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Starbucks
Pacesetter
Starbucks, the world’s most famous coffee and tea company, has transformed how society views their daily morning ritual and has ranked as a PACESETTER on the Women’s Power and Influence Index.
Starbucks values the benefits of women’s specific healthcare and provides Family Expansion Reimbursement of up to $10,000, along with several overarching health benefits for full-time and part-time employees.
As of 2021, almost three-quarters of Starbucks’s workforce is women, with over 60% of women in leadership.
Sufficient information on Starbuck’s women and diverse recruitment could not be found.
Workforce profile
Equitable pay
Does the company demonstrate a clear and transparent commitment to equal pay?
“Starbucks is committed to 100 percent gender pay equity. We’ve achieved it – and maintained it – for partners in the U.S and we’re also working toward reaching 100 percent gender pay equity for Starbucks partners globally.”
Does the company perform an annual analysis of gender pay equity and pay disparities?
Information regarding this criterion was unavailable or incomplete.
Do female employees earn at least 95% of what their male counterparts earn?
“Starbucks is committed to 100 percent gender pay equity. We’ve achieved it – and maintained it – for partners in the U.S and we’re also working toward reaching 100 percent gender pay equity for Starbucks partners globally.”
Career growth
Does the company demonstrate a commitment to actively attracting, retaining, and/or promoting women within the organization?
“We also aim to achieve at least 50% women working across all corporate levels, 55% women working across all retail roles and 30% women working in manufacturing roles.”
Ref: Pg 13, Starbucks Global Environmental & Social Impact Report 2022
Does the company provide professional development programs designed specifically for female employees?
“Partner Networks like Women’s Impact Network (WIN) create connections over shared experiences and values, encourage professional growth, raise awareness of important issues and serve as a bridge between our stores and the communities we serve.”
Does the company provide professional development programs designed specifically for diverse employees?
“Black Partner Network: Share the heritage of the African diaspora to develop partners, advise our business and enrich Starbucks contribution to our customers and communities.”
Does the company offer a formal mentoring program to support the career advancement of all female employees?
“What began as a pilot in 2021 has quickly become a sought-after learning and development opportunity for partners. Designed to support partners who have been historically marginalized, including Veterans, women, LGBTQIA2+ partners and those living with disabilities, the Starbucks Inclusion & Diversity Mentorship Program connects partners to senior leaders, providing 1:1 sessions and ongoing guidance.”
Ref: Pg 14, Starbucks Global Environmental & Social Impact Report 2022
Does the company offer a formal mentoring program to support the career advancement of diverse employees?
“What began as a pilot in 2021 has quickly become a sought-after learning and development opportunity for partners. Designed to support partners who have been historically marginalized, including Veterans, women, LGBTQIA2+ partners and those living with disabilities, the Starbucks Inclusion & Diversity Mentorship Program connects partners to senior leaders, providing 1:1 sessions and ongoing guidance.”
Ref: Pg 14, Starbucks Global Environmental & Social Impact Report 2022
Does the company have policies and programs in place to actively recruit female candidates?
Information regarding this criterion was unavailable or incomplete.
Does the company have policies and programs in place to actively recruit diverse candidates?
Information regarding this criterion was unavailable or incomplete.
Work-life balance
Does the company demonstrate a commitment to providing support and/or time off for women with children?
“We all have needs at home, whether you have children, pets, parents or aging grandparents. This benefit supports the partner and their family.“
Does the company provide child care support for employees?
“Through Care@Work, partners will also get a free premium membership to Care.com, which typically costs around $150 a year, and access to Care.com’s digital platform of caregivers. Partners will only pay $1 an hour for in-home backup child or adult care or $5 per a day per child for in-center child care.”
Does the company offer subsidized child care?
Information regarding this criterion was unavailable or incomplete.
Does the company offer paid maternity leave for birthing parents?
