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Ginger & Smart

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AUS
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Clothing

Founded in 2002 by Sydney-based sisters, Alexandra and Genevieve Smart. Womens fashion. Sold a majority stake to Alceon in 2019.

Company Ownership

Ginger & Smart Pty Ltd   AUS     website   email      
  Alceon Group Pty Ltd   
   owns 51% of Ginger & Smart Pty Ltd  
AUS     website         

Private investment group

Specialist advisory, investment, and capital solutions firm founded by former Babcock & Brown executives in 2010. Acquired Noni B in 2014.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Ginger & Smart Pty Ltd
Animals Fur free
This designer label is listed on the PETA Australia website as being committed to a fur free fashion industry.
Source: PETA (2018)
Social Previous ethical clothing australia accreditation
This company was previously accredited and licensed to display the 'Ethical Clothing Australia' Trade Mark on their Australian-made garments, which ensures Australian workers receive fair wages and decent conditions. Their accreditation ceased in Aug 2017.
Source: Ethical Clothing Australia (2017)
Alceon Group Pty Ltd
Business Ethics Unconscionable conduct
This company was involved in a landmark court case heard in the NSW Supreme Court in 2015. Alceon agreed to lend $23 million to property development entity Quadwest, which was in desperate need of funds to pay significant creditors and ensure completion of a large residential project in Perth. One of the conditions of the loan was that the developer's elderly parents would need to give up their family home if Quadvest defaulted on the loan, which it did. The court found that this condition of the loan was "unconscionable", and the family home was saved.
Source: Bransgroves Lawyers (2015)
Information About the founders
This company was founded by Phil Green and Trevor Loewensohn, two of the men behind Babcock & Brown, Australia's biggest corporate failure. This Crikey article reveals details of how Green retained a number of valuable assets and millions in cash, while the company he was running collapsed.
Source: Crikey (2014)

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Company Details

Type Private company

Contact Details

Address Level 1, 55 Mentmore Ave, Rosebery, NSW, 2018, Australia
Phone 02 9662 2702
Fax 02 9662 1647
Email info@gingerandsmart.com
Website www.gingerandsmart.com

Products / Brands

Ginger & Smart
Ginger & Smart Womens Fashion


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