Wine company
In 2002 McGuigan Wines and Simeon Wines merged. They bought Miranda Wines in 2003 and Nepenthe in 2007. McGuigan Simeon re-branded as Australian Vintage Ltd in 2008.
Company Assessment
(Last updated Nov 2024)
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Australian Vintage Ltd
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Certified B Corp with score of 83.7
Certified B Corporations, or B Corps, are companies verified by B Lab to meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. The B Impact Assessment measures a company's practices and outcomes in five areas: governance, workers, community, the environment, and customers. This company has a B Impact Score of 83.7 and has held B Corp Certification since February 2024. The median score for businesses is 50.9, with a score of 80 required for B Corp Certification.
Source: B Lab
(2024)
4/5 for packaging performance
This company received a packaging performance level of 4 (Leading) 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)
Modern Slavery disclosure quality
Human Rights Law Centre's 2022 report, "Broken Promises: Two years of corporate reporting under Australia's Modern Slavery Act", examines statements submitted to the Government's Modern Slavery Register by 92 companies sourcing from four sectors with known risks of modern slavery: garments from China, rubber gloves from Malaysia, seafood from Thailand and fresh produce from Australia. Modern slavery statements are analysed to see if they comply with the mandatory reporting requirements, identify or disclose obvious modern slavery risks, and demonstrate effective actions to address risks. This company's modern slavery disclosure statement received a rating in the 11-20% range. The average score was 44% and the highest score was 89%.
Source: Human Rights Law Centre
(2022)
Sustainable Winegrowing Australia certified
This company owns and operates vineyards certified by Sustainable Winegrowing Australia, a voluntary program that focuses on several key areas: land and soil, water, people and business, biodiversity, energy, and waste.
DrinkWise contributor
This company makes voluntary contributions to DrinkWise Australia, a not-for-profit organisation established in 2005 by the alcohol industry, whose stated goal is to help bring about a healthier and safer drinking culture in Australia.
Source: DrinkWise
(2024)
Sustainability claims
This company has sustainability claims on its website under the headings Renewable Energy, Supply Chain, Water, Health & Safety and Responsible Consumption.
Source: company website
(2021)
Modern Slavery statement
California, the UK and Australia have all enacted legislation requiring companies operating within their borders to disclose their efforts to eradicate modern slavery from their operations and supply chains. Follow the link to see this company's disclosure statement.
Source: company website
(2021)
No tax paid in 2019-20
According to data released by the Australian Tax Office in Jan 2022, this company was one of many local and foreign-based companies that paid no tax in Australia in 2019-20. Please note however that companies pay income tax on profits, not revenue (total income). While some companies use tax havens and loopholes to avoid paying their fair share of tax in Australia, other companies that paid no tax have perfectly legitimate reasons.
Source: ATO
(2022)
Company Details
Type:
Public company
Revenue:
268 million AUD
(2008)
Contact Details
Address:
Level 2, 170 Greenhill Rd, Parkside, SA, 5063, Australia
Phone:
08 8172 8333
Website:
Products / Brands
Australian Vintage
Kilkenny
Liqueur