Vita Life Sciences (VLS.AX)

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Overall impact

C (50)

Commentary

Vita Life Sciences is an average overall performer. With a 'C' rating of 50.1 for overall impact (42nd percentile compared to all companies), Vita Life Sciences ranks 224th out of 255 industry peers, behind Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Agios Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaron Beijing H and 220 others, and ahead of Teva, Collegium Pharmaceutical, Theratechnologies and 28 others. On top material causes for Vita Life Sciences's industry (Pharmaceuticals), Vita Life Sciences performs well in Accountable Institutions (90.5 score), Child and Maternal Health (95.2), Child and Maternal Health (95.2) and 57 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Disaster Readiness and Effective Aid (34.3 score), Equal Pay and Opportunity (38.8), Decent, Safe Work Opportunities (12.5) and 33 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.

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Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-Israel
Anti-personnel mines
Anti-social publishing
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Banned pharmaceuticals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Conflict minerals
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
Illegal activities
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Modern slavery
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
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
Sugar
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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Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-Israel
Anti-personnel mines
Anti-social publishing
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Banned pharmaceuticals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Conflict minerals
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
Illegal activities
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Modern slavery
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
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
Sugar
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

1947

Employees

124

Sector

Health Care

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Sub-industry

Pharmaceuticals

SASB industry

Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

Headquarters

Nsw, Australia

Share classes

VLS.AX

More info

https://vitalifesciences.com

Description

Vita Life Sciences Limited, a healthcare company, engages in formulating, packaging, distributing, and selling vitamins and supplements in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and China. The company offers various minerals, herbs, and superfoods. It markets its products through pharmacies and health food channels under the Herbs of Gold, VitaHealth, and VitaScience brands. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Mascot, Australia.

Material causes

Ethos considers the following causes material for Vita Life Sciences, based on its industry sub-industry Pharmaceuticals. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

Access to affordable healthcare

Ensure universal access to affordable, quality healthcare

Accountable institutions

Build accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Child and maternal health

End preventable deaths of mothers and children, support reproductive health everywhere

Decent, safe work opportunities

Promote full and productive employment for all, in safe work environments

Disaster readiness and effective aid

Be prepared for natural disasters and provide effective aid when disasters happen

Disease eradication

Eradicate infectious and non-communicable diseases