OUR COmmITmENTS
wHAT wE SAID wE wOULD DO PROgRESS
94% complete
a number of suppliers were
Visit every Community trade supplier at least visited more frequently: gpi in
every 2 years nepal; teddy exports in india;
Wbdi in Western samoa; and
CadO in ecuador.
65% of products will contain Community trade ✗
ingredients or be produced by a Community trade 64% - on track to increase
RESPONSIBLE
supplier by year end 2008 further in 2009
SOURCINg - HOw
DO wE mAkE SURE We will only trade with suppliers that commit to
THAT OUR PRODUCTS and make demonstrable improvement to meeting
ARE RESPONSIBLY requirements in the body shop Code of Conduct ✔
SOURCED? for suppliers.
We will ensure that all first tier product suppliers
are assessed on a regular basis: low risk suppliers
every two years and medium and high risk ✔
suppliers every year.
all soaps made from rspO certified palm oil
by year end 2008 ✔
100% of wood products from fsC sources by 2010 On track
30% reduction in store carbon emissions ✗ We made improvements
by year end 2008 but cannot demonstrate an
overall 30% reduction
90% of car fleet to be hybrid vehicles by year-end
2008 ✔
targeting lower emissions in
2009/10
Carbon neutral retailer by 2010
renewable sourcing is up in
uk and emea
all air travel offset ✔
HOw ARE wE phase out polycyclic musks from product
REDUCINg OUR On track
formulations by year-end 2010
ImPACT ON THE
ENvIRONmENT? phase out phthalates in product formulations by
year-end 2007 ✔
✗ Currently at 50% and will
65% of our packaging assortment will contain increase in 2009. introduced
recycled content by year end 2008 100% recycled pet bottle
and rolling this our across
our ranges
We will double the recycled content of all of our pet
bottles by year-end 2008 (currently 30%) ✔
We will develop and communicate a company wide strategy is being formulated
strategy on waste and packaging by year-end 2008 in early 2009
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