The Body Shop was recently awarded an ethical business certification as it joined a growing global group that aims to prove to the public that business can be a force for good.
The Body Shop is on its 43-year run is the latest company to become a B Corporation - or B Corp - under a certification scheme that requires companies to track their impact on employers, suppliers, community and the environment.
Also, it joins about 3,000 companies that have achieved the certification, including U.S. outdoor apparel brand Patagonia, ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's and British chocolate social enterprise, Divine.
The Body Shop is considered a pioneering ethical business, famous for promoting natural, ethically-sourced products and rejecting animal testing. The company is founded in England by the late environmentalist and human rights activist Anita Roddick in 1976.
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