The Body Shop has launched a new CSR strategy, including renewed pledges to sustainability, to be delivered by 2020.

The retailer was founded by Anita Roddick in 1976 and was sold to L'Oréal for £652.3 million in 2006.

“The Body Shop courageously pioneered new ways of thinking, acting and speaking out as a company,” said Jeremy Schwartz, chairman and CEO.

“Our ground-breaking campaigns were ahead of their time and changed laws on animal testing, domestic violence and human trafficking. We were the first in beauty to use community trade and we still have the strongest programme in the industry. We are small, but we lead. Today for all of us, the greatest challenges lie ahead…For us, being truly sustainable means shaping our business to work in line with the planet’s natural systems so they can replenish and restore themselves…We have set ourselves a significant goal to be the world’s most ethical and truly sustainable global business.”