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Harvey Beef

OVERALL

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AUS
Rating
Praises, some criticism

Beef producer and exporter

Founded in 1919. Western Australia's largest beef producer. Owned by private equity firm Harmony Capital Management from 2006 to 2014, before being bought by WA mining billionaire Andrew Forrest through his Minderoo Group (renamed Tattarang in 2020).

Company Ownership

Harvey Industries Group Pty Ltd   AUS     website   email      
  Harvest Road Group   
   owns 100% of Harvey Industries Group Pty Ltd  
AUS     website   email      

Agricultural investment

Western Australian agribusiness operating in three areas: beef, aquaculture and horticulture.

      Tattarang Pty Ltd   
       owns 100% of Harvest Road Group  
AUS     website   email      

Holding company

Holding company for the Forrest family's private business interests. Their investment portfolio spans across agri-food, energy, resources, property, hospitality, sport and entertainment. Formerly known as Minderoo Group.

> About the Ratings

Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Harvey Industries Group Pty Ltd
Animals Feedlotting
While this company does not own feedlots, it does send cattle to feedlots owned by other companies. A feedlot is an intensive confinement animal feeding operation (CAFO) for cattle, much like a factory for 'battery chickens'. Each animal has 5 to 10 square metres of space in a pen of 50 to 200 cattle. The cattle are forced to stand and sleep in their own dung and urine, and endure extremes of weather (especially heat). Close confinement means a much higher risk of disease so antibiotic drugs are routinely used. Grain feed commonly causes their digestive systems to be acidic. Cattle spend up to a year in feedlots, where they are fattened up before slaughter.
Source: company website (2011)
Environment Organic products
Company retails, manufactures or distributes products that are certified organic under the Australian Certified Organic label.
Source: ACO (2022)
Harvest Road Group
Animals Feedlot plans
This company is planning to build Western Australia's largest feedlot. A feedlot is an intensive confinement animal feeding operation (CAFO) for cattle, much like a factory for 'battery chickens'. Each animal has 5 to 10 square metres of space in a pen of 50 to 200 cattle. The cattle are forced to stand and sleep in their own dung and urine, and endure extremes of weather (especially heat). Close confinement means a much higher risk of disease so antibiotic drugs are routinely used. Grain feed commonly causes their digestive systems to be acidic. Cattle spend up to a year in feedlots, where they are fattened up before slaughter.
Source: news article (2020)
Business Ethics Sustainability claims
This company has sustainability claims on its website that all their food is 100% traceable, sustainable and ethically produced.
Source: company website (2020)
Tattarang Pty Ltd
Business Ethics Minderoo Foundation
Minderoo Foundation is independent, forward thinking and seeks effective, scalable solutions. Based in Australia, they are one of Asia's largest philanthropies, with $2 billion committed to a range of global initiatives.
Source: company website (2020)
Business Ethics Giving Pledge signatory
In February 2013, Andrew and Nicola Forrest were the first Australasian signatories to join the Giving Pledge - a commitment by some of the world's wealthiest individuals and families to dedicate the majority of their wealth to philanthropy. The campaign has founded by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett in 2009. The pledge is a moral commitment to give, not a legal contract.
Source: Giving Pledge (2014)
Business Ethics Climate policy claims
This company has a climate policy on its website which claims to be assessing emissions from investments, activities and operations to provide data for action.
Source: company website (2020)
Social Modern Slavery disclosure quality
Human Rights Law Centre's 2022 report, "Broken Promises: Two years of corporate reporting under Australia's Modern Slavery Act", examines statements submitted to the Government's Modern Slavery Register by 92 companies sourcing from four sectors with known risks of modern slavery: garments from China, rubber gloves from Malaysia, seafood from Thailand and fresh produce from Australia. Modern slavery statements are analysed to see if they comply with the mandatory reporting requirements, identify or disclose obvious modern slavery risks, and demonstrate effective actions to address risks. This company's modern slavery disclosure statement received a rating in the 41-60% range. The average score was 44% and the highest score was 89%.
Source: Human Rights Law Centre (2022)
Animals Live export aspirations
A spokesman from this company said in 2014 that Minderoo "would also like to expand into the live export trade, but was mindful of animal welfare concerns."
Source: news article (2014)

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Company Details

Type Wholly-owned subsidiary
Revenue 145 million AUD (2012)
Employees 300 (2012)

Contact Details

Address Seventh St, Harvey, WA, 6220, Australia
Phone 08 9729 0000
Email info@harveybeef.com.au
Website www.harveybeef.com.au

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