Investigating the ethical claims of The Body Shop, assessing how far it lives up to those claims
Investigating the ethical claims of The Body Shop, assessing how far it lives up to those claims
XIAOMAN TAN TAXIC2A
ILSC for the Business Professional ILSBUS Gill Marshall
Date: Wednesday 5th December 4pm Word count: 1604
Abstract
This report is about an investigation of ethical claims of the Body Shop. There are four main ethical issues are analysed. This essay consists of introduction, discussion, conclusion and recommendation. The introduction includes the background of the Body Shop, the basic issues will be discussed below and how organise the essay. Following that, the discussion begins to talk about each issue by giving examples and supporting evidences. They are animal testing, community trade, human rights and environment. After that, it comes to conclusion. It concludes those four ethical issues that the Body Shop claims. Although the Body Shop maintains that they enhance the positive effects on the environment and society, it not really does what it claims. Finally, there some suggestions that people can use to resist those bad impacts on them and environments.
Table of contents
1. Introduction---------------------------------------------------4
2. Discussion
Ethical issue1: Animal testing-----------------------------4
Ethical issue2: Community trade-------------------------5
Ethical issue3: Human rights------------------------------5
Ethical issue4: Environment ------------------------------6
3. Conclusion---------------------------------------------------7
4. Recommendations-------------------------------------------7
5. References----------------------------------------------------8
XIAOMAN TAN TAXIC2A
ILSC for the Business Professional ILSBUS Gill Marshall
Date: Wednesday 5th December 4pm Word count: 1604
Abstract
This report is about an investigation of ethical claims of the Body Shop. There are four main ethical issues are analysed. This essay consists of introduction, discussion, conclusion and recommendation. The introduction includes the background of the Body Shop, the basic issues will be discussed below and how organise the essay. Following that, the discussion begins to talk about each issue by giving examples and supporting evidences. They are animal testing, community trade, human rights and environment. After that, it comes to conclusion. It concludes those four ethical issues that the Body Shop claims. Although the Body Shop maintains that they enhance the positive effects on the environment and society, it not really does what it claims. Finally, there some suggestions that people can use to resist those bad impacts on them and environments.
Table of contents
1. Introduction---------------------------------------------------4
2. Discussion
Ethical issue1: Animal testing-----------------------------4
Ethical issue2: Community trade-------------------------5
Ethical issue3: Human rights------------------------------5
Ethical issue4: Environment ------------------------------6
3. Conclusion---------------------------------------------------7
4. Recommendations-------------------------------------------7
5. References----------------------------------------------------8
References: Beyond McDonald’s (2006) [online]-WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE BODY SHOP? Available from: http://www.mcspotlight.org/beyond/companies/bodyshop.html Graef A. (2012) [online]-The Body Shop Joins Global Campaign to Stop Animal Testing Available from: http://www.care2.com/causes/the-body-shop-joins-global-campaign-to-stop-animal-testing.html Purkayastha D.et.al. (2007) [online]-The Body Shop: Social Responsibility or Sustained Greenwashing? Available from: http://www.oikos-international.org/fileadmin/oikos-international/international/Case_competition/Inspection_copy_ICFAI2007.pdf Slideshare (2012) [online]-The Body Shop Available from: http://www.slideshare.net/thomasruschke/the-body-shop-final-draftversion2#btnPrevious