Modern Slavery Statement 2022
Costa has published its third Modern Slavery Statement, covering the calendar year December 27, 2021 to January 1, 2023. The Statement, which has been lodged on the Modern Slavery Statement Register, outlines the ongoing actions we are taking to address and mitigate the risk of modern slavery within our operations and our supply chain, and […]
Costa supports Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation
Costa has teamed up with Coles for the third year in a row to support the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Foundation. To launch the program, Costa hosted Sunrise weather presenter Sam Mac, Coles Ambassador Courtney Roulston and Natasha Grogan from the Foundation at our Tomato glasshouses in Guyra on February 1. We also had a wonderful […]
New blueberry variety a ‘Delight’
Costa operates a globally recognised Variety Improvement Program, developing new blueberry varieties which are licensed in regions including the Americas, Morocco, China, and South Africa. Headquartered at Corindi on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, the program uses Costa’s extensive network of farms in mid latitude, low latitude, and low chill to […]
Sustainability Report 2021
Costa Group Holdings Limited, Australia’s leading grower, packer and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables, has released its 2021 Sustainability Report. Our 2021 Sustainability Report provides key data on our actions across our key Sustainable Commercial Farming pillars of the Environment, Economic, People and Community. Key highlights in the report include:• Commitment to achieving net […]
Costa PRIMED to promote careers
Costa has collaborated with the Western Australian Department of Education as part of the PRIMED project, designed to build greater awareness and understanding of the primary industries sector and its importance to the local economy. The PRIMED project is an initiative between the Department of Education, the Department of Training and Workforce Development, and the […]
Sustainability Report 2020
Costa has released its Sustainability Report 2020, covering all Costa operations in Australia, Morocco and China. Costa has adopted a systematic and tailored Sustainable Commercial Farming strategy to ensure that we work for the long term to progressively improve the yield and quality of our healthy and nutritious products whilst achieving a per unit reduction […]
Berry harvest under way with Tassie workers
The harvest of Costa’s Tasmanian berry crop has commenced with a newly recruited Tasmanian workforce. “We are looking forward to the new season and to date we have employed 69 Tasmanians, with another 50 starting next week, from 405 local applications,” said Costa Tasmanian Regional Manager, Cameron Folder. The recruiting of Tasmanian workers has been […]
Stop the mushroom levy
Costa Group is conducting a ballot to abolish the compulsory mushroom spawn levy. Since 2014, when the mushroom levy was doubled, $18 million of growers’ money has been wasted on ineffective marketing and administration. This is the most of any fresh produce category, yet there has been little to no growth in household consumption of […]
Growing a healthier Australia
The Australian Fresh Produce Alliance of which Costa is a founding member has released a White Paper outlining a number of key recommendations to grow the value of the fresh produce industry from $9 billion to $20 billion by 2030. The White Paper titled Growing a healthier Australia, the Fresh Produce Industry Roadmap highlights a […]
