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Amgrow

OVERALL

Owned
HKG
Rating
Criticism, some praise

Agricultural and horticultural products and services

Company Ownership

Amgrow Pty Ltd   AUS     website         
  Australian Agribusiness (Holdings) Pty Ltd   
   owns 100% of Amgrow Pty Ltd  
AUS     website   email      

Agribusiness

Comprised of two wholly owned subsidiary companies Amgrow and Accensi.

      CK Life Sciences International (Holdings) Inc   
       owns 100% of Australian Agribusiness (Holdings) Pty Ltd  
HKG     website   email      

Fertilizers and nutritional supplements

CK Life Sciences is engaged in the business of research and development, commercialization, marketing and sale of health and agriculture related products. Also owns several vineyards in Australia totaling 8700 hectares. Part of the CK Hutchison Holdings conglomerate.

       »    CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd   
             owns 45% of CK Life Sciences International (Holdings) Inc  
HKG     website         

Conglomerate

Formed in 2015 through the merger of Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa. Operations comprise four core businesses: ports and related services, retail, infrastructure and telecommunications.

> About the Ratings

Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Amgrow Pty Ltd
Social Selling bee-killing pesticides
This company makes pesticides containing bee-poisoning neonicotinoids, despite evidence that they are a major contributor to the global bee die-off. The European Union have placed a two year ban on these pesticides.
Source: Friends of the Earth (2014)
Environment Carbon neutral supporter
This company is a supporter of Carbon Neutral, a not for profit organisation that provides practical ways for organisations to measure, reduce, manage and offset greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to revegetation. 8,398 trees/shrubs have been established on this company's behalf.
Source: Carbon Neutral (2022)
Environment Organic products
This company manufactures or distributes products that are certified organic under the Australian Certified Organic label.
Source: ACO (2022)
Environment APCO member
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). This company received a packaging performance level of 1 (Getting Started) in its 2023 APCO Annual Report.
Source: APCO (2023)
Australian Agribusiness (Holdings) Pty Ltd
No assessment data currently available for Australian Agribusiness (Holdings) Pty Ltd
CK Life Sciences International (Holdings) Inc
Business Ethics Part owned by CK Hutchison, which has criticisms
This company is 45% owned by CK Hutchison Holdings, who have criticisms in the Shop Ethical database and an overall rating of 'F'.
Source: Shop Ethical (2021)
Business Ethics Sustainability claims
This company has several sustainability policies on its website, plus a sustainability report.
Source: company website (2021)

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Company Details

Type Wholly-owned subsidiary

Contact Details

Address Australia
Phone 02 9395 1200
Website www.amgrow.com.au

Products / Brands

Amgrow
Amgrow Garden Care


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