The Body Shop Value - Protect the Planet
Protecting the planet is even more important today than it was in 1976, when we first published our five core values. We're committed to reducing our impact on the environment by reducing the energy we consume and generating less waste. We take full responsibility for the way we run our business. We're using our global network to help change attitudes around the world. And we're building on positive efforts already being made by our suppliers, franchisees, colleagues and customers.
What we're doing
Measuring our performance against 2010, we've committed to clear targets for 2020 to reduce the direct impact of our operations in stores, offices and distribution centres. We aim to:
Reduce our CO2 emissions from these activities by 50 per cent, including emissions from electricity, gas and diesel consumption, transporting product from distribution centres to stores, and business travel.
Reduce our electricity consumption for these activities by 50 per cent. We're targeting electricity because it's a key contributor to CO2 emissions.
Reduce our waste from these activities by 50 per cent. We want to reduce all the waste created by our stores, offices and distribution centres. And we mean all the waste we create – everything. But we're also counting on you to help by recycling our product packaging.
Reduce our domestic water consumption by 25 per cent. Water is an increasingly scarce resource and we want to make sure we don't waste it.
Electricity
In 2010, total CO2 emissions from our operations in stores, offices and distribution centres was 45,600 tonnes. Most of this came from electricity consumption, so reducing it is a priority. Wherever we can, we buy from companies that generate electricity from renewable or low-carbon sources such as hydro and wind. All UK stores (and a significant proportion of European stores) are now supplied with electricity from cleaner, low-carbon sources.
We're removing low-efficiency lighting in stores and replacing it with
What we're doing
Measuring our performance against 2010, we've committed to clear targets for 2020 to reduce the direct impact of our operations in stores, offices and distribution centres. We aim to:
Reduce our CO2 emissions from these activities by 50 per cent, including emissions from electricity, gas and diesel consumption, transporting product from distribution centres to stores, and business travel.
Reduce our electricity consumption for these activities by 50 per cent. We're targeting electricity because it's a key contributor to CO2 emissions.
Reduce our waste from these activities by 50 per cent. We want to reduce all the waste created by our stores, offices and distribution centres. And we mean all the waste we create – everything. But we're also counting on you to help by recycling our product packaging.
Reduce our domestic water consumption by 25 per cent. Water is an increasingly scarce resource and we want to make sure we don't waste it.
Electricity
In 2010, total CO2 emissions from our operations in stores, offices and distribution centres was 45,600 tonnes. Most of this came from electricity consumption, so reducing it is a priority. Wherever we can, we buy from companies that generate electricity from renewable or low-carbon sources such as hydro and wind. All UK stores (and a significant proportion of European stores) are now supplied with electricity from cleaner, low-carbon sources.
We're removing low-efficiency lighting in stores and replacing it with