Changemaking For The Planet

WE BELIEVE THERE IS A MORE SUSTAINABLE WAY OF LIVING.

One that benefits the entire planet and its ecosystem.

And we believe that the beauty industry can be a part of leading that drive, by tackling different types of pollution.

It’s a journey and we are not perfect, but The Body Shop is passionate about creating positive environmental change. One product at a time.

It’s essential.

The clock is ticking.

That’s why we have programmes and partners that help us shape and drive that change.

MINIMISING VIRGIN PLASTIC POLLUTION

COMMUNITY FAIR TRADE

Reducing poverty through recycling.

We’ve partnered with Plastics for Change, an organisation that helps waste pickers in India gain access to more sanitary working conditions, a fair price, and the respect and recognition they deserve.

We turn the waste plastic they collect into our 250ml shampoo and conditioner bottles, crafted using recycled plastic.*

Curious to find out more about plastic pollution? Read how we’re tackling the crisis differently and helping to drive social change along the way.

*All of our 250ml Shampoo & Conditioner bottles are made from 100% recycled plastic. 50% is sourced from Plastics for Change, the remaining 50% is sourced from Bantam.

RETURN. RECYCLE. REPEAT.

Our in-store recycling scheme helps to give a second life to recyclable packaging, available in selected stores. We can even recycle those fiddly bits, like mascaras, pumps, plastic pouches and tubes.

And we maximise recycled content in our packaging, for plastics, aluminium, and glass.

While we are on the right path, we still have work to do – for example, we still have virgin plastic in some products that we are phasing out.

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA)

We are beginning to carry this out on a small number of our products, because we want to start to understand the overall impact of our formulations on the planet.

And we will always consider the protection of our planet.

The tool will measure our environmental impact and will allow us to eco-design our products.

In parallel to this we are actively looking to replace the ingredients in our formulations that have the most negative impact on the planet.

ELIMINATING THE USE OF FOSSIL-ORIGIN INGREDIENTS

We are minimising the use of non-renewable fossil-origin ingredients in our formulas, as we move towards 95% natural-origin ingredients, without any sacrifice on performance and sensoriality, for you.

This means we are targeting 95% ingredients of natural origin in skincare and body care, 90% in cleansing formulas and 80% in makeup.

WE ARE ON A JOURNEY

One thing is set in stone, everything we are doing is geared towards helping to make our world a bit fairer and a bit more beautiful, each and every day.

And creating real change. For you. For us all.

So, every ingredient we use and every new product we create is there because it works hard for your body, without compromising on safety and ethics.

And we will never lose sight of that.

At any cost.

CHANGEMAKING
FOR COMMUNITIES

CHANGEMAKING
FOR YOU

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CHANGEMAKING FOR THE PLANET

We need to know that we can make a

difference. We need business that respects and

supports communities and families. We need

supports communities and families. We need

Dame Anita Roddick

FOUNDER OF THE BODY SHOP

WE BELIEVE THERE IS A MORE SUSTAINABLE WAY OF LIVING.