Anita Roddick

About Anita

• Born: October 23, 1942.

• Littlehampton, England

• Parents and Grandparents owned a café.

• The Children helped at the café.

• Family rented out bedrooms for extra money.

Getting StartedGetting Started

• Year: 1976• Location: Brighton,

England• The Body Shop was

up and running.• Mission Statement:

"dedicate our business to the pursuit of social and environmental change."

Going Public

• In 1984 the Body Shop went public.

• Realized her company could be more than just a skin and hair company.

• Had the potential to do good.

• She feels she has to be involved in issues and has deal with them personally.

• She has experience as an international businesswoman.

• The Body Shop is a company that has thousands of employees working with the same ambition.

• She spends most of her time working on The Body Shop.

• In her spare time she campaigns for human rights.

• She believes the older you get, the more radical you become.

Honorary Degrees

• 1989 Sussex University, Honorary Degree of Doctor

• 1990 Nottingham University, Honorary Doctor of Law

• 1991 New England College, Honorary Doctor of Law

• 1994 Bath College of Higher Education, Honorary Fellowship

• 1994 University of Portsmouth, Doctor of Science

• 1994 University of Victoria, Canada, Doctor of Law

• 1995 The Open University, Honorary Degree of Doctor

• 1996 Kingston University, Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration

• 1999 Bath University, Honorary Degree