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The Body Shop sells cosmetics while helping the world
Jillian Smith
Issue date: 9/29/06 Section: Perspectives
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In today's high society of makeup and plastic surgery, there are still people out there that care more about the common good of society than about how well they look. Dame Anita Roddick is one of those people.
Her cosmetic store, The Body Shop, which opened its doors in 1976, values five core principles in helping to better our society: support community trade, defend human rights, activate self-esteem, protect our planet and, most importantly, protest against animal testing.
Roddick is a human rights and animal welfare activist. She started selling natural, hand-made products in a small shop in Brighton, England, and went onto become an entrepreneur. Roddick was appointed Dame of the British Empire in 2003 for services to retailing, the environment and to charity in recognition of her success in these key areas, according to www.thebodyshop.com.
With over 2,000 stores in 54 countries, The Body Shop, which is a not-for-profit corporation, produces an international cosmetic brand. The store trades with 31 community trade suppliers in 24 countries and as a result, the suppliers can build a community within their country and introduce health care and education.
This creates fair trade and can help developing countries on a global scale, instead of just a local scale.
In the last two decades, The Body Shop has been financially helping impoverished regions, such as Ghana, Brazil, and parts of China. As an example, Ghana gives The Body Shop tea tree oil to make some products, so when a tea tree oil product is sold, all that money goes back to Ghana to help set up schools and health care systems.
The Body Shop is a store with great morals and stands up for the protection of animals. According to the press release from Naturewatch, "Since its inception, The Body Shop has maintained a strong ethical standpoint." The Body Shop prides itself with being a "company with a difference." Naturewatch also said that their, "website urges people to 'boycott cosmetic companies which continue to test on animals'."
Her cosmetic store, The Body Shop, which opened its doors in 1976, values five core principles in helping to better our society: support community trade, defend human rights, activate self-esteem, protect our planet and, most importantly, protest against animal testing.
Roddick is a human rights and animal welfare activist. She started selling natural, hand-made products in a small shop in Brighton, England, and went onto become an entrepreneur. Roddick was appointed Dame of the British Empire in 2003 for services to retailing, the environment and to charity in recognition of her success in these key areas, according to www.thebodyshop.com.
With over 2,000 stores in 54 countries, The Body Shop, which is a not-for-profit corporation, produces an international cosmetic brand. The store trades with 31 community trade suppliers in 24 countries and as a result, the suppliers can build a community within their country and introduce health care and education.
This creates fair trade and can help developing countries on a global scale, instead of just a local scale.
In the last two decades, The Body Shop has been financially helping impoverished regions, such as Ghana, Brazil, and parts of China. As an example, Ghana gives The Body Shop tea tree oil to make some products, so when a tea tree oil product is sold, all that money goes back to Ghana to help set up schools and health care systems.
The Body Shop is a store with great morals and stands up for the protection of animals. According to the press release from Naturewatch, "Since its inception, The Body Shop has maintained a strong ethical standpoint." The Body Shop prides itself with being a "company with a difference." Naturewatch also said that their, "website urges people to 'boycott cosmetic companies which continue to test on animals'."
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