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). 80% of its products are made in China.

Overall

Owned AUS
Rating C-
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. Acquired clothing retail group Just Group in 2008.

Company Assessment

(Last updated Apr 2025)
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
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]
Medium ESG Risk
Sustainalytics, a top ESG research firm, evaluates environmental, social, and governance risks for over 16,000 companies. Its ESG Risk Rating reflects how much risk a company faces in its industry and how well it manages those risks. The final score includes both unmanaged and unmanageable risks, and companies are rated on a scale from negligible (0-10) to severe (40+). This company received an ESG Risk Rating of 26.1, placing it in the "medium risk" category (retrieved April 2025).
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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
Breville Air Purifiers
Breville Heating & Cooling
Breville Microwaves
Breville Coffee Machines
Breville Small Kitchen Appliances
Kambrook Irons
Kambrook Heating & Cooling
Kambrook Microwaves
Kambrook Vacuum Cleaners
Kambrook Small Kitchen Appliances