A company’s mission statement sets the expectation or vision of what the organization wants to become and provides tangible elements that guide the organization and its employees. Starbucks has been recognized as one of the world’s most ethical companies and its mission is "To inspire and nurture the human spirit—one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time." The company also specifies a set of values that include "creating a culture of warmth and belonging where everyone is welcome; acting with courage, challenging the status quo and finding new ways to grow our company and each other; delivering our very best in all we do, holding ourselves accountable for results." Starbucks concludes, "We are performance driven, through the lens of humanity." Based on these excerpts about Starbuck’s mission and values, the organization is operating at the level of the pyramid of corporate social responsibility.

During the first month of operations, martinson services, inc., completed the following transactions: jan 2 martinson services received $65,000 cash and issued common stock to the stockholders. 3 purchased supplies, $1,000, and equipment, $12,000, on account. 4 performed services for a customer and received cash, $5,500. 7 paid cash to acquire land, $39,000. 11 performed services for a customer and billed the customer, $4,100. martinson expects to collect within one month 16 paid for the equipment purchased january 3 on account. 17 paid for newspaper advertising, $600. 18 received partial payment from customer on account, $2,000. 22 paid the water and electricity bills, $430. 29 received $2,600 cash for servicing the heating unit of a customer. 31 paid employee salary, $2,900. 31 declared and paid dividends of $1,800. requirements 1. record each transaction in the journal. key each transaction by date. explanations are not required. 2. post the transactions to the t-accounts, using transaction dates as posting references. label the ending balance of each account bal, as shown in the chapter. 3. prepare the trial balance of martinson services, inc., at january 31 of the current year. 4. mark martinson, the manager, asks you how much in total resources the business has to work with, how much it owes, and whether january was profitable (and by how much)?

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The state in which the manufacturing company you work for is located regulates the presence of a particular substance in the environment to concentrations ≤ x. recently-released, reliable research endorsed by the responsible federal agency conclusively demonstrates that the substance poses no risks at concentrations up to 5x. your company has asked you to consider designing a new process with a waste discharge stream containing up to 2x of the substance. based on the stated conditions, describe this possible.