What does the Body Shop campaign for?

What does the Body Shop campaign for?

In 35 years, we’ve helped eradicate animal testing in the cosmetics industry in Europe, championed the changing of laws on domestic violence and brought awareness and funding to the HIV crisis. We’ve campaigned against human trafficking, the burning of the rainforest and human rights abuses in the Niger Delta.

Is the Body Shop against animal testing?

The Body Shop is cruelty-free They don’t test finished products or ingredients on animals, and neither do their suppliers or any third-parties. They also don’t sell their products where animal testing is required by law.

How does the body shop contribute to society?

It helps our suppliers gain market access and invest in social and environmental projects that benefit their communities, and it helps us fill our products with the good stuff. We launched Community Fair Trade in 1987, but back then it was known as Trade Not Aid.

How is the body shop being socially responsible?

Is The Body Shop really ethical?

The Body Shop is Cruelty-Free. The Body Shop has confirmed they do not test their products or ingredients on animals or ask others to test on their behalf. Their suppliers also do not test on animals, nor do they allow their products to be tested on animals when required by law.

Is The Body Shop halal?

The Body Shop products aren’t certified as halal but all of our products are 100% vegetarian and cruelty-free. We don’t use any by-products from animal slaughter, but some of our products do contain alcohol (ethanol).

Does The Body Shop donate to charity?

That is why The Body Shop UK are delighted to be donating nearly 400,000 products, including soaps and Hemp Hand Protectors, to the tirelessly brilliant NHS staff and volunteers fighting the effects of Covid-19. An additional 120,000 products have already been donated to hospitals and charities around the country.

Why is The Body Shop an ethical business?

We believe in business as a force for good, and we’re always striving to empower people and the planet. This forms the basis of our Ethical Trade programme. We believe that all workers in our supply chain should be free from exploitation and discrimination and enjoy conditions of freedom, security and equity.

How does The Body Shop help the environment?

In our first year we purchased 250 tonnes of Community Fair Trade recycled plastic, which we’ve used in shampoo and conditioner bottles. By the end of 2021, we aim to purchase over 900 tonnes of Community Fair Trade recycled plastic. We’re contributing to reducing existing waste while driving positive social change.

Does The Body Shop use child Labour?

Health and safety. Safe and hygienic working conditions. Never using child labour.

Why was The Body Shop boycotted?

Social media users are calling for customers to boycott The Body Shop, accusing the British high street store of being ‘passive aggressive’ towards Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.

Does the Body Shop have alcohol?

SOURCED FROM NATIVE SINCE 2016 In 2016 we teamed up with Native, a socially and environmentally responsible supplier who are awesome at what they do. They distill our organic alcohol from sugarcane in Brazil.

How does The Body Shop activate self-esteem?

Back in 1998, we took a stance on body positivity with our self-esteem campaign which featured a size 16 doll we called Ruby with the slogan: “There are 3 billion women who don’t look like supermodels and only 8 who do.” In 2021, we take a stance on self-doubt, on flipping norms, on pushing through personal and …

Who are The Body Shop target customers?

The Body Shop main target audience is 20-55 year old women. Due to this wide range of ages for both categories, the product segmentation is also wide (bath and shower, moisturisers, fragrances, expert care…). By the way, the brand has implanted stores all over the world.

How does the body shop give back to the community?

That is why, across North America, our US and Canadian teams banded together to partner with local shelters and senior communities to donate 30,000 units of cleansing products. Donated products included hand wash and soap.

What charity does Body Shop support?

The Body Shop – Children on the Edge. The late Dame Anita Roddick founded Children on the Edge in 1990. After witnessing the appalling conditions in Romanian orphanages first hand, she mobilised The Body Shop International, to help these children.

How does The Body Shop contribute to society?

Is Body Shop really ethical?

How is the body shop celebrating International Women’s Day 2021?

Here at The Body Shop we celebrate International Women’s Day 2021 by reflecting on all the partnerships we’ve made throughout the years; discover the projects we have worked on and find out how you too can help empower women all over the world.

What campaigns has the body shop been involved in in 2017?

Some of our recent campaigns include Stop Sex Trafficking (2012), through which The Body Shop delivered 7 million signatures to the UN, and the EU Animal Testing Ban (2013). In 2017 we will embark on our biggest campaign yet. Watch this space! Our first campaign is Save the Whale in collaboration with Greenpeace.

What is the body shop at home™?

Anita Roddick launched The Body Shop At Home™ in 1994. It was an accessible way for women to work around their other commitments and take control of their income. The programme has been empowering women for over 25 years, giving financial independence and professional flexibility, as well as providing a powerful social network and community.

What is the body shop doing to stop sex trafficking?

In September 2009, The Body Shop started a journey together with ECPAT International to Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People. From every corner of The Body Shop, around the world we engaged with our customers, friends and family.