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Fiji Water

OVERALL

Owned
USA
Rating
Criticism, some praise

Water bottlers

FIJI Water is a U.S.-based business and brand of bottled water derived, bottled, and shipped from Fiji. According to marketing materials, the water comes from an artesian aquifer in the Yaqara Valley of Viti Levu in Fiji. Acquired by Wonderful Company (formerly Roll International) in 2004.

Company Ownership

Fiji Water Company LLC   USA     website      facebook   twitter
  Wonderful Company LLC   
   owns 100% of Fiji Water Company LLC  
USA     website   email      

Holding company

Formerly Roll Global, this privately held US$4 billion corporation has diverse interests including agriculture, consumer packaged goods, floral services, cargo shipping and more.

> About the Ratings

Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Fiji Water Company LLC
Social Exploiting local resource
Criticism that the company is denying locals a key natural resource. Fiji's main export is bottled water, yet 53% of Fijians have no access to clean water.
Source: NPR (2010)
Social Lawsuit for Greenwashing
The Newport Trial Group filed a class action lawsuit against the Fiji Water Company in the U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, CA on behalf of Desiree Worthington and other individuals to seek restitution for "the false claims from which [Fiji Water Company has] richly profited." The lawsuit alleges that the company made money from its claims that its water products are carbon negative. The case was dismissed, but the company has stopped using the carbon-neutral label.
Source: Triplepundit (2010)
Business Ethics Tax havens, other criticisms
Criticised in Mother Jones article, 2009, covering many issues including typhoid outbreak due to island's faulty water supplies; tax havens in the Cayman Islands and Luxembourg; travel miles; and legitimising Fiji's military junta.
Source: Mother Jones (2009)
Social Response to criticisms
Companies response to Mother Jones article can be seen here.
Source: Company website (2009)
Wonderful Company LLC
Business Ethics Non-GMO products in USA
This company has products that have been verified as compliant with the Non-GMO Project Standard, North America's only independent verification for products made according to best practices for GMO avoidance.
Source: Non-GMO Project (2016)
Business Ethics Social responsibility claims
This company has social responsibility claims on its website in the areas of efficient water use, clean energy use, bee stewardship and community support.
Source: company website (2020)
Social SB 657 disclosure statement
The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 (SB 657) requires companies operating in California to disclose their efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from their direct supply chains. Follow the link to see this company's disclosure statement.
Source: company website (2015)
Business Ethics OpenSecrets.org profile
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)

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Company Details

Type Wholly-owned subsidiary
Subsidiaries Fiji Water (Australia) Pty Ltd 

Bottled water importer and marketer

Contact Details

Address Los Angeles, California, USA
Website www.fijiwater.com

Products / Brands

Fiji Water Australia
Fiji Bottled Water


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