In today’s day and age, few billion dollar corporations still have the betterment of society in mind. With about 2.25 billion cups of coffee being consumed each day, it is no doubt that the coffee industry has some of the world’s biggest corporations. Located in over 50 countries, employing over 137,000 people, Starbucks Corporation is a giant in the coffee industry. Unlike other huge corporations, Starbucks stands by their belief that the best way for a company to become successful is by doing business ethically. Originally targeting adults who desired to purchase coffee beans to make coffee themselves, Starbucks expanded into a larger market by selling drinks, CDs, coffee makers, and small snacks. All of these productions would obviously have an effect on their environmental impact but the Starbucks top-line managers have taken initiative to reduce this impact as much as possible.

Although the costs of trying to reduce your environmental footprint may be high, Starbucks Corporation has gone above and beyond to make sure that they cut back on their negative impact on the environment. Not only do they make sure that they are helping the society, they release their global issue reports to the public. Many different aspects are involved in trying to keep this promise that Starbucks has made of trying to cut back on their water supply and improve their recycling. (Reis, 2009) There are many advantages and disadvantages as well as opportunities to expand their market in order to achieve greater profits.

The social forces involved with the running of Starbucks Corporation are immense. Not only does the company have a huge impact on the society, society certainly drives the company as well. According to a figure quoted by USA Today, one-fifth of the world lacks clean drinking water supply. Starbucks has introduced brand new bottled water that is safe and they have