Ethics and Compliance in Finance In present day, conducting business ethically and honestly becomes a vital factor in the success of an organization, and Starbucks’ has excelled with its standards. Starbucks strives to always do the right thing and facilitates legal compliance and ethics training for their employees. Their seriousness with the matter became reflected upon them in 2011 when they became ranked as one of 38 of the most ethical companies by Ethisphere magazine. Commitment to strong ethics in operations became distinguished as a positive pointer to financial performance. “The evaluation also considers companies’ legal compliance and litigation track record, reputation in the marketplace, concrete examples of local, national, industry or global initiatives, governance and corporate citizenship, including environmental stewardship, supply chain engagement and corporate philanthropy.” (Environmental Leader, 2011). Starbucks includes in their business, nationally and internationally, a high standard of honest transactions and representation for their products and stakeholders. Following legal guidelines becomes an important factor in their ethics and a Code of Ethics has become established for the CEO and financial leaders to acknowledge and sign. Responsibilities to include protect and preserve stakeholders’ interests and executing duties honestly, fully, accurately, timely, and in good faith with no misrepresentation. As it takes time for the market to grasp information, it is a requirement for Starbucks to not trade any securities until the information becomes publicized for at least one full day, which some executives and partners also have to a bid.
Ethics for Starbucks also includes that records become prepared accurately, reliably, reflect with Starbucks normal accounting and reporting systems, and cannot hold off on any of assets as