Seed Heritage
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Clothing retailer
Founded in Melbourne in 2000. Owned by the Lew family.
Company Ownership
Steambrook Pty Ltd | AUS | website | ||||
BrandBank Group Pty Ltd ![]() owns 100% of Steambrook Pty Ltd |
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Clothing retail Owned by Peter Lew, son of Australian retail magnate, Solomon Lew. Operates Seed Heritage, French Connection, Allkinds and Commonry stores in Australia. Acquired stationery retailer Kikki.K in 2021. | ||||||
Lew Group ![]() owns 100% of BrandBank Group Pty Ltd |
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Investment conglomerate The Lew family, headed by rag trade tycoon Solomon Lew, owns a swag of Australian clothing retail companies. While Solomon owns Voyager Distributing Co and 42% of Just Group, his three children each control parts of the Lew empire. Peter Lew manages Australian Retail Investments and the Australian licenses for Zara and FCUK, Steven Lew manages Playcorp and Global Retail Brands, while Jacqueline Lew manages Nine West. |
Company Assessment
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Steambrook Pty Ltd | ||||
In 2020 Baptist World Aid Australia released The COVID Fashion Report, a special edition of their Ethical Fashion Report. The report is framed around six COVID Fashion Commitments that ask companies to demonstrate the steps and measures they are taking to protect and support the most vulnerable workers in their supply chains. This company showed no evidence of actions that it covered any of the COVID Fashion Commitments.
Source: Baptist World Aid Australia (2020) |
In 2016 Stop the Traffik pressured this company to sign their Make Fashion Traffik Free Protocol. Fashion companies that sign the Protocol commit to fully tracing their supply chain and to work to ensuring better working conditions. Stop the Traffik sent 1,000's of postcards as well as letters to CEO Denise Haughey without a response from her.
Source: Be Slavery Free (2016) |
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BrandBank Group Pty Ltd | ||||
Baptist World Aid Australia's '2022 Ethical Fashion Report' assessed 120 companies on their efforts to mitigate against the risks of forced labour, child labour and worker exploitation in their supply chains, as well as protect the environment from the harmful impacts of the fashion industry. Assessment criteria fall into five main categories: policy & governance, tracing & risk, auditing and supplier relationships, worker empowerment and environmental sustainability. This company received a score of 21/100.
Source: Baptist World Aid Australia (2022) |
This company has sustainability claims on its website in areas that include ethical sourcing and manufacturing, packaging, community support, and reducing environmental impact.
Source: company website (2021) |
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Lew Group | ||||
Solomon Lew, owner of Premier Investments, struck a deal with Mornington Shire Council in June 2012 to remove a pool he had built on Crown Land without permission and remediate the land in exchange for negligence charges being dropped. Lew is to pay Council's legal fees of $150,000 and a fine of $50,000.
Source: The Age (2012)
Wikipedia profile on Lew Group head, Solomon Lew. Includes details of controversial business deals, including the Yannon transaction and the Etiket transaction.
Source: Wikipedia (2014) |
Company Details
No company details currently available for Steambrook Pty Ltd |
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Contact Details
Address | 425 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia |
Freecall | 1800 118 889 |
Website | www.seedheritage.com |
Products / Brands
Seed Heritage
Seed Childrenswear Seed Womens Fashion Seed Babywear |