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Haribo Australia

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Confectionery

Commenced Australian operations in 2012. Their lollies are manufactured in Europe.

Company Ownership

Haribo Australia Pty Ltd   AUS     website   email   facebook   
  Haribo GmbH & Co. KG   
   owns 100% of Haribo Australia Pty Ltd  
GER     website         

Confectionery manufacturer

Founded by Hans Riegel in Bonn, Germany in 1920. Made the first Gummy Bears in 1922. One of the biggest manufacturers of gummy and jelly sweets in the world.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Haribo Australia Pty Ltd
Environment Australian Packaging Covenant signatory
Signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant, a voluntary agreement to encourage waste minimisation.
[Source 2017][More on Packaging]
Haribo GmbH & Co. KG
Social Child labour scorecard
This website by German NGO Earth Link rates companies on their corporate policies against child labour, production monitoring and accusations of child labour. This company received three green marks, indicating good performance in all of these areas.
[Source 2013][More on Human Rights]
Social Cruelty to humans and animals
In 2017 German broadcaster ARD broadcast an investigative report that claimed two ingredients used in Haribo's sweets are tied to animal cruelty and gross violations of human rights. Gelatin from pigs raised in appalling conditions in Germany, and carnauba wax from plantations in Brazil where workers are reportedly underpaid and overworked.
[Source 2017][More on Human Rights]
Environment Plastic pollution
In 2018 volunteers collected and catalogued more than 187,000 pieces of trash from beach cleanups around the world to find out which corporations are contributing the most to the global plastic pollution problem. While not in the top 10, this company ranked as one of the world's worst plastic polluters.
[Source 2018][More on Oceans]
Business Ethics Price fixing in Germany
In 2012 Germany's competition watchdog fined this company 2.4 million euros (US$2.9 million) for improperly sharing information on sales negotiations with three rivals.
[Source 2012][More on Governance]
Environment Palm oil scorecard 2013 - WWF
This company received a score of 11 out of a possible total of 12 in the WWF Palm Oil Buyers' Scorecard 2013. This report measures if major retailers and consumer goods manufacturers are acting responsibly in terms of palm oil use and sourcing. [Listed under Information due to age of report]
[Source 2013][More on Palm Oil]
Environment Palm oil policy
This company is a member of the RSPO. Follow link to see this company's statement on how it intends to comply with the RSPO Code of Conduct.
[Source 2012][More on Palm Oil]
Animals Extensive use of gelatin
HARIBO products produced in their factory in Turkey are made with beef gelatin and are certified HALAL. Products from all other HARIBO factories are made with pork gelatin.
[Source 2013][More on Animal Rights]

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Company Details

Company Structure Wholly-owned subsidiary
Revenue $3.9 million in 2014
# Employees 10 in 2014

Contact Details

Address Unit 16, 76 Reserve Rd, Artarmon, NSW, 2064, Australia
Phone 02 8424 7600
Email info@au.haribo.com
Website www.haribo.com/enAU

Products / Brands

Haribo Australia
Haribo Sweets & Lollies


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