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Novo Shoes

OVERALL

Owned
SGP
Rating
Criticism, some praise

Fashion and footwear retailer

Operates over 300 stores throughout Australia and New Zealand, and manages the brands NOVO, Naturalizer, Ipanema, Grendha and Rider. Acquired footwear chain Spendless Shoes in 2019. Previously known as RSH (Australia) Pty Ltd.

Company Ownership

Novo Shoes Group Pty Ltd   AUS     website   email   facebook   twitter
  RSH Ltd   
   owns 100% of Novo Shoes Group Pty Ltd  
SGP     website         

Apparel retailer

Established in 1977. Operates over 700 stores in 11 countries in South East Asia, Australia and the Middle East. Owned by Malaysian businessman Syed Azmin.

> About the Ratings

Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Novo Shoes Group Pty 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)
Social 0/100 in 2022 Ethical Fashion Report
Baptist World Aid Australia's '2022 Ethical Fashion Report' assessed 120 companies on their efforts to mitigate against the risks of forced labour, child labour and worker exploitation in their supply chains, as well as protect the environment from the harmful impacts of the fashion industry. Assessment criteria fall into five main categories: policy & governance, tracing & risk, auditing and supplier relationships, worker empowerment and environmental sustainability. This company received a score of 0/100.
Source: Baptist World Aid Australia (2022)
RSH Ltd
Business Ethics CSR claims
This company has corporate social responsibility claims on its website is the area of participating in causes that benefit the community through promoting an active and healthy lifestyle.
Source: company website (2015)

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Company Details

Type Wholly-owned subsidiary
Employees 670 (2014)

Contact Details

Address 77 Millers Rd, Brooklyn, VIC, 3012, Australia
Phone 03 9671 4863
Email info@novoshoes.com.au
Website www.novoshoes.com.au

Products / Brands

Novo Shoes
Naturalizer Womens Shoes
Novo Womens Shoes


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