Why do we campaign? With over 2,100 stores in 55 countries, and
thousands of women across the globe inviting us into their homes
with a The Body Shop at Home party, we reach millions of women
across diverse communities and cultures. It's a privilege, and a
unique opportunity to tackle issues that are important to them, and
make a real difference.
Our 20 years experience in campaigning, and the support and action
of our customers, means we have become effective and respected for
tackling ethical and environmental issues. Together we have
campaigned for, and won, a UK-wide ban against animal testing on
cosmetic products and ingredients and presented the European Union
with the largest petition in history against animal testing. We
were also the first retailer to speak out on self-esteem issues,
with our 1997 campaign that ran the now famous headline: "There are
3 billion women who don't look like supermodels. And only 8 who
do".
A Company founded by a woman, for women, and mainly run by women,
it goes without saying that we choose which issues to tackle by
listening to women. Our campaigns voice the concerns of NGOs,
communities, franchisees, employees, and our customers. They are
often issues that aren't easy to talk about and for which there are
no easy solutions. But we know that they are issues that are
important to you, and our commitment to pursuing real change in
these areas grows stronger each year.
Today our campaigns focus on two of the greatest challenges of our
time.
Trafficking is Torture At least 4,000 women and girls
are trafficked into the UK each year and forced into prostitution.
Before her sad death, Anita Roddick, our Founder, was actively
involved in the campaign to stop this modern day slavery. We are
proud to carry on her work, and support the Helen Bamber
Foundation.
Stop Violence in the Home is our international
campaign against domestic violence. Around the world 1 in 3 women
is affected by this issue.
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HIV and
AIDS
Last year over 5 million people were newly infected with HIV.
More than half were aged between 15 and 24. As part of our ongoing
commitment to HIV and AIDS awareness, we've teamed up with MTV to
launch the 'Stop HIV: Get Lippy' campaign in 2008.