McDonald 's gives back to the community. When a community is struck by disaster, McDonald 's chooses to be a leader in social responsibility and have positive influence thought out neighborhoods, the environment and people. The three aspects that I like least about McDonald 's Corporate Code of Ethics are: 1. McDonald 's could have expanded on the Alcohol and Drug section. Most if not all companies will state, "You are not to possess or use alcohol and drugs." But it should have included within this section what to do or who to call should an unwanted encounter happen. 2. I really wasn 't able to come up with additional things or areas I didn’t like about the code of ethics for McDonald …show more content…
I found it interesting that "helpline" calls are handled by a third party. My assumption is that Starbucks would have a corporate staff dedicated to handling helpline issues and concerns. 2. The code of ethics had a statement which said, "The standards and policies herein are not all applicable standards." I would have thought that when you publish code of ethics it would all inclusive. 3. Starbucks could have expanded more regarding workplace, health and security. Yet it seems as if they basically are telling you they expect you to "follow the rules," without really saying what they are. Both Starbucks and McDonald 's have similarities in their code of ethics. Foremost, each of them feels that any action must meet high ethical and legal standards. Any employee should adhere to the standards for not to embarrass or bring harm to either by unethical conduct. If companies do not have a code of ethics they should be able to support their decision of why they have not implemented one. The reason business ethics is not sufficient for ensuring ethical behavior is since someone still needs to be held responsible. In other words, it 's like having a really nice car without wheels; it may appear to be first-class but you are not going