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Birkenstock Australia

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Owned
GER
Rating
Praises, No Criticisims

Footwear importer and distributor

Footwear is made in Germany.

Company Ownership

Birkenstock Australia Pty Ltd   AUS     website   email      
  Birkenstock GmbH & Co. KG   
   owns 100% of Birkenstock Australia Pty Ltd  
GER     website   email   facebook   twitter

Footwear

Germany's largest footwear manufacturer was established in 1774 and is a sixth-generation family company. Birkenstocks are manufactured exclusively in Germany. While most of their sandals are made with leather, they do have vegan options.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Birkenstock Australia Pty Ltd
Environment Packaging Award 2014/5/6
This company won awards in 2014, 2015 and 2016 from the Australian Packaging Covenant, for demonstrating their commitment to environmental sustainability by performing 'above and beyond' in their efforts to minimise waste. This company achieved the highest overall score in their category, small Clothing, Footwear and Fashion company.
[Source 2016][More on Packaging]
Environment Australian Packaging Covenant signatory
Signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant, a voluntary agreement to encourage waste minimisation.
[Source 2017][More on Packaging]
Birkenstock GmbH & Co. KG
Social Child labour scorecard
This website by German NGO Earth Link rates companies on their corporate policies against child labour, production monitoring and accusations of child labour. This company received at least one green mark, and no red marks, indicating good performance in one or more of these areas.
[Source 2013][More on Human Rights]
Business Ethics Sustainability claims
This company has sustainability claims on its website.
[Source 2017][More on Sustainability Reporting]
Business Ethics 'C' rating at rankabrand.org
Rank a Brand searches the websites of brands for the answers to carefully targeted questions. From this they calculate sustainability scores based on the themes of environment, climate, labor issues, and transparency. Brands owned by this company received a 'C'.
[Source 2017][More on Sustainability Reporting]

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Company Details

Company Structure Wholly-owned subsidiary

Contact Details

Address 113 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill, VIC, 3068, Australia
Phone 03 9486 9334
Fax 03 9486 9272
Freecall 1800 623 423
Email info@birkenstock.com.au
Website www.birkenstock.com.au

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