Energizer Australia
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Shaver and battery wholesalers
Company Ownership
Energizer Australia Pty Ltd | AUS | website | ||||
Energizer Holdings Inc ![]() owns 100% of Energizer Australia Pty Ltd |
USA | website | ||||
Battery and shaver manufacturer Energizer acquired Schick-Wilkinson Sword in 2003 and Playtex Products in 2007. Then in 2015 the company spun off its personal care division to create a separate company, Edgewell. Energizer bought the battery and lighting business of Spectrum Brands for US$2 billion in 2018, adding Rayovac and Varta batteries to its lineup. |
Company Assessment
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Energizer Australia Pty Ltd | ||||
Signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant, a voluntary agreement to encourage waste minimisation.
Source: Australian Packaging Covenant (2020) |
In 2013 and 2012 the Therapeutic Goods Administration's Complaints Resolution Panel upheld complaints about ads by this company on the grounds that they breached advertising codes. The Panel requested this company withdraw the ads and not to use representations in the ads again.
Source: TGA Complaints Resolution Panel (2013) |
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Energizer Holdings Inc | ||||
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 7/100 in the Household 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)
JUST Capital polls Americans every year to identify the issues that matter most in defining just business behaviour. For their 2021 rankings the public identified 19 issues, which are organised under the headings Workers, Communities, Customers, Shareholders and Environment. JUST Capital then define metrics that map to those issues and track and analyse the largest, publicly traded U.S. companies. This analysis powers their rankings, in which this company ranked 721th of 928 companies, and 8th of 10 Personal Products companies.
Source: JUST Capital (2020) |
For years, several thousand Chinese workers at four factories owned by Gold Peak International made nickel-cadmium batteries using hand tools and simple machines for major U.S. distributors such as Rayovac, Panasonic, Eveready and Energizer. No one told them cadmium is a carcinogen capable of causing severe bone pain, kidney failure and death. Hundreds of these workers suffered health problems such as severe headaches, sore throats and vomiting as a result of exposure to cadmium. Some died. [noted as Information due to age of report]
Source: news article (2007)
Previous Energizer subsidiary Schick was listed on PETA (people for the ethical treatment of animals, USA) 'Companies that test on animals' factsheet. Schick is no longer owned by Energizer.
Source: PETA factsheet (2015)
In 2019 the median pay for a worker at this company was US$35,464. The CEO was paid 192 times this amount. Exorbitant CEO pay is a major contributor to rising inequality. CEOs are getting more because of their power to set pay, not because they are increasing productivity or possess specific, high-demand skills. The economy would suffer no harm if CEOs were paid less (or taxed more). In contrast, the CEO-to-typical-worker compensation ratio was 20-to-1 in 1965 and 58-to-1 in 1989.
Source: AFL-CIO (2020)
The Energizer EcoAdvanced is the world's first AA battery made with 4% recycled batteries. The company aims to increase this to 40% by 2025.
Source: Website (2016)
This company is a member of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (formerly the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative), which helps companies address conflict minerals issues in their supply chains. The RMI provides information on conflict-free smelters and refiners, common tools to gather sourcing information, and forums for exchanging best practices on addressing conflict minerals. Membership is open to companies that use or transact in tantalum, tin, tungsten or gold (3TG). Founded in 2008 by members of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative.
Source: RMI (2019)
California, the UK and Australia have all enacted legislation requiring companies operating within their borders to disclose their efforts to eradicate modern slavery from their operations and supply chains. Follow the link to see this company's disclosure statement.
Source: Modern Slavery Registry (2016)
OpenSecrets.org tracks the influence of money on U.S. politics, and how that money affects policy and citizens' lives. Follow link to see this company's record of political donations, lobbying, outside spending and more.
Source: Open Secrets (2014) |
Company Details
Type | Wholly-owned subsidiary |
Revenue | $100 million in 2011 |
Employees | 240 in 2013 |
Contact Details
Address | 1 Figtree Drive, Homebush Bay, NSW, 2127, Australia |
Phone | 02 9763 6111 |
Fax | 02 9746 0656 |
eapl.customerservice@energizer.com | |
Website | www.energizerbatteries.com.au |
Products / Brands
Energizer Australia
Armor All Air Fresheners Energizer Batteries Eveready Batteries Refresh Your Car Air Fresheners Varta Batteries |