The Body Shop at 40 declares 'we're back' and ready to become sustainability's 'innovative troublemaker'

Madeleine Cuff
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BusinessGreen talks to The Body Shop's CSR chief Chris Davis on how the beauty giant's new sustainability commitment aims to rejuvenate its reputation as a pioneering force in ethical retail

Next month, The Body Shop will turn 40. And like most 40-year olds, it is undergoing a period of intense self-examination, taking a long hard look at itself in the mirror and asking "do I like what I see?"...

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