WD-40 Australia
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Lubricants and cleaning products
Australian branch established in 1988. Bought Solvol in 2000.
Company Ownership
WD-40 Company (Australia) Pty Ltd | AUS | website | ||||
WD-40 Company ![]() owns 100% of WD-40 Company (Australia) Pty Ltd |
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Lubricants and cleaning products Founded in 1953. WD-40 stands for "Water Displacement, 40th formula". |
Company Assessment
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This company received the highest packaging performance level of 5 (Beyond Best Practice) in its 2022 APCO Annual Report. Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is a not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia. Each year, APCO Members are required to submit an APCO Annual Report and Action Plan, which includes an overall performance level from 1 (Getting Started) to 5 (Beyond Best Practice).
Source: APCO (2022) |
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This company scores Ethical Consumer's worst rating for their use of palm oil, signifying they are using no or minimal certified palm products, and with no or minimal positive commitments.
Source: Ethical Consumer (2022) |
EWG's Guide to Healthy Cleaning provides safety ratings for household cleaning products, with over 2,500 products rated from A (lowest concern) to F (highest concern). This company's score range is C to F, with 59% their products scoring an F.
Source: Environmental Working Group (2020)
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)
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: company website (2017)
In 2019 the median pay for a worker at this company was US$90,849. The CEO was paid 34 times this amount. Exorbitant CEO pay is a major contributor to rising inequality. CEOs are getting more because of their power to set pay, not because they are increasing productivity or possess specific, high-demand skills. The economy would suffer no harm if CEOs were paid less (or taxed more). In contrast, the CEO-to-typical-worker compensation ratio was 20-to-1 in 1965 and 58-to-1 in 1989. A lower pay ratio could indicate a company is dedicated to creating high-wage jobs and investing in their employees for the company's long-term health.
Source: AFL-CIO (2020) |
Company Details
Type | Wholly-owned subsidiary |
Contact Details
Address | PO Box 649, Epping, NSW, 2121, Australia |
Freecall | 1800 00 9340 |
Website | www.wd40.com.au |
Products / Brands
WD-40 Australia
No Vac Air Fresheners No Vac Carpet Cleaners Solvol Soap |