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Awarded the “Global Paragon Award”, recognition for Starbucks outstanding Global Leadership Conference
Starbucks is acclaimed as one of Business Week magazine's "Best Global Brands"
Starbucks receives an "A" "Sustainability Rating" from Zόrcher Kantonalbank, an environmental and social research group
Barron's magazine places Starbucks 24th on the "Barron's 500" list
Howard Schultz is recognized by Time magazine as one of the "Time 100," a list of the most influential people in the world today
Starbucks is ranked 25th in Business Week magazine's "Top 50 of the S&P 500"
Recognized as one of the "100 Most Valuable Global Brands" by Business Week magazine
Orin Smith recognized as the "Best CEO in America" for the Restaurant Sector by Institutional Investor magazine
Starbucks named among the "10 Most Impactful Global Brands" by Brandchannel.com
Awarded the "Global Paragon Award", recognition for Starbucks outstanding Global Leadership Conference
Starbucks is acclaimed as one of Business Week magazine's "Best Global Brands"
Starbucks receives an "A" "Sustainability Rating" from Zόrcher Kantonalbank, an environmental and social research group
Barron's magazine places Starbucks 24th on the "Barron's 500" list
Howard Schultz is recognized by Time magazine as one of the "Time 100," a list of the most influential people in the world today
Starbucks is ranked 25th in Business Week magazine's "Top 50 of the S&P 500"
Recognized as one of the "100 Most Valuable Global Brands" by Business Week magazine
Orin Smith recognized as the "Best CEO in America" for the Restaurant Sector by Institutional Investor magazine
Starbucks named among the "10 Most Impactful Global Brands" by Brandchannel.com
Orin Smith named one of the "Best Managers of the Year" by Business Week magazine — 2004
Awarded "Colombian Order of the Grand Cross Medal" by the Secretary of Agriculture of the State of Nariρo, Colombia — 2004
Recognized as one of "Most Trusted Brands" by Ad Week magazine — 2003
Mary Williams, svp Coffee, is awarded a "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Specialty Coffee Association — 2003
Starbucks Law and Corporate Affairs department is voted "Pro Bono Firm of the Year" by the King County Bar Association —2003
Mary Williams, svp Coffee, is awarded "Individual Green Globe Award" by the Rainforest Alliance — May 2003
Starbucks energy reduction project receives "Energy Conservation Award" by The Business and Industry Resource Venture — May 2003
Ranked 8th in Brandweek's "Super Brand List" — 2003
Presented the "Global Brand Marketing Award" in the Food and Beverage category by the Korea Economic Daily and the Ministry of Commerce in Korea — 2003
Listed on "Ethibel Investment Register and the Ethibel Sustainability Indexes" — 2003
Recognized as one of "Ten Most Admired Companies in America" — FORTUNE Magazine — 2003
One of 20 "PlanetOut Partners' Best Companies to Work For" — PlanetOut — 2003
Starbucks Coffee Korea recognized as "Number One Coffee Shop" — Brand Power Index of Korea — 2003
Awarded "Literary Lion's Award" for excellence in promoting literacy — King County Library Association — 2003
The Starbucks and Conservation International partnership awarded "2002 World Summit Business Awards for Sustainable Development Partnerships" — International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the United Nations Environment Program(UNEP) — 2002
The Starbucks and Conservation International partnership awarded "2002 World Summit Business Awards for Sustainable Development Partnerships" — International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the United Nations Environment Program(UNEP) — 2002
Starbucks receives "Humanitarian Award" — Coffee Quality Institute — May 2002
BrandChannel.com names Starbucks "Top Five" in "Reader's Choice 2001 Brand of the Year Award" — March 2002
Awarded "Excellence in Alliances" — Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals — 2002
Awarded "Restaurant Operator of the Year" — Hospitalilty Technology Edge — 2002
One of "The 100 Best Companies to Work For" — Fortune — 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004
"Most Admired Company" in the Food Services Category — Fortune — 2001 and 2002
Awarded 2001 Edwin T. Pratt Award for contributions to the Metropolitan Seattle Chapter Urban League and Community —December 2001
Awarded Regional Corporation of the Year for championing minority supplier diversity — The Northwest Minority Business Council — December 2001
Selected as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes — 2001 and 2003
Howard Schultz recognized as one of Top 25 Best Managers — Business Week — 2001
Awarded "Justice for Victims of Crimes Award" — Department of Justice — September 2001
Named as one of 100 "Strongest Global Brands" — Business Week — July 2001
Selected as one of "Top 100 Chains" — Nation's Restaurant News — June 2001
Named "Merchandiser of the Year" — Merchandising Executive Club of Chicago — May 11, 2001
Howard Schultz recognized as one of "Top Six Entrepreneurs of the Year" — Restaurant Business — March 2001
One of "100 Best Corporate Citizens" — Business Ethics Magazine — 2000, 2001, 2002
Starbucks named "Best Product of the Year" in Korea — Joongang Daily Newspaper — December 2000
Howard Schultz presented with Columbia Business School's Botwinick Prize in Business Ethics — September 28, 2000
Interbrand Magazine named Starbucks one of 75 great global brands in the 21st century — 2000
"Best Cup-O-Joe" — KING-TV's Evening Magazine, "Best of Western Washington" edition — 1998, 1999 and 2000
Howard Schultz named Executive of the Year — Restaurants and Institutions — July 13, 2000
Ranked the "Number One Restaurant Chain," in Tokyo, Japan—Nikkei Restaurant magazine — July 2000
"Corporate Citizenship Award" for various community service programs — Citizen's Fund — April 19, 2000
"National Leadership Award" for philanthropic and educational efforts to battle AIDS — AIDS Action, Washington, D.C. — April 5, 1999
"The Pacific Northwest Good Works Education Award" for regional businesses that give back to local communities — KCTS-TV, February 18, 1999
One of "The Best Companies to Work For in America for People with Disabilities" — We Magazine — May 24, 1997
"The Stafford Award for Corporate Leadership" in recognition of the company's sensitive reuse of older spaces within cities — Scenic America — May 13, 1997
1996 Corporate Conscience Award for International Human Rights — Council on Economic Priorities — June 4, 1996
1996 International Humanitarian Award — CARE — May 10, 1996