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