

REFERENCES

http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/mediainfo/pressreleases/mediareleasecoffeeshops.aspx

www.nlg.org/news/statements/StarbucksUnion2006.htm 

http://www.starbucksunion.org/news/faced-growing-uproar-starbucks-settles-sixth-labor-complaint

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/business/yourmoney/19fair.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/mar/22/starbucks.usa

http://news.sky.com/story/998230/starbucks-no-uk-tax-paid-since-2009

CONCLUSION

Ethics are important for managing a sustainable business mainly because of the serious consequences that can result from decisions made with a lack of regard to ethics. A lack of ethics leads to a wealth of problems for a business

Legal Issues

Employee Performance

Employee Relations

Company Credibility

EXPLOITATION OF COFFEE FARMERS

Starbucks claims of supporting the welfare of coffee farmers in developing countries in order to be portrayed as an ethical corporation.

In reality these workers are manipulated and underpaid. In 2007.

2 Millions childrens average children working 29.9 hours/week

UNION AND LABOUR DISPUTES

Starbucks provides job approximately 172,000 people worldwide

(New York Times, 2008).

Starbucks fired Daniel Gross illegally for union activity and spoke out against Starbucks.

Fluctuated working hours.

wage per hour $6.25.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

Starbucks completely fails to uphold their environmentally sustainable image

19,736 stores worldwide uses 6.78 kilowatt-hours of electricity, 0.058 thermos of natural gas and 94 liters of water per square foot per month.

Starbucks’ in the U.K. and the United States were targeted for wasting up to 23.4 million liters of water per day by continuously keeping a tap running in its 10,000 stores.

BACKGROUND

Truth behind Starbucks

1971 first store open in Seattle's pike place market.

1982 HOWARD SCHULTZ joined Starbucks

1983 HOWARD visits to Italy

17000 stores in 55 countries

UNETHICAL behavior OF STARBUCKS

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