Breville Group

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Household electrical appliances

Australian company that develops and distributes consumer electrical products worldwide. Brands in Australia are Breville (kitchen appliances), Breville-Nespresso (co-branded coffee machines) and Kambrook (kitchen appliances). They also have a license agreement for exclusive distribution rights with Philips (grooming and garment care).

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Breville Group Ltd	AUS	website		facebook	twitter
Premier Investments Ltd       owns 27% of Breville Group Ltd	AUS	website	email
Investment firm Chaired by one of Australia's richest men, Solomon Lew. Lindsay Fox is also on the board of Directors. Acquired clothing retail group Just Group in 2008.

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Breville Group Ltd
Australian Packaging Covenant signatory Signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant, a voluntary agreement to encourage waste minimisation. Source: Australian Packaging Covenant (2020)	11/100 S&P Global ESG Score This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 11/100 in the Household Durables 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)	Supply chain sourcing This 2013 report by The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) investigates the labour and human rights risks in supply chain sourcing. This company is identified on page 21 as a company which sources products from countries with known systemic labour and human rights concerns. Source: ACSI (2013) Packaging Award 2015 This company won an award in 2015 from the Australian Packaging Covenant, for demonstrating their commitment to environmental sustainability by performing 'above and beyond' in their efforts to minimise waste. This company achieved the highest overall score in their category, medium hardware and homewares company. Source: Australian Packaging Covenant (2015) Corporate governance documents This company has a number of publicly available corporate governance documents on its website, including an ethical sourcing policy. Source: company website (2016) C+ grade at Behind the Barcode C+ 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)

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