The bodyshop
By 1998 its success saw The Body Shop
Foundation part-funding the launch of the The Big Issue stateside, in Los Angeles.
The New Academy of Business was established in 1995, as an initiative by Anita
Roddick. This innovative management degree addressing social, environmental and
moral issues is run at The University of Bath, in England.
In 1993 the Company launched an international high-profile campaign to raise
awareness of the plight of the Ogoni people and their leader Ken Saro-Wiwa,
persecuted for protesting against Shell and the Nigerian dictatorship over exploitation
in their homeland.
The Body Shop At HomeTM, the direct-selling arm, was launched in the UK in 1994,
Canada in 1995, Australia in 1997, and USA in 2001. It has now rolled out in 48
states in the USA and is set to grow even bigger.
The Body Shop continues to increase its environmental practices. In 2001, The Body
Shop UK region and service centre head offices in Watersmead switched to Ecotricity
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