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Fisher & Paykel Australia

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Household appliance wholesaling

Company Ownership

Fisher & Paykel Australia Pty Ltd   AUS     website   email   facebook   twitter
  Fisher & Paykel Appliances Ltd   
   owns 100% of Fisher & Paykel Australia Pty Ltd  
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Household appliance manufacturer

Started in New Zealand in 1934, the company was bought by Haier Group Corporation in 2012. It operates in 50 countries and manufactures in five countries, including New Zealand where it has been designated as one of Haier's five global research and development centres.

      Haier Group Corporation   
       owns 100% of Fisher & Paykel Appliances Ltd  
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Household appliances

World's largest manufacturer of household appliances. Has three main areas of focus - white household appliances, investment and finance holding. Recent acquisitions include Sanyo's white goods business in Japan and SE Asia in 2011; New Zealand's Fisher & Paykel Appliances in 2012; and Haier is buying General Electric's appliance business in 2016 for US$5.4 billion.

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Company Assessment

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Fisher & Paykel Australia Pty Ltd
Environment Australian Packaging Covenant signatory
Signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant, a voluntary agreement to encourage waste minimisation.
Source: Australian Packaging Covenant (2020)
Social Fined for misleading representations
In 2015 the Federal Court of Australia fined this company $200,000 for for false or misleading extended warranty representations.
Source: ACCC (2015)
Fisher & Paykel Appliances Ltd
Business Ethics Sustainability claims
This company has sustainability claims on its website including improvements in energy and water usage ratings, use of efficient technologies in manufacturing and data on recycling.
Source: company website (2016)
Haier Group Corporation
Environment Supply chain practices in China
This company received a score of 9.2/100 (retrieved 10-Oct-2020) in the Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI), a system for evaluating supply chain practices in China, particularly in regards to environmental management and water pollution. Scores are calculated using government compliance data, online monitoring data, and third-party environmental audits, as well as trends in the environmental performance of factories in the company's supply chains.
Source: IPE (2020)
Social Forced labour in China
The Chinese government has facilitated the mass transfer of Uyghur and other ethnic minority citizens from the far west region of Xinjiang to factories across the country. Under conditions that strongly suggest forced labour, Uyghurs are working in factories that are in the supply chains of at least 83 well-known global brands in the technology, clothing and automotive sectors, including brands owned by this company. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute's 2020 report estimates (somewhat conservatively) that more than 80,000 Uyghurs were transferred out of Xinjiang to work in factories across China between 2017 and 2019, and some of them were sent directly from detention camps.
Source: ASPI (2020)
Social D- grade at Behind the Barcode
D- grade in the Baptist World Aid Australia's Behind the Barcode 'Ethical Electronics Guide 2016', which grades companies on their efforts to mitigate the risks of forced labour, child labour and worker exploitation throughout their supply chains. Assessment criteria fall into four main categories: policies, traceability & transparency, monitoring & training and worker rights.
Source: Baptist World Aid Australia (2016)
Social Chemical poisoning of workers
The Poisonous Pearl is a 2016 report by Good Electronics which focuses on the experiences of (former) workers in the electronics industry in China who are victims of chemical poisoning. The health of all the workers in the report was damaged by exposure to hazardous chemicals such as benzene and n-hexane. All were working in large or small factories in the Pearl River Delta-region of China, an area well known as being a global hub for the production of consumer electronics (ICT). This company is supplied by factories in the region.
Source: SOMO (2016)
Business Ethics Social responsibility claims
This company has social responsibility claims on its website under the headings of Project Hope, Green Environment, Disadvantaged Relief and Sports Undertakings.
Source: company website (2016)

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Company Details

Type Wholly-owned subsidiary

Contact Details

Address L1, 1 Eden Park Drive, Macquarie Park, NSW, 2113, Australia
Freecall 1300 650 590
Website www.fisherpaykel.com.au

Products / Brands

Fisher & Paykel Australia
Fisher & Paykel Dishwashers
Fisher & Paykel Fridges & Freezers
Fisher & Paykel Ovens & Cooktops
Fisher & Paykel Washing Machines & Dryers


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