A2 Australia
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Milk
Previously a joint venture between A2 Corporation of New Zealand and Freedom Foods. Freedom Foods sold its remaining stake in 2015.
Company Ownership
A2 Milk Company (Australia) Pty Ltd | AUS | website | ||||
A2 Milk Company Ltd ![]() owns 100% of A2 Milk Company (Australia) Pty Ltd |
NZL | website | ||||
Dairy company Founded in New Zealand in 2000. Their products have been sold in Australia since 2007, China since 2013. Their infant formula products are made by Synlait, and a2 milk is made under licence by Fonterra. |
Company Assessment
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A2 Milk Company (Australia) Pty Ltd | ||||
Some, but not necessarily all, of this company's baby formula products are palm oil free. For more details, follow the link to see Borneo Orangutan Survival Australia's list of products which manufacturers have told them are palm oil free or contain segregated certified sustainable palm oil.
Source: BOS Australia (2020)
Independent testing commissioned by Friends of the Earth in 2017 found nanoparticles in popular Australian infant formula products that are both illegal in Australia and potentially dangerous. This company's product was one of only two of the seven samples found to contain no nano-particles.
Source: FOE (2017)
This company is a signatory to the Manufacturers and Importers Agreement 1992 (MAIF), a voluntary self-regulatory code of conduct between the manufacturers and importers of infant formula in Australia. The MAIF Agreement aims to contribute to the provision of safe and adequate nutrition for infants, by the protection and promotion of breastfeeding and by ensuring the proper use of breast milk substitutes, when they are necessary, on the basis of adequate information through appropriate marketing and distribution.
Source: Australian Government Dept of Health (2019) |
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A2 Milk Company Ltd | ||||
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 9/100 in the Food Products category of the 2019 SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices. The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
Source: S&P Global (2019) |
In Feb 2018 the A2 Milk Company and Fonterra entered into a strategic relationship that will see the two companies join forces for a number of key supply, distribution, sales and marketing arrangements. Fonterra have an F rating in this guide.
Source: news article (2018) |
Company Details
Type | Wholly-owned subsidiary |
Contact Details
Address | PO Box 1564, North Sydney, NSW, 2059, Australia |
Phone | 1300 645 522 |
Fax | 02 9540 5742 |
Website | www.a2milk.com.au |
Products / Brands
A2 Australia
a2 Milk a2 Ice Cream a2 Cream a2 Baby Formula a2 Milk Powder |