Ethics, Energy, Economics And Equity For Everyone with Anita Roddick

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The rise of the vigilante consumer challenging the corporate culture and the concerned citizen exercising the democratic right of dissent, has given rise to a worldwide movement opposing globalization. Roddick, founder of THE BODY SHOP, with her refreshing candor and directness, speaks to the poverty, crime, hunger, low wages, environmental deterioration and other problems caused by globalization, while at the same time offering practical solutions and ways that individuals can make a difference and create a world that works for all. Her words are a call to action and by debunking the "buy more / be more" credo of materialism, she helps everyone to make informed choices, effect real change, and live a socially responsible life. (hosted by Michael Toms)

Bio

The late Anita Roddick set the standard for corporate social responsibility and has challenged other transnational corporations to follow in her footsteps.

She authored:

• Body and Soul: Profits with Principles - The Amazing Success Story (Crown Trade 1991)
• Business as Unusual: The Triumph of Anita Roddick (Thorsons 2000)

Topics Explored in This Dialogue

• Censorship and the power of the media
• How language controls us
• Political action: the importance of making a stand
• Britain's love affair with the U.S.
• 9/11- and the lost innocence of the U.S.
• Globalization and fast track economics
• The British response to genetically engineered foods