AVI Limited (AVSFY)

Overall impact
C (52)

Commentary

AVI Limited is an average overall performer. With a 'C' rating of 51.8 for overall impact (45th percentile compared to all companies), AVI Limited ranks 8th out of 22 industry peers, behind David's Tea, Danone, Grupo Nutresa and 4 others, and ahead of Freshpet, Vion Food Group, BellRing Brands and 11 others. On top material causes for AVI Limited's industry (Food), AVI Limited performs well in Clean Water Access (82.0 score), Accountable Institutions (85.5), Accountable Institutions (83.6) and 4 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Child and Maternal Health (37.4 score), Decent, Safe Work Opportunities (26.2), Fair Labor Practices (8.3) and 7 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Company
Founded
1933
Employees
9,220
Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry
Food Products
Sub-industry
Packaged Foods & Meats
SASB industry
Processed Foods
Headquarters
Gauteng, South Africa
Share classes
AVSFY
Description
AVI Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, processes, markets, and distributes branded consumer products in the food, beverage, footwear, apparel, and cosmetics sectors in South Africa and internationally. It operates through Entyce Beverages, Snackworks, I&J, Personal Care, and Footwear & Apparel segments. The company provides hot beverages, such as tea, coffee, and creamer; sweet and savoury biscuits; baked and fried potato and maize snacks; seafood and frozen convenience foods; out-of-home ranges; personal care products, including body spray, fragrance, cosmetics, and body lotion products; footwear and accessories; and fashion apparels. It offers beverages under the Five Roses, Freshpak, Trinco, Ellis Brown, House of Coffees, Koffiehuis, Ciro, Frisco, and Lavazza brands; biscuits and snacks under the Bakers, Willards, Baker Street, and ProVita brands; frozen foods under the I&J brand; and personal care products under the Yardley, Exclamation, and Lenthéric brands. The company also provides fashion products under the Spitz, Kurt Geiger, Lacoste, Carvela, Tosoni, Gant, Green Cross, and GX&Co brands. AVI Limited was incorporated in 1944 and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for AVI Limited, based on its industry sub-industry Packaged Foods & Meats. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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