THEBODYSHOP‘Nature’swaytobeautiful’TheBodyShopbelievesthatthereisonlyonewaytobeautiful-nature’sway.Havingbelievedthisformanyyears,TheBodyShophasconstantlysoughtoutwonderfulnaturalingredientsfromallfourcornersoftheglobetobringyouproductsburstingwitheffectivenesstoenhanceyournaturalbeauty.WhilstdoingallofthisTheBodyShopalsostrivestoprotectthisbeautifulplanetandthepeoplewhodependonit-notbecauseit’sfashionable,butbasedonthebeliefthatit’stheonlyway.Morethan30yearshavepassedsincethelateDameAnitaRoddickbeganherextraordinaryjourneywithTheBodyShopandpioneeredthesimpleideathat“businesseshavethepowertodogood”,leadingtothebirthoftheoriginal,ethicalcosmeticscompany.Today,thisphilosophycontinuestodriveeverythingwedoandwesumthisupinonephrase,‘Nature’swaytobeautiful’.You’llfindouruniquephilosophybeingcelebratedacrossmore2,500TheBodyShopstoresinover60countriesworldwide,whilewecontinuetointroducenewandinnovativenaturally-inspiredproductsacrossourrangeofover1,200products,andcampaignonsubjectswebelievein.DiscovermoreaboutTheBodyShopTheBodyShopbelievesthatbusinesshasthepowertomaketherightkindofdifferencetotheworld.HereareexamplesofjustsomeoftheinitiativesourcustomershaverecentlysupportedbyshoppingwithTheBodyShop-Webecamethefirstcosmeticscompanytosourcesustainably-harvestedpalmoilandintroducetheingredientintothebeautyindustry,workinginpartnershipwithaproducerinColombia,in2007-TheBodyShophasalwaysbeenrecognisedforhavingauniqueapproachtopackagingandin2008TheBodyShopintroduced100%PCRbottles(postconsumerrecyclate)PETbottles(polyethyleneterephthalate)-TheuniqueCommunityTradeprogrammecreatessustainabletradingrelationshipswithdisadvantagedcommunitiesaroundtheworldandprovidesessentialincometomorethan25,000peopleacrosstheglobe-Over65%ofproductscontainCommunityTradeingredientsorareproducedthroughtheCommunityTradeprogramme-TheBodyShopcontinuestoraiseawarenessandfundingforwomenaffectedbydomesticviolencein2008.TheStopViolenceInTheHomecampaignhasraisedover£2millionGBP-In2009wecontinuedtoraiseawarenessofHIVandAIDSamongyoungpeople,workingwithMTVNetworksInternational.ThiscampaignfundstheStayingAliveFoundation,agrassrootsorganisationsupportingyoungpeopleinternationally-We’recommittedtotradingethically-oursourcingteamistrainedinethicalauditsandweonlytradewithsupplierswhoarecommittedtoourCodeofConductforSuppliers-Ends-
