| About ANITA RODDICK |
| Dame Anita Roddick started The Body Shop in 1976 in Brighton, England. Twenty-eight years later, The Body Shop--one of the most widely recognized and respected brands in the world--has 2000 stores in 51 different countries. What distinguishes The Body Shop and Anita from other global businesses and entrepreneurs is a core dedication to community trade and human rights causes. Roddick is a key pioneer of socially responsible business, proving that commerce with a conscience is not only a moral imperative, but a competitive advantage. She was named a Dame of the Order of the British Empire in 2003. An outspoken opponent of economic globalization, Roddick is the only executive of a major global corporation who was tear-gassed in the streets of Seattle in 1999. She has written several books, including the autobiographical Body & Soul and Business As Unusual, and was editor of the popular 2001 title Take It Personally: How To Make Conscious Choices to Change the World. Her new publishing company, Anita Roddick Books, published two titles in 2003: A Revolution in Kindness and Brave Hearts, Rebel Spirits: A Spiritual Activists Handbook and two new titles in 2004: Numbers and Troubled Water. Her websites are www.AnitaRoddick.com and www.takeitpersonally.org. |
| About DAVID BOYLE |
| David Boyle is the author of Funny Money, The Tyranny of Numbers, The Sum of Our Discontent, and Authenticity: Brands, Fakes, Spin and the Lust for Real Life. For more information about David Boyle please visit http://david-boyle.co.uk/ |
