Breville Group
Household electrical appliances
Australian company that develops and distributes consumer electrical products worldwide. Brands in Australia are Breville (kitchen appliances), Breville-Nespresso (co-branded coffee machines) and Kambrook (kitchen appliances). They also have a license agreement for exclusive distribution rights with Philips (grooming and garment care).

Overall

Owned AUS
Rating D
About the Ratings
Breville Group Ltd
AUS
Premier Investments Ltd
owns 27% of Breville Group Ltd
AUS
Investment firm
Chaired by one of Australia's richest men, Solomon Lew. Lindsay Fox is also on the board of Directors. Acquired clothing retail group Just Group in 2008.

Company Assessment

(Last updated Jun 2024)
Breville Group Ltd
Praise
3/5 for packaging performance
This company received a packaging performance level of 3 (Advanced) in its 2024 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 (2024)
Criticism
18/100 S&P Global ESG Score
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 18/100 in the Household Durables category of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (last updated 18 Nov 2022). 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.
Modern Slavery disclosure quality
Modern slavery disclosure is a critical step in mitigating the risk associated with modern slavery practices in companies' operations and supply chains. The quality of the disclosure signals the level of commitments and efforts that the companies have put in managing these risks. In 2021 the Monash Centre for Financial Studies analysed and ranked the disclosure quality of the modern slavery statements submitted by the 300 largest listed companies on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX300). This company's modern slavery disclosure statement received a grade of F.
Information
2021 CHOICE Shonky Award
Named and shamed in the 2021 CHOICE Shonky Awards for their Breville FoodCycler, which CHOICE dubbed "a $2000 compost bin". Testing conducted by Choice economist Fiona Mair found the product was "unnecessary" and there were many other "cheaper ways of composting".
Corporate governance documents
This company has a number of publicly available corporate governance documents on its website, including an ethical sourcing policy.
C+ grade at Behind the Barcode
C+ grade in the Baptist World Aid Australia's Behind the Barcode 'Ethical Electronics Guide 2016', which grades companies on their efforts to mitigate the risks of forced labour, child labour and worker exploitation throughout their supply chains. Assessment criteria fall into four main categories: policies, traceability & transparency, monitoring & training and worker rights. [Listed under Information due to age of report]

Company Details

Type:
Public company
Revenue:
760 million AUD (2019)
Employees:
340 (2019)

Contact Details

Address:
Suite 2, 170-180 Bourke St, Alexandria, NSW, 2015, Australia
Phone:
02 9384 8100
Website:
www.brevillegroup.com.au

Products / Brands

Breville Group