If I can't do something for the public good, what the hell am I doing? Anita Roddick goodhellpublic Change image and share on social
But the minute we went public on the stock market, which is how our wealth was created, it was no longer how many people you employed, it was how much you were worth and how much your company was worth. Anita Roddick companycreateemploy share on social
I am still looking for the modern equivalent of those Quakers who ran successful businesses, made money because they offered honest products and treated their people decently... This business creed, sadly, seems long forgotten. Anita Roddick businesscreeddecently share on social
Consumers have not been told effectively enough that they have huge power and that purchasing and shopping involve a moral choice. Anita Roddick choiceconsumereffectively Change image and share on social
The Body Shop Foundation is run by our staff and supports social activism and environmental activism. We don't tend to support big agencies. Anita Roddick activismagencybig Change image and share on social
But if you can create an honorable livelihood, where you take your skills and use them and you earn a living from it, it gives you a sense of freedom and allows you to balance your life the way you want. Anita Roddick balancecreateearn share on social
Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that's exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking. Anita Roddick creativeentrepreneurshipnurture Change image and share on social
Over the past decade... while many businesses have pursued what I call 'business as usual,' I have been part of a different, smaller business movement, one that tried to put idealism back on the agenda. Anita Roddick agendumbackbusiness share on social
There is no scientific answer for success. You can't define it. You've simply got to live it and do it. Anita Roddick answerdefinehave Change image and share on social
Since the governments are in the pockets of businesses, who's going to control this most powerful institution? Business is more powerful than politics, and it's more powerful than religion. So it's going to have to be the vigilante consumer. Anita Roddick businessconsumercontrol share on social