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Mayborn

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Fabric dyes and baby products

Founded in 1946 as a dye company. Added baby products division in 1983. Acquired by China's largest insurer Ping An in 2016.

Company Ownership

Mayborn Group Plc   UK     website   email      
  Ping An Insurance Company of China Ltd   
   owns 100% of Mayborn Group Plc  
CHN     website   email   facebook   twitter

Financial services

Established in China in 1988. Their three core businesses are insurance, banking and investment. China's largest insurer.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Mayborn Group Plc
Social Irresponsible Marketing
This bottle and teat company is named and shamed in IBFAN's 2017 report, 'Breaking the Rules, Stretching the Rules 2017', evidence of violations of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, compiled from June 2014 to June 2017. The report covers 792 Code violations from 79 countries and by 28 companies.
Source: IBFAN (2017)
Business Ethics CSR claims
This company has corporate social responsibility claims on its website.
Source: company website (2017)
Business Ethics Sedex member
This company is a member of the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex), a not-for-profit, membership organisation that leads work with buyers and suppliers to deliver improvements in responsible and ethical business practices in global supply chains. Tens of thousands of companies use Sedex to manage their performance around labour rights, health & safety, the environment and business ethics.
Source: Sedex (2018)
Social Modern Slavery statement
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 (2017)
Ping An Insurance Company of China Ltd
Social Financing cluster munitions producers
The 2017 update to the report entitled "Worldwide Investments in Cluster Munitions: a Shared Responsibility" identifies 166 banks and other financial institutions with financial links to cluster munitions producers. This bank is listed in the report's Hall of Shame for having investments in one or more of the 6 cluster munitions producers named in the report between 1 June 2013 to 17 March 2017.
Source: Cluster Munition Coalition (2017)
Business Ethics 29.6% in Newsweek Green Ranking 2017
This company received a score of 29.6/100 in the Newsweek Green Ranking 2017, which ranks the world's largest publicly traded companies on eight indicators covering energy, greenhouse gases, water, waste, fines and penalties, linking executive pay to sustainability targets, board-level committee oversight of environmental issues and third-party audits. Ranking methodology by Corporate Knights and HIP Investor.
Source: Newsweek (2017)
Environment Managing climate risks
ShareAction's 2018 report rates the world's 80 largest insurers on their approach to climate-related risks and opportunities. Based on their management of material climate risk, insurers are rated from AAA if they show climate leadership, to D if their approach is limited. The lowest X rating is given to those showing no evidence of addressing climate issues. This company received a D rating.
Source: AODP (2018)
Business Ethics CSR claims
This company has corporate social responsibility claims on its website.
Source: company website (2017)
Business Ethics 58/100 S&P Global ESG Score
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 58/100 in the Insurance 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)
Information BankTrack profile
BankTrack is a global network of civil society organisations and individuals tracking the operations of the banking sector and the activities they finance. BankTrack aims to promote fundamental changes in the banking sector so that banks adopt just and sustainable business practices. Follow the link to see a profile on this company's banking subsidiary, Ping An Bank.
Source: BankTrack (2018)

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Company Details

Type Wholly-owned subsidiary
Employees 1,208 in 2010
Subsidiaries Mayborn ANZ Pty Ltd 

Baby product marketing

Contact Details

Address London, United Kingdom
Email info@mayborngroup.com
Website www.mayborngroup.com

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