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eBay Australia

OVERALL

Owned
USA
Rating
Praises, some criticism

E-commerce

Commenced 1999, over 7 million Australian unique visitors per month in 2013.

Company Ownership

eBay Australia and New Zealand Pty Ltd   AUS     website      facebook   twitter
  eBay Inc   
   owns 100% of eBay Australia and New Zealand Pty Ltd  
USA     website      facebook   twitter

E-commerce

Founded by Pierre Omidyar in 1995.

> About the Ratings

Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
eBay Australia and New Zealand Pty Ltd
No assessment data currently available for eBay Australia and New Zealand Pty Ltd
eBay Inc
Environment CDP Climate Change Score of A-
In 2019, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change Score of A-.
Source: CDP (2019)
Environment B rating at ClickClean.org
Greenpeace's 2017 report 'Clicking Clean' looks at the energy footprints of large data centre operators and popular websites and applications, and calls on these companies to power their data centres on renewable energy. Companies are graded (A,B,C,D,F) on their commitment to and procurement of renewable energy, as well as energy efficiency, transparency and advocacy. This company's final grade was B.
Source: Greenpeace (2017)
Environment Green Power Partner
This company is listed on the EPA Green Power Partnership website (USA), as using renewable energy for 72% of its organisation-wide electricity use in the USA.
Source: EPA (2020)
Social 100% on Corporate Equality Index
This company is listed as having best practice on a report card on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in corporate America.
Source: Human Rights Campaign (2020)
Business Ethics 63/100 S&P Global ESG Score
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 63/100 in the Retailing category of the 2019 SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices. The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
Source: S&P Global (2019)
Business Ethics 62.1% at JUST Capital
JUST Capital polls Americans every year to identify the issues that matter most in defining just business behaviour. For their 2021 rankings the public identified 19 issues, which are organised under the headings Workers, Communities, Customers, Shareholders and Environment. JUST Capital then define metrics that map to those issues and track and analyse the largest, publicly traded U.S. companies. This analysis powers their rankings, in which this company ranked 139th of 928 companies, and 9th of 48 Retail companies.
Source: JUST Capital (2020)
Business Ethics 44.1% in Newsweek Green Ranking 2017
This company received a score of 44.1/100 in the Newsweek Green Ranking 2017, which ranks the world's largest publicly traded companies on eight indicators covering energy, greenhouse gases, water, waste, fines and penalties, linking executive pay to sustainability targets, board-level committee oversight of environmental issues and third-party audits. Ranking methodology by Corporate Knights and HIP Investor.
Source: Newsweek (2017)
Business Ethics Tax avoidance
This company scores Ethical Consumer's worst rating for the likely use of tax avoidance strategies, and has at least two high risk subsidiaries in tax havens.
Source: Ethical Consumer (2018)
Business Ethics Excessive CEO pay
As You Sow's 2020 report, 'The 100 Most Overpaid CEOs', reveals the 100 most overpaid CEOs from USA's 500 largest public companies (as determined by the S&P 500 list). This company's CEO, Devin Wenig came in at number 88 on the list, having been paid US$18,172,166 in 2019. According to the report, "Most CEOs have come to be grossly overpaid, and that overpayment is harmful to the companies, the shareholders, the customers, the other employees, the economy, and society as a whole."
Source: As You Sow (2020)
Business Ethics CEO Pay Ratio of 135:1
In 2019 the median pay for a worker at this company was US$130,636. The CEO was paid 135 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)
Environment Climate action commitments
As listed on the We Mean Business website, this company has committed to the following climate action initiatives: commit to 100% renewable power.
Source: We Mean Business (2017)
Business Ethics Social Innovation claims
This company has Social Innovation claims on its website, mainly in the areas of economic opportunity, greener commerce and charitable giving.
Source: company website (2020)
Information 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 (2014)

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Company Details

Type Wholly-owned subsidiary

Contact Details

Address Level 23, 1 York St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Phone 02 8288 0000
Fax 02 8288 0001
Website www.ebay.com.au

Products / Brands

eBay Australia
eBay Toy Stores
eBay E-commerce


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