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.

The growth of The Body Shop is testimony to the fact that you don't need to waste money on costly advertising campaigns to be successful. Instead, we've always relied on word of mouth and stories.

I can't bear to be around people who are bland or bored or uninterested (or to employ them).

Women want to be free to choose from the same range of options that men take for granted. In our quest for equal pay, equal access to education and opportunities, we have made great strides. But until women can move freely and think freely in their homes, on the streets, in the workplace without the fear of violence, there can be no real freedom.

if companies are in business solely to make money, no consumer can fully trust what they do or say.

Entrepreneurs are outsiders by nature - outsiders with a work ethic.

All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the accumulation of proceeds but also for the public good.