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Asda

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OVERALL

Owned
UK
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Supermarkets

One of the UK's largest supermarket chains. Acquired by EG Group in 2021.

Company Ownership

Asda Stores Ltd   UK     website         
  EG Group Ltd   
   owns 100% of Asda Stores Ltd  
UK     website   email      twitter

Retailer

Founded in the UK in 2001 by two brothers of Indian descent, who still own 25% each, with private equity firm TDR Capital owning the other 50%. One of the UK's largest private companies. Operates petrol stations in Europe and the United States, and entered the Australian market in 2019 after buying 540 fuel convenience sites from Woolworths.

      TDR Capital LLP   
       owns 50% of EG Group Ltd  
UK     website   email      

Private equity firm

> About the Ratings

Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Asda Stores Ltd
Social Ethical Trading Initiative member
The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is an alliance of companies, trade unions and NGOs. They work in partnership to improve the lives of workers across the globe who make or grow consumer goods - everything from tea to T-shirts, from flowers to footballs. This company is a full member.
Source: Ethical Trading Initiative (2021)
Social Workers rights
ActionAid calls on Asda and all other garment buying companies to: 1.Publicly commit to pay a living wage, as defined by the Asia Floor Wage coalition, and publish a timetable for implementation. 2.Ensure that prices paid to factory suppliers cover the cost of a living wage.3.Ensure that workers and their representatives are central to the implementation of a living wage, and promote trade union rights in factories.
Source: ActionAid (2010)
Business Ethics Asda Foundation
The Asda Foundation has a focus on supporting small, local activities that directly involve their customers.
Source: company website (2021)
Business Ethics Sustainability claims
This company has a Creating Change for Better section on its website which includes recycled content in packaging, reduction in carbon footprint, fighting breast cancer, and helping survivors of modern slavery.
Source: company website (2021)
Business Ethics Sedex member
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)
Environment Palm oil scorecard - WWF
The WWF Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard 2021 assesses 227 companies on the actions companies have taken to ensure their own palm oil supply chain is sustainable and free of deforestation, natural ecosystem conversion, and human rights abuse. This company is rated 'middle of the pack' with a score of 14.66 out of a possible total of 24.
Source: WWF Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard (2021)
Social BHRRC company profile
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre digital platform presents news and allegations relating to the human rights impact of over 20,000 companies. Their enhanced Company Dashboards also include financial information, key data points based on corporate policies, and scores from prominent civil society benchmarks. Follow the link and use the search function to view this company's dashboard.
Source: BHRRC (2022)
Business Ethics 27/100 in Fashion Transparency Index
The 2022 Fashion Transparency Index reviewed 250 of the world's largest fashion brands and retailers and ranked them according to how much they disclose about their human rights and environmental policies, practices and impacts. Brands owned by this company scored 27%, signifying it is doing a bit more than the others when it comes to having policies and commitments in place and auditing and reporting activities, but could be doing more. The average score was 24% and the highest score was 78%.
Source: Fashion Revolution (2022)
EG Group Ltd
Social Worker safety fines
Europlast (Blackburn) Ltd, a company co-owned by this company's owners was fined for "appalling" safety breaches, a BBC investigation has found. A worker lost four fingers in 2015, weeks after the brothers resigned as directors. Europlast (Blackburn) Ltd showed "a total lack of care about the safety of its employees", according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Europlast (Blackburn) Ltd was prosecuted and pleaded guilty to this incident in 2017, paying a fine of 60,000 GBP.
Source: BBC News (2020)
Business Ethics Governance claims
This company has corporate governance claims on its website, mainly in the area of compliance with the UK Modern Slavery Act.
Source: company website (2021)
Social Modern Slavery statement
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 (2021)
Animals Tier 4 in farm animal welfare rankings
The 2021 Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) report ranks global food companies on how they are managing and reporting their farm animal welfare policies and practices. This company appeared in tier 4, "Making progress on implementation", with tier 1 being the best, and tier 6 the worst.
Source: BBFAW (2021)
Business Ethics OpenSecrets.org profile
OpenSecrets.org tracks the influence of money on U.S. politics, and how that money affects policy and citizens' lives. Follow link to see this company's record of political donations, lobbying, outside spending and more.
Source: Open Secrets (2020)
TDR Capital LLP
Business Ethics Involvement in gambling
This company is a major investor in Stonegate Pub Company, UK's largest pub operator, whose operations include gambling facilities.
Source: company website (2020)
Business Ethics Responsible investing claims
This company has responsible investing claims on its website. "We are committed to continually improving all aspects of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance within our own firm and at our portfolio companies."
Source: company website (2021)
Social Modern Slavery statement
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 (2016)

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Company Details

Type Wholly-owned subsidiary
Founded 1949
Employees 165,000 (2018)

Contact Details

Address Leeds, United Kingdom
Website www.asda.com

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