Anita Roddick, Founder of The Body Shop, died yesterday. She was not only a tremendously successful woman in business, but also one of the pioneers of corporate social responsibility. Mike Hoffman of Inc. Magazine writes:
“The tension between scale and success versus authenticity and ethical conduct was a recurring theme in Roddick’s business career. She was, along with Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry’s and Paul Hawken of Smith and Hawken, at the vanguard of the socially responsible business movement that gained worldwide attention in the 1980s and early 1990s–a movement that served in a real sense as an alternative to the junk bond, go-go spirit of the era.”
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I discovered the untimely passing of Anita Roddick when logging onto my e-mail this morning. As someone who is an empowered survivor of domestic violence, an activist within the US domestic violence awareness and prevention community, and a staunch believer in non-compromised economic empowerment for women, Dame Roddick, through example, inspired me to develop a nature and fine art photography business (Hummingbird Studios), in addition to creating an emerging non-profit organization (Esperanza! A Woman’s Hope) whose mission is to economically empower survivors of domestic violence. Although I never met her personally, her passion and convictions have existed as a perpetual source of support and inspiration to me.
You will be missed, Anita!
Peace and Joy to your Celestial Spirit, for you are surely soaring with the Angels!
Phyllis Walker
Owner: Hummingbird Studios Photography
Founder: Esperanza! A Woman’s Hope, Inc.
PO Box 384
Lovejoy, GA 30250
USA
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