The Body Shop gets a green makeover ahead of Rio+20

Jessica Shankleman
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As green businesses gather at the Rio+20 Earth Summit in Brazil, BusinessGreen speaks to the BodyShop about its renewed focus on reducing the carbon footprint of its supply chain

The Body Shop is widely known as one of the world's leading ethical retailers, recently celebrating the 25-year anniversary of its Community Fair Trade programme. However, the company is swiftly realising...

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