Weleda Australia
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Personal care products
Company Ownership
Weleda Australia Pty Ltd | AUS | website | ||||
Weleda AG ![]() owns 100% of Weleda Australia Pty Ltd |
SWI | website | ||||
Personal care products Founded in 1921. Develops and manufactures natural beauty products and natural medicines. |
Company Assessment
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Weleda Australia Pty Ltd | ||||
Winner of Green Lifestyle Award in 2012 in Australia. The award, by Green Lifestyle Magazine, was in recognition of the company's longterm, strong commitment to ethical sourcing.
Source: Next Media (2012)
This company has a number of claims on its website in the area of sourcing ingredients sustainably, including use of plant based, biodynamic and fairtrade ingredients.
Source: company website (2016) |
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Weleda AG | ||||
This company is a member of the Union for Ethical BioTrade, a non-profit association that promotes the 'Sourcing with Respect' of ingredients that come from biodiversity. Members commit to gradually ensuring that their sourcing practices promote the conservation of biodiversity, respect traditional knowledge and assure the equitable sharing of benefits all along the supply chain.
Source: Union for Ethical BioTrade (2016)
In 2016 this company won awards for Sustainability Leadership and Green Formulation at the Sustainable Beauty Awards, which aim to recognise the operators who are pushing the boundaries of sustainability in the beauty industry.
Source: news article (2016) |
This company is a member of the 'Biodiversity in Good Company' Initiative. They have signed the Leadership Declaration, thereby committing to the integration of biodiversity conservation concerns into their entrepreneurial actions and management systems.
Source: Biodiversity in Good Company (2020)
The NATRUE Label sets a high standard when it comes to defining the naturalness of cosmetic products. Natrue only certifies products for companies who have the intent to always use ingredients as natural as possible within all manufacturing processes.
Source: Natrue (2016)
This company owns brands which have been awarded Positive Luxury's Trust Mark. To be accredited brands are assessed in the following areas: philanthropy, environmental, social, innovation, community and governance.
Source: Positive Luxury (2015)
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics' 2011 report Market Shift describes the seven-year project during which the Campaign worked with companies through the Compact for Safe Cosmetics, the voluntary pledge to avoid chemicals banned in other countries, avoid harmful ingredients whenever possible and fully disclose product ingredients. The report highlights the 322 cosmetics companies (called 'Champions') that met the goals of the Compact. Another 110 companies (called 'Innovators') made significant progress toward those goals. This company was listed as an Innovator.
Source: Safe Cosmetics (2011)
This company has sustainability claims on the website in the areas of environmental, social, and economic sustainability.
Source: company website (2020)
Ethical Consumer has ranked companies' practices and policies in relation to their palm oil sourcing for the Rainforest Foundation/Ethical Consumer palm oil campaign. This company received a 'yellow' rating.
Source: Rainforest Foundation UK (2016)
Skin Deep is an online safety guide to cosmetics and personal care products and their potential hazards and health concerns, with over 75,000 products rated from 1 (low hazard) to 10 (high hazard).
Source: Environmental Working Group (2019) |
Company Details
Type | Wholly-owned subsidiary |
Revenue | $8 million |
Contact Details
Address | 11/13 Avalon Pde, Avalon, NSW, 2107, Australia |
Phone | 1300 551 454 |
weleda@weleda.com.au | |
Website | www.weleda.com.au |
Products / Brands
Weleda Australia
Weleda Skin Care Weleda Shampoo Weleda Baby Toiletries |