Bosch Australia
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Products and services
Australian activities cover a diverse range of product groups including security systems, power tools and accessories, automotive components and engineering services, aftermarket parts, drives and control technology, solar energy, software innovations, hot water and heating systems, and communication center services.
Company Ownership
Robert Bosch (Australia) Pty Ltd | AUS | website | ||||
Robert Bosch Gmbh
owns 100% of Robert Bosch (Australia) Pty Ltd |
GER | website | ||||
Technology & services Founded 1886. Operates in four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. Has 468 subsidiary and regional companies in 60 countries and is represented in 150 countries. Bosch is 92% owned by the Robert Bosch Foundation. |
Company Assessment
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Robert Bosch (Australia) Pty Ltd | ||||
This company received a packaging performance level of 4 (Leading) in its 2023 APCO Annual Report. Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is a not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia. Each year, APCO Members are required to submit an APCO Annual Report and Action Plan, which includes an overall performance level from 1 (Getting Started) to 5 (Beyond Best Practice).
Source: APCO (2023) |
According to data released by the Australian Tax Office in Jan 2022, this company was one of many local and foreign-based companies that paid no tax in Australia in 2019-20. Please note however that companies pay income tax on profits, not revenue (total income). While some companies use tax havens and loopholes to avoid paying their fair share of tax in Australia, other companies that paid no tax have perfectly legitimate reasons.
Source: ATO (2022) |
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In 2023, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change score of A-.
Source: CDP (2023)
In 2023, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to manage and govern freshwater resources. Responding companies are scored on six key metrics: transparency; governance & strategy; measuring & monitoring; risk assessment; targets & goals; and value chain engagement. This company received a CDP Water Security score of A-.
Source: CDP (2023) |
The Chinese government has facilitated the mass transfer of Uyghur and other ethnic minority citizens from the far west region of Xinjiang to factories across the country. Under conditions that strongly suggest forced labour, Uyghurs are working in factories that are in the supply chains of at least 83 well-known global brands in the technology, clothing and automotive sectors, including brands owned by this company. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute's 2020 report estimates (somewhat conservatively) that more than 80,000 Uyghurs were transferred out of Xinjiang to work in factories across China between 2017 and 2019, and some of them were sent directly from detention camps.
Source: ASPI (2020)
In the USA between 2017 and 2022 Bosch paid out over US$500 million to settle multiple lawsuits related to its involvement in the Volkswagon emissions scandal, including a US$327.5 million civil settlement in 2017. German regulators also fined Bosch 90 million euros over the scandal. Bosch supplied and helped program the illegal emissions "defeat device" software used by Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler (now known as Stellantis) to cheat US government diesel emissions tests.
Source: Violation Tracker (2022)
The Green Supply Chain Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI) evaluates consumer-facing companies that have a sizeable supply chain in China. The evaluation uses government supervision data and public information to assess the environmental management of their supply chains in China. This company received a score of 14.1/100 (retrieved 24 Nov 2023).
Source: IPE (2023)
In 2021 this company agreed to pay US$2.24 million to settle a class action lawsuit after a 10 year investigation into price-fixing, which led to inflated vehicle prices. Bosch also paid over $33 million in 2018, $10 million in 2017 and $57.8 million in 2015 in other price fixing lawsuits in the USA.
Source: US Dept of Justice (2021) |
In 2015 this company agreed to plead guilty and pay a US$57.8 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for spark plugs, oxygen sensors and starter motors sold to automobile and internal combustion engine manufacturers in the United States and elsewhere. [Listed under Information due to age of court finding]
Source: US Dept of Justice (2015)
As listed on the We Mean Business website, this company has committed to the following climate action initiatives: adopt a science-based emissions reduction target.
Source: We Mean Business (2021)
This company has extensive sustainability claims on its website in the areas of responsible corporate governance, Sustainable products and supply chains environment, society and sustainability reports.
Source: company website (2023)
The Robert Bosch Foundation exclusively and directly serves charitable purposes. As a shareholder of Robert Bosch GmbH the Foundation receives a proportion of the distributed dividends in the company. The Foundation is active in the areas of health, education, and global issues.
Source: company website (2023) |
Company Details
Type | Wholly-owned subsidiary |
Revenue | 700 million AUD (2014) |
Employees | 1,300 (2014) |
Contact Details
Address | 1555 Centre Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia |
Phone | 03 9541 5555 |
Website | www.bosch.com.au |