FACT/INFERENCE
Starbucks has over 25,000 stores in 75 countries.
FACT
Starbucks expects its third-party suppliers to follow the same strict ethical and environmental rules that the company itself believes in.
TRUE
Starbucks has over 25,000 stores in 75 countries.
Starbucks is a dominant global brand with massive economic power and influence. Explanation: Even though the text doesn't say "powerful," operating thousands of stores globally implies immense scale and reach.
Starbucks is a very popular and profitable company around the world.
INFERENCE
The article implies that practicing CSR reduces a company's total profit over time.
FALSE
Why does Starbucks specifically target water and health infrastructure in coffee-growing countries?
Supporting the farming communities secures Starbucks' long-term supply chain and raw materials. Explanation: Helping the farmers means they will keep working well and supplying coffee to Starbuck.
Starbucks provides clean water and healthcare projects in coffee-growing communities
FACT
Starbucks' decision to help communities with clean water is partly connected to the areas where its raw ingredients are grown.
TRUE
Paragraph 6 says "it is only recently that so many businesses have put such importance on CSR." What does this infer about the past?
In the past, companies focused almost exclusively on financial profit, ignoring social responsibilities. Explanation: The word "recently" shows that
Farmers who receive help from Starbucks are likely to produce better coffee for the company.
INFERENCE
If a business focuses only on maximizing its profits, it is completely following the modern concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
FALSE
Paragraph 5 says Starbucks has special rules to make sure coffee workers get fair pay and that there is no child labor. From this text, what can we infer would happen if Starbucks did not have these rules?
• Answer: Without these rules, some suppliers would underpay workers or use child labor just to save money.
• Explanation: Starbucks has to create these strict rules because fair treatment and legal work practices do not always happen by themselves