It was with a profound sadness that i read the news that one of the great inspirations of my own journey into a sustainable way of living and working had passed away today. Anita Roddick will of course be well known to anyone who is aware of our fragile planet and the impact we have upon it, but for business people especially I think she has been one of the greatest beacons of light during those dark years when it seemed the mainstream business community would never take the issue seriously.
The Body Shop and Anita herself have forged so much ground over the years that all of us “trailblazers” are in many ways just catching up to her great achievements. And of course Al Gore and others have taken up the mantle of celebrity bellwethers of late but it was Anita for many years who made business stand up and take notice.
She left the planet and it’s inhabitants with a much better chance of survival than if she had not been born, a better legacy I cannot imagine there being.
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[...] As Dave so eloquently put it “She left the planet and it’s inhabitants with a much better chance of survival than if she had not been born…” [...]