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Sussan Group

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AUS
Rating
Lesser Praises, No Criticisms

Clothing retail

ARJ Group Holdings is the parent entity of several subsidiary companies, including Retail Holdings, Sportsgirl, Sussan 100, Suzanne Grae and the Sussan Corporation in New Zealand. The company operates over 500 stores around Australia. Owned by Naomi Milgrom, one of Australia's richest women.

ARJ Group Holdings Pty Ltd   AUS     website         

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
ARJ Group Holdings Pty Ltd
Environment Packaging Award 2015/6
This company won awards in 2015 and 2016 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, large Clothing, Footwear and Fashion company.
[Source 2016][More on Packaging]
Environment Australian Packaging Covenant signatory
Signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant, a voluntary agreement to encourage waste minimisation.
[Source 2017][More on Packaging]
Social B grade in 2019 Ethical Fashion Report
B grade in the Baptist World Aid Australia's 'Ethical Fashion Report 2019', which grades companies, from A to F, on the strength of their systems to mitigate against the risks of forced labour, child labour and worker exploitation in their supply chains, as well as protect the environment from the harmful impacts of the fashion industry. Assessment criteria fall into five main categories: policies, transparency and traceability, auditing and supplier relationships, worker empowerment and environmental management.
[Source 2019][More on Workers Rights]
Social Bangladesh Safety Accord signatory
This company has signed the 'Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh', a program endorsed by Bangladeshi and international unions and labor rights organizations. The ground-breaking program includes independent safety inspections with public reports, mandatory factory building renovations, the obligation by brands and retailers to underwrite the cost of repairs, and a vital role for workers and their unions – all in a legally-binding, enforceable agreement.
[Source 2019][More on Human Rights]
Social Fined by court - bullying and harassment
This company was ordered by a Supreme Court judge to pay more that $235,000 in damages to an employee subjected to bullying after returning from maternity leave. The judge said that the company failed to comply with its own bullying and harassment policy, and was scathing when the complainant was further not treated seriously or impartially and confidentiality was not respected.
[Source 2014][More on Workers Rights]
Animals Angora ban
This company has taken angora items off the shelves and promised not to use angora again, following a PETA campaign launched in Dec 2013 which revealed the cruelty inflicted on angora rabbits in Chinese factory farms, where 90% of the world's angora is produced.
[Source 2015][More on Animal Rights]
Business Ethics Community support
Sussan works with the Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) with support and fundraising. This helps the BCNA programs and services to meet ongoing needs of patients, survivors and their families. With customer support, they have raised over $1m since 2006.
[Source 2012][More on Finance]

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Company Details

Company Structure Private company
Revenue $491 million in 2014
# Employees 3,917 in 2014
Company Ranking 723 in top 2000 Australian companies

Contact Details

Address 11 Palmer Pde, Cremourne, VIC, 3121, Australia
Phone 03 9413 2000
Fax 03 9413 2320
Website www.sussan.com.au

Products / Brands

Sussan Group
Sportsgirl Womens Fashion
Sussan Womens Fashion
Suzanne Grae Womens Fashion


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