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Australian Rainforest Honey

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CAN
Rating
No rating

Honey producers

Owned for three generations by the Roberts family. As well as selling honey in Australia (including certified organic honey), they do bulk honey exports to Europe and Asia. Acquired by Australian agribusiness Webster in 2019.

Company Ownership

Australian Rainforest Honey Pty Ltd   AUS     website   email      
  Webster Ltd   
   owns 100% of Australian Rainforest Honey Pty Ltd  
AUS     website   email      

Agribusiness

Australia's largest walnut producer, accounting for around 90 per cent of Australia's annual walnut crop. The company also operates irrigated farming production of cotton, corn, cereals, legumes and livestock. It also holds 150,000 megalitres of water entitlements. Bought Australian Rainforest Honey in 2019 for $8.2 million. Taken over by a Canadian pension fund in 2019.

      Public Sector Pension Investment Board   
       owns 100% of Webster Ltd  
CAN     website         twitter

Pension fund

One of Canada's largest pension investment managers. They invest funds for the pension plans of the Public Service, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Australian Rainforest Honey Pty Ltd
Environment Organic products
Some of the products this company sells are certified organic by Organic Food Chain Australia
Source: OFC Australia (2018)
Webster Ltd
Environment Water controversy
A 2017 Four Corners investigation revealed that billions of litres of water purchased by taxpayers to save Australia's inland rivers are instead being harvested by some irrigators to boost cotton-growing operations, in a policy failure that threatens to undermine the $13 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan. The pumping of this environmental water means taxpayers have in some cases been effectively subsidising already wealthy agricultural interests, including those of this company.
Source: ABC (2017)
Public Sector Pension Investment Board
Business Ethics UN Principles for Responsible Investment signatory
UNPRI is a set of six principles direct institutional investors may adopt to consider environmental, social and corporate governance issues when investing. UNPRI is a voluntary agreement.
Source: UNPRI (2020)

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Company Details

Type Family-owned private company
Aus Manufacturing Yes

Contact Details

Address 14 Oak St, Temora, NSW, 2666, Australia
Phone 02 6978 1620
Website www.arfhoney.com.au

Products / Brands

Australian Rainforest Honey
Australian Rainforest some products certified organic some products certified organic  Honey


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