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title: "QSR Magazine: Starbucks Named One of World’s Most Ethical Companies"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5d4f022c-5a30-456f-88cf-05a73ce61cd2
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-starbucks-named-one-of-worlds-most-ethical-companies-11033
category: "Coffee & tea"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Coffee & tea"
published: 2017-03-13T17:12:04.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:35:29.541Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/71d6f605027337d24564b2e5c6be11db4236.jpg
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# QSR Magazine: Starbucks Named One of World’s Most Ethical Companies

**TL;DR:** Starbucks has been recognized for the 11th time by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies. The company has earned the honor alongside only 12 other companies that have received it all 11 years.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-03-13. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-starbucks-named-one-of-worlds-most-ethical-companies-11033).*

## Story

Starbucks has been recognized for the 11th time by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies.

“World’s Most Ethical Companies honors our partners (employees) and their commitment to integrity in the work they do every day," said Matthew Swaya, Starbucks senior vice president, deputy general counsel and chief ethics and compliance officer. “It is the connection between our culture and the values and behaviors of our people that leads to receiving this recognition.”

Only 12 other companies have earned the honor all 11 years that Ethisphere has published its rankings.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- Starbucks (company)
- awards (topic)
- company recognition (topic)
- ethics (topic)
- Ethisphere Institute (regulator)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-starbucks-named-one-of-worlds-most-ethical-companies-11033). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5d4f022c-5a30-456f-88cf-05a73ce61cd2).