“All benefits-eligible birth mothers (store and non-store) working at least 20 hours a week are eligible for six weeks of leave for medical recovery, paid at 100 percent of their average pay.”
Ref: Starbucks Paid Parental Leave (Website)
Does the company provide paid parental leave that extends beyond birthing parents to include surrogacy, adoption, and paternity leave?
“All benefits-eligible store partners who welcome a new child by adoption are eligible for our adoption allowance plan which provides pay while a partner is on an approved parental leave. Adoption allowance is paid at 100% of their average pay for up to 6 weeks. In addition, all benefits-eligible store partner new parents working part-time or more who welcome a new child, by birth, foster or adoption, are eligible to take 6 weeks of paid leave without needing to meet Family Medical Leave (FMLA) eligibility requirements. They also have the ability to take an additional 12 weeks of unpaid leave, if they so choose.”
Does the company demonstrate a commitment to supporting the health benefits of its female employees?
“Starbucks succeeds when our partners do, and we believe that success is best when shared. Our world-class benefits and programs for eligible part- and full-time partners are tailored to your needs.”
Does the company offer women-specific health benefits for female employees?
“Starbucks also provides Family Expansion Reimbursement of up to $10,000 per adoption, surrogacy or Intrauterine Insemination for eligible partners.”
Workplace standards
Does the company have a policy listing prohibited behaviors, such as harassment and retaliation?
“All partners are entitled to work in an environment that is free of harassment, bullying and discrimination. Harassment, bullying and discrimination take many forms, including: • Unwelcome remarks, gestures or physical contact • The display or circulation of offensive, derogatory or sexually explicit pictures or other materials, including by email and on the Internet • Offensive or derogatory jokes or comments (explicit or by innuendo) • Verbal or physical abuse or threats.”
Ref: Pg 7, Starbucks Standards of Business Conduct
Does the company mandate all employees to undergo harassment and discrimination training?
“In 2022, we launched 23,774 online courses to our corporate partners in 13 countries, which included nine different risk areas. All our corporate partners receive training annually on our Standards of Business Conduct and Harassment Prevention to help them recommit to our company values and policies. The training is branched to include individual contributor and manager-specific content.”
Ref: Pg 50, Starbucks Global Environmental & Social Impact Report 2022
Does the company have a defined harassment policy that includes promptly addressing reported incidents?
Information regarding this criterion was unavailable or incomplete.
Stakeholder engagement
Does the company demonstrate a commitment to helping external stakeholders address gender equality issues?
“Women play a vital role in their families, on farms and in communities.”
Ref: Pg 27, Starbucks Global Environmental & Social Impact Report 2022
Does the company offer and support initiatives that promote gender equality in the community?
“Women play a vital role in their families, on farms and in communities, and they are disproportionately affected by challenges like the climate crisis. To support this effort, The Starbucks Foundation Origin Grants promote women’s leadership, advance economic opportunities and provide access to WASH in coffee-, tea- and cocoa-growing communities for women and girls. The Starbucks Foundation exceeded its original goal of empowering 250,000 women and girls by 2025 and now aims to empower 1 million women and girls by 2030. Since announcing its original aspiration in 2018, the Foundation has positively impacted nearly 340,000 women and girls in origin communities. In FY22, the Foundation awarded nine grants totaling nearly $3 million in seven countries, including its first-ever origin grants focused on women farmers in Brazil and Mexico.”
Ref: Pg 27, Starbucks Global Environmental & Social Impact Report 2022
Does the company demonstrate a commitment to helping internal stakeholders/employees address gender equality issues?
“Starbucks effort to improve our partners’ experience is founded on a deep commitment to advance inclusion, diversity and equity—and the belief that we are at our best when we create inclusive and welcoming environments.”
Ref: Pg 5, Starbucks Global Environmental & Social Impact Report 2022
Does the company offer equity-focused trainings, speaker programs, or events for employees?
Information regarding this criterion was unavailable or incomplete.