The Body Shop are more eco-conscious than ever. They are committed to reducing their impact on the environment by reducing the energy they consume, and generating less waste - taking full responsibility for the way they run their business, and hoping to change attitudes towards being eco-friendly worldwide, building on "positive efforts made by suppliers, franchisees, colleagues and customers".
measuring their performance against 2012, they have clear targets for 2020 - to reduce the direct impact of their operations in stores, offices and distribution centres by:
> Reducing their CO2 emissions by 50%, including emissions from electricity, gas, diesel consumption and transporting products from distribution centres to stores.
> Reducing their electricity consumption by 50% (a key contributor to CO2 emissions)
> Reducing their waste by 50% (reducing all waste created by stores, offices and distribution centres) and hopefully counting product packaging.
> Reducing their domestic water consumption by 25% making sure none is wasted.
The Body Shop are also creating wildlife areas at all of their corporate sites, with allotments, beehives, meadows, fruit trees and butterfly-friendly areas.
Also relating back to a previous post "The Story of Stuff" this video (unlisted YouTube video - courtesy of The Body Shop) gives an insight into ethical trade and externalised costs:
Ethical Trade Video
These are big company changes - all for the greater good, so to buy from The Body Shop now as opposed to even 2 years ago in 2010 is so much better for the environment. These changes mean big cuts on their consuming of energy and therefore making for a better, more eco-friendly corporate company.
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