The money that we make from the company goes into The Body Shop Foundation, which isn't one of those awful tax shelters like some in America. It just functions to take the money and give it away.

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The market controls everything, but the market has no heart.

The market controls everything, but the market has no heart.

Years ago nobody was elected on the economic ticket. It was either the education platform,...

Years ago nobody was elected on the economic ticket. It was either the education platform,...

The end result of kindness is that it draws people to you.

The end result of kindness is that it draws people to you.

I believe in businesses where you engage in creative thinking, and where you form some...

I believe in businesses where you engage in creative thinking, and where you form some...

I didn't go to business school, didn't care about financial stuff and the stock market.

I didn't go to business school, didn't care about financial stuff and the stock market.

Consumers have not been told effectively enough that they have huge power and that purchasing...

Consumers have not been told effectively enough that they have huge power and that purchasing...

The Body Shop Foundation is run by our staff and supports social activism and environmental...

The Body Shop Foundation is run by our staff and supports social activism and environmental...

But the minute we went public on the stock market, which is how our wealth...

But the minute we went public on the stock market, which is how our wealth...

I traveled enormously during the 1960's, when you measured everything by where you traveled and...

I traveled enormously during the 1960's, when you measured everything by where you traveled and...

If you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be...

If you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be...

If I had learned more about business ahead of time, I would have been shaped...

If I had learned more about business ahead of time, I would have been shaped...

If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with...

If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with...

Over the past decade... while many businesses have pursued what I call 'business as usual,'...

Over the past decade... while many businesses have pursued what I call 'business as usual,'...

Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that's exactly what it is and what nurtures...

Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that's exactly what it is and what nurtures...

I am still looking for the modern equivalent of those Quakers who ran successful businesses,...

I am still looking for the modern equivalent of those Quakers who ran successful businesses,...

All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the...

All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the...

The movement for the environment really only started in the mid 1970's.

The movement for the environment really only started in the mid 1970's.

At The Body Shop we had always been measured by how many jobs we had...

At The Body Shop we had always been measured by how many jobs we had...

But if you can create an honorable livelihood, where you take your skills and use...

But if you can create an honorable livelihood, where you take your skills and use...

If I can't do something for the public good, what the hell am I doing?

If I can't do something for the public good, what the hell am I doing?