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Crocs Australia

OVERALL

Owned
USA
Rating
Criticism, some praise

Footwear

Company Ownership

Crocs Australia Pty Ltd   AUS     website   email   facebook   
  Crocs Inc   
   owns 100% of Crocs Australia Pty Ltd  
USA     website   email   facebook   twitter

Footwear manufacturer

Since Crocs began in 2002, the company has sold over 600 million pairs of shoes in more than 90 countries. Closed its last company-operated manufacturing plants in 2018. Manufacturing is now outsourced.

> About the Ratings

Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Crocs Australia Pty Ltd
Environment Australian Packaging Covenant signatory
Signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant, a voluntary agreement to encourage waste minimisation.
Source: Australian Packaging Covenant (2020)
Crocs Inc
Business Ethics Tax avoidance
This company has been criticised by Ethical Consumer for the likely use of tax avoidance strategies, and for paying its executives excessive amounts of money.
Source: Ethical Consumer (2020)
Business Ethics CEO Pay Ratio of 373:1
In 2019 the median pay for a worker at this company was US$16,659. The CEO was paid 373 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.
Source: AFL-CIO (2020)
Social Irresponsible marketing
In 2011 Crocs Inc agreed to pay the US Environmental Protection Agency US$230,000 and modify packaging over unsubstantiated antimicrobial claims.
Source: news article (2011)
Social FLA report
This 2008 independent external monitoring report from the Fair Labour Association (FLA) reveals how a Crocs supplier in China was noncompliant in almost every area of investigation. Crocs is no longer a member of the FLA.
Source: Fair Labor Association (2008)
Business Ethics Code of conduct
This company has a publicly available Code of Conduct on its website.
Source: company website (2020)
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 (2020)

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Company Details

Type Wholly-owned subsidiary

Contact Details

Address Level 1, 47 Wellington St, St Kilda, VIC, 3182, Australia
Freecall 1800 870 685
Email customerservice_au@crocs.com
Website www.crocsaustralia.com.au

Products / Brands

Crocs Australia
Crocs Mens Shoes
Crocs Womens Shoes
Crocs Thongs/Sandals


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