Air conditioner
                            Company Ownership
                    Gree Australia
                
                AUS
    
    
    
    
        Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
        
        
    owns 100% of Gree Australia
        
    CHN
    
    Appliances manufacturer
                    The world's largest residential air-conditioner manufacturer, and one of China's largest appliance manufacturers. Was majority owned by state-owned Gree Group until 2019.
            Company Assessment
            (Last updated Apr 2025)        
        
        
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                Gree Australia
            
                            
                    No assessment data currently available for Gree Australia.
                
                                            
                Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
            
                            
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        2.38% for supply chain practices in China
    
    
        The Green Supply Chain Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI) evaluates consumer-facing companies that have a sizeable supply chain in China.  The evaluation uses government supervision data and public information to assess the environmental management of their supply chains in China. This company received a score of 2.38/100 (retrieved 24 Nov 2023).
    
            Source: IPE
                                    (2023)
                            
        
    
        
        Workers rights in China
    
    
        A 2023 report by China Labor Watch investigated labour conditions in China's consumer electronics sector using three stages of research: analysis of social media posts, case studies through online research, and in-person factory investigation. Labour abuses identified in factories supplying this company include
excessive working hours, wage theft and wage arrear, and mandatory overtime.
    
            Source: China Labor Watch
                                    (2023)
                            
        
    
        
        High 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 32.8, placing it in the "high risk" category (retrieved April 2025).
    
            Source: Sustainalytics
                                    (2025)
                            
        
    
        
        Social responsibility claims
    
    
        This company has social responsibility claims on its website, mainly in the area of charitable giving.
    
            Source: company website
                                    (2020)
                            
        
    
        
        UNDP partner
    
    
        This company is a partner in the United Nations Development Project China. It advocates for the Sustainable Urban Development program and sponsored the 2015 China Sustainable Cities Report.
    
            Source: UN Development Program
                                    (2020)
                            
        
    
Company Details
Type:
                Wholly-owned subsidiary
                                                                                Contact Details
                    Address:
                
                
                    Unit 8, 576 Boundary Road, Archerfield, QLD, 4108, Australia
                
                                                    
                    Freecall:
                
                1800 473 346
                                        
                    Website:
                
                
                    Products / Brands
Gree Australia
                Gree
                                Air Conditioners