Businesses which are moderately woke
Zara is one of the largest international fashion companies. Zara is a fast fashion retail subsidiary of the Spanish multinational fashion design, manufacturing, and retailing group Inditex. Zara sells clothing, accessories, beauty products and perfumes. The head office is located at Arteixo in the province of A Coruña, Spain.
PepsiCo is a multinational beverage and snack company. PepsiCo is the second-largest food and beverage business in the world based on net revenue, profit, and market capitalisation, behind Nestlé.
AA Insurance is a New Zealand-based joint venture between Vero Insurance New Zealand (68% ownership) and the New Zealand Automobile Association (NZAA) (32% ownership). Vero is part of the Australian Suncorp Group, while NZAA is a member-governed society. Since 1994, AA Insurance has offered home, contents, and car insurance in New Zealand, and in 2018, expanded to include small business insurance. They provide coverage against various financial risks, including those from natural disasters and climate-related events.
Tower is a New Zealand-bred and owned insurance that has been around for 155 years, starting off in 1869 as Government Life Insurance Office (Government Life), with its initial capital provided by the New Zealand government. The company became a separate statutory body with the passing of the Government Life Insurance Act in 1953 where it was renamed Tower Corporation in 1987 and in 1990 ownership was conferred to its policyholders with the passing of the Tower Corporation Act, allowing Tower to be owned as a mutual association. It operates across Aotearoa and the Pacific in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, American Samoa and the Cook Islands, supporting our customers with cover for their houses, cars, contents, businesses and more.
Opened as a single café in in November 1989 in Brisbane and has now over 250 cafes throughout Australia and 65 in New Zealand.
I Love Ugly is a streetwear brand founded in New Zealand in 2012 by Valentin Ozich and a group of friends. The brand is known for its unique and artistic designs, often featuring bold graphics and a mix of street culture aesthetics. The fashion brand has garnered a following for its distinctive style and menswear and has expanded beyond New Zealand to global audiences, and is now venturing into womenswear.
Paper Plus (of the Paper Plus Group) is New Zealand’s largest book and stationery retailer. Its stores are 100% locally owned.
Michael Hill Jeweller is a jewellery company that opened its first store in 1979 in Whangarei, New Zealand. As of June 2024, it operates 300 stores in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The company employs approximately 2,600 permanent employees.
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TSB is a 100% New Zealand-owned bank.
TSB Bank Ltd (originally known as the Taranaki Savings Bank) trading as TSB, is a New Zealand bank with headquarters in New Plymouth. It has 25 branches across the country but is heavily focused on the Taranaki region where 12 of its branches are located. As of June 2022, it was the seventh largest bank in New Zealand.
SBS Bank is a 100% New Zealand owned registered bank. It was founded in 1869. In October 2008 it gained bank registration and the Southland Building Society became SBS Bank.