Support Community Trade

If you could buy a fabulous pampering product that benefits a community somewhere in the world, why wouldn't you?

The Body Shop® spends around $11.5 million annually buying ingredients, gifts and accessories from communities across the world, paying a fair price and giving producers access to a global market that would normally be out of their reach.

Thanks to your purchases, over 25,000 people in more than 20 countries across the world are earning a fair wage and working in fair conditions.

WHAT IS COMMUNITY TRADE?
Community Trade is our commitment to trading fairly and responsibly with suppliers. We actively seek out small-scale farmers, traditional craftspeople, rural cooperatives and even tribal vaillages - all of them highly skilled experts at their work.

Together we forge deep, long-lasting relationships, rewarding our suppliers with good trading practices and a reliable, independence-building wage.


Polyneisan Wisdom: The Farmer's Tale
<p>Through Community Trade we are supporting a network of around 200 organically-certified expert farmers.</p> <p>Meet Isaako Faleao, one of our fantastic coconut experts. Isaako and his family have worked their land on the island of Savai'i for generations. Many of the trees Isaako collects from were planted by his parents and grandparetns, and have withstood countless cyclones and storms.</p> <p>It's his expertise, and high quality oil he produces, that make Samoan Community Trad organic, virgin coconut oil the perfect ingredient for our tropical Coