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Heritage Brands

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AUS
Rating
Some praise, no criticism

Cosmetics company

Formerly Soda Brands Ltd. Bought cosmetics companies Innoxa in 2009 and Creative Brands in 2010. Controlled by private equity firms Souls Private Equity and Maximise Equity. Owns brands Australis, Innoxa and Mode and has the Australian license and distribution for Imedeen, Revlon Nails and Eyelashes, Nailene and Fingrs.

Heritage Brands Ltd   AUS     website   email      

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Heritage Brands Ltd
Environment 3/5 for packaging performance
This company received a packaging performance level of 3 (Advanced) 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)
Animals Cruelty-free accredited brands
Several brands owned by this company (Australis, Cottage Oil, In Essence, Innoxa and Oil Garden) comply with Choose Cruelty Free's non-animal testing criteria and are listed on CCF preferred products list. However the company as a whole is not accredited. Heritage Brands is the Australian distributor for brands owned by companies who do test on animals, such as Revlon.
Source: Cruelty Free International (2021)
Social Mica mining
This company uses mica in its mineral cosmetics, and has no information on its website on its mica sourcing policy. Much of the world's mica comes from Jharkhand and Bihar in India, where child labour has been found in the supply chain. The company says it audits and insists on accreditation for all suppliers and does not source any products from India, but the company could not provide specific information regarding the source of raw materials used by all their suppliers.
Source: SMH (2014)

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Company Details

Subsidiaries Creative Brands Pty Ltd 

Pharmaceutical and toiletry wholesaling

Brands distributed include Le Tan, Evoke and Australis. The majority of products are made either in Asia or by their sister company Scental Pacific. Bought by Heritage Brands (formerly Soda Brands) in 2010.


Innoxa Pty Ltd 

Cosmetics and skincare company

All Innoxa products are either developed in South Africa or in Australia. In Australia, Innoxa contracts all Australian production and filling activities to a local third party. About 35 percent of Innoxa's product is sourced locally and about 60 per cent comes from Innoxa South Africa. Bought by Heritage Brands (formerly Soda Brands) in 2009.

Contact Details

Address 30 Bando Rd, Springvale, VIC, 3171, Australia
Phone 03 9574 2100
Email webmaster@heritagebrands.com.au
Website www.heritagebrands.com.au

Products / Brands

Heritage Brands
Australis Cosmetics
Cedel Shampoo
Cedel Toothpaste
Cedel Hair Styling
Evoke Deodorant
Hello Kitty Deodorant
Hello Kitty Cosmetics
InEssence Aromatherapy
InEssence Skin Care
Le Tan Sunscreen
Le Tan Tanning Lotions
Le Tan Lip Care
Mode Cosmetics
Oil Garden Aromatherapy

Innoxa
Innoxa Cosmetics
Innoxa Skin Care


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