Agricultural and horticultural products and services
Company Ownership
Amgrow Pty Ltd
AUS
Australian Agribusiness (Holdings) Pty Ltd
owns 100% of Amgrow Pty Ltd
AUS
Agribusiness
Comprised of two wholly owned subsidiary companies Amgrow and Accensi.
CK Life Sciences International (Holdings) Inc
owns 100% of Australian Agribusiness (Holdings) Pty Ltd
HKG
Fertilizers and nutritional supplements
CK Life Sciences is engaged in the business of research and development, commercialization, marketing and sale of health and agriculture related products. Also owns several vineyards in Australia totaling 8700 hectares. Part of the CK Hutchison Holdings conglomerate.
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd
owns 45% of CK Life Sciences International (Holdings) Inc
HKG
Conglomerate
Formed in 2015 through the merger of Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa. Operations comprise four core businesses: ports and related services, retail, infrastructure and telecommunications.
Company Assessment
(Last updated Jun 2024)
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Amgrow Pty Ltd
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Selling bee-killing pesticides
This company makes pesticides containing bee-poisoning neonicotinoids, despite evidence that they are a major contributor to the global bee die-off. The European Union have placed a two year ban on these pesticides.
Source: Friends of the Earth
(2014)
APCO member
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). This company received a packaging performance level of 1 (Getting Started) in its 2024 APCO Annual Report.
Source: APCO
(2024)
Carbon neutral supporter
This company is a supporter of Carbon Neutral, a not for profit organisation that provides practical ways for organisations to measure, reduce, manage and offset greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to revegetation. 8,398 trees/shrubs have been established on this company's behalf.
Source: Carbon Neutral
(2022)
Organic products
This company manufactures or distributes products that are certified organic under the Australian Certified Organic label.
Source: ACO
(2022)
Australian Agribusiness (Holdings) Pty Ltd
No assessment data currently available for Australian Agribusiness (Holdings) Pty Ltd.
CK Life Sciences International (Holdings) Inc
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Part owned by CK Hutchison, which has criticisms
This company is 45% owned by CK Hutchison Holdings, who have criticisms in the Shop Ethical database and an overall rating of 'F'.
Source: Shop Ethical
(2021)
Sustainability claims
This company has several sustainability policies on its website, plus a sustainability report.
Source: company website
(2021)
Company Details
Type:
Wholly-owned subsidiary
Contact Details
Products / Brands
Amgrow
Amgrow
Garden Care