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Westland Milk Products

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Dairy

Previously owned by over 340 farmer shareholders, who supply milk to the factory for processing. Acquired by Chinese dairy giant Yili in 2019.

Company Ownership

Westland Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd   NZL     website   email      
  Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Company Ltd   
   owns 100% of Westland Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd  
CHN     website         

Dairy

Asia's largest dairy producer. Acquired New Zealand's second largest dairy co-op, Westland, in 2019.

      Government of the People's Republic of China   
       owns 100% of Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Company Ltd  
CHN     website         

Communist government

All power within the government of the People's Republic of China is divided among three bodies: the Chinese Communist Party, State Council, and the People's Liberation Army. In recent years China has been consolidating it's state-owned assets and inviting private investors to invest (often family members of high ranking government officials), however in most cases the government retains control and majority ownership. We have listed State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) simply as subsidiaries of China's government, although in reality company ownership is often more complex.

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Company Assessment

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Westland Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd
Business Ethics Sustainability claims
This company has a number of sustainability claims on its website including best management practices with regards to environmental, animal welfare and farm presentation standards. This company has signed up to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) voluntary participation programme.
Source: company website (2015)
Business Ethics Sustainable Business Network member (NZ)
Sustainable Business Network is a New Zealand organisation which provides advice and support to help businesses succeed through becoming more sustainable. They support members year-round with networking opportunities, practical tools, training and sustainability assessments.
Source: Sustainable Business Network (2020)
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Company Ltd
Environment Supply chain practices in China
This company received a score of 9.9/100 (retrieved 10-Oct-2020) in the Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI), a system for evaluating supply chain practices in China, particularly in regards to environmental management and water pollution. Scores are calculated using government compliance data, online monitoring data, and third-party environmental audits, as well as trends in the environmental performance of factories in the company's supply chains.
Source: IPE (2020)
Environment 8% in Forest 500 Rankings
The Forest 500 identifies, ranks, and tracks the governments, companies and financial institutions worldwide that together could virtually eradicate tropical deforestation. Rankings are based on their public policies and commitments and potential impacts on tropical forests in the context of forest risk commodities (palm oil, soy, beef, leather, timber and paper). This company received a score of 8%.
Source: Forest 500 (2019)
Environment FAIRR Protein Producer Index
The Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index is a comprehensive assessment of how this sector is managing critical sustainability risks factors: GHGs; deforestation and biodiversity; water scarcity; water pollution; antibiotics; animal welfare; working conditions; food safety. This company was rated as high risk.
Source: FAIRR (2019)
Social 1/100 in KnowTheChain Benchmark
In 2018 KnowTheChain benchmarked 120 large global companies in the ICT, Food & Beverage, and Apparel & Footwear sectors on their efforts to address forced labour and human trafficking in their supply chains. This company received a score of 1/100.
Source: KnowTheChain (2018)
Social Human Rights Benchmark
The 2019 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark assessed 200 of the largest publicly traded companies in the world from the Agricultural Products, Apparel, Extractives and ICT Manufacturing sectors on 100 human rights indicators. This company's score was in the 0-10 band range. The overall average score was a disappointing 24%.
Source: CHRB (2019)
Government of the People's Republic of China
Social Human rights abuse
Amnesty International has documented widespread human rights violations in China during 2011. An estimated 500,000 people are currently enduring punitive detention without charge or trial, and millions are unable to access the legal system to seek redress for their grievances. Harassment, surveillance, house arrest, and imprisonment of human rights defenders are on the rise, and censorship of the Internet and other media has grown. Repression of minority groups, including Tibetans, Uighurs and Mongolians, and of Falun Gong practitioners and Christians who practice their religion outside state-sanctioned churches continues. While the recent reinstatement of Supreme People's Court review of death penalty cases may result in lower numbers of executions, China remains the leading executioner in the world.
Source: Amnesty International (2012)
Social Human rights abuse
This 2012 report by Human Rights Watch documents a wide-range of criticisms of the Chinese government's human rights record from events of 2011.
Source: Human Rights Watch (2012)
Information Wikipedia profile
Source: Wikipedia with links (2011)

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Company Details

Type Co-operative
Employees 400 in 2011 in NZ
Subsidiaries EasiYo Products Ltd 

Yoghurt making system maker

Founded in 1992. Products made in New Zealand and exported to 20 countries around the world.

Contact Details

Address Hokitika, New Zealand
Email info@westland.co.nz
Website www.westland.co.nz

Products / Brands

EasiYo
EasiYo Pudding & Custard


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