![From 1976 when The Body Shop® founder Anita Roddick opened the first store to where we are now, we're as passionate as ever. Learn about our brand story here. From 1976 when The Body Shop® founder Anita Roddick opened the first store to where we are now, we're as passionate as ever. Learn about our brand story here.](https://media.thebodyshop.com/i/thebodyshop/About%20Us%20-%20Our%20Brand%20Story%20-%20Empowering%20women%20and%20girls%201?$amplience-ct2-xs-img1$&fmt=jpg&fmt.jpeg.interlaced=true)
From 1976 when The Body Shop® founder Anita Roddick opened the first store to where we are now, we're as passionate as ever. Learn about our brand story here.
![Anita Roddick, pioneer whose dreams turned the high street green, dies at 64 | Business | The Guardian Anita Roddick, pioneer whose dreams turned the high street green, dies at 64 | Business | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2007/09/10/roddick372.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=156b89da8685a69d158f20f2dc09b2b4)
Anita Roddick, pioneer whose dreams turned the high street green, dies at 64 | Business | The Guardian
![The Body Shop on Twitter: "It takes courage to stand up for what you believe in & our founder Dame Anita Roddick made sure it became the heartbeat of The Body Shop.… The Body Shop on Twitter: "It takes courage to stand up for what you believe in & our founder Dame Anita Roddick made sure it became the heartbeat of The Body Shop.…](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3yWpNVWwAEKGyW.jpg)