OUR COMPANY

The Body Shop was founded in 1976 by Dame Anita Roddick in Brighton, England.
It all started as a small shop providing quality skincare products in refilled bottles and with the belief that business could be a force for good and the world - our source of beauty.
Since then The Body Shop has become a global retail business serving over 30 million customers worldwide, employs 10,000 people with a further 12,000 in our franchise team, and operates in around 3,000 stores in more than 70 countries.
We have exported innovative products, campaigns that matter and an ethical approach to business all over the globe.
We couldn’t have done any of this without our inspirational people and their commercial instincts.

WHAT WE STAND FOR

We create naturally-inspired beauty products from sustainably sourced ingredients from all around the world.
We always stand up and campaign for what's right.
‘Our mission is to be a business that is a force for good’.

WHAT THIS ALL MEANS FOR YOU

Our employees are fully engaged with who we are and what we stand for.
They are volunteering in their local communities individually or as teams, and often campaigning with us.

Want to join us and be part of something good?

  • ENRICH OUR PEOPLE

    We commit to continue our Community Trade programme (something we pioneered 30 years ago), we campaign for what's right, we give economically vulnerable people access to work and we nourish our employees' personal development.

    Find out more about our targets here and learn why they are important.

  • ENRICH OUR PLANET

    Our Bio-Bridges create corridors of biodiversity, they connect and protect areas of damaged forest to save animals and plants from extinction and give communities a sustainable future.

    Find out more about our targets here and learn why they are important.

  • ENRICH OUR PRODUCTS

    We commit to ensure that 100% of our products are fully traceable and sustainably sourced, reduce the environmental footprint of all our product categories every year and develop an innovative pipeline that delivers pioneering cosmetic ingredients from biodiversity hotspots.

    Find out more about our targets here and learn why they are important.

  • ENRICH OUR PEOPLE

    We commit to continue our Community Trade programme (something we pioneered 30 years ago), we campaign for what's right, we give economically vulnerable people access to work and we nourish our employees' personal development.

    Find out more about our targets hereand learn why they are important.

  • ENRICH OUR PLANET

    Our Bio-Bridges create corridors of biodiversity, they connect and protect areas of damaged forest to save animals and plants from extinction and give communities a sustainable future.

    Find out more about our targets here and learn why they are important.

  • ENRICH OUR PRODUCTS

    We commit to ensure that 100% of our products are fully traceable and sustainably sourced, reduce the environmental footprint of all our product categories every year and develop an innovative pipeline that delivers pioneering cosmetic ingredients from biodiversity hotspots.

    Find out more about our targets here and learn why they are important.

OUR STORY

The Body Shop was founded in 1976, in Brighton, by Dame Anita Roddick. Ever since, we’ve endeavoured to make a positive difference in the world, by offering high-quality, nature-inspired skincare, body care, haircare and makeup products, using ethically sourced ingredients. Having pioneered the philosophy that “business can be a force for good”, this is still our driving force today.

You’ve probably heard that we’ve been through some changes recently, but we’re back for good - with new owners and the same desire to make a positive difference.  Now we are looking for brilliant people to help shape a beautiful new future for our extraordinary brand.

We’re driven by innovation and guided by what people truly need in their lives, and in their world, when they need it most. We’re also motivated to make a positive impact - no matter how small the action - because we know that every purchase from The Body Shop creates a positive, lasting impact on someone, somewhere in the world.

So, if you would like to be part of something special, and to know that your work matters, we’d love to welcome you.

We know that our people are the magic ingredient in our formula – that’s why we want the most passionate people out there to share our story.

What we need from you to help us make the magic happen, and what you’ll get from us in return:

We value leaders – at all levels – who work hard to help make everyone feel at home, to understand that they and what they do matters, and they do it with the right mix of courage and care, to bring out the best in our people.

We also want you to bring all the things that make you, you: your passions, perspectives and a uniqueness that can help our business grow.

We value those who are willing to innovate and try new ways of doing things to drive performance; those who get stuck in and make an impact every day by thinking beyond day-to-day roles; those who always put the customer first, with the commercial savvy to help us become the very best at what we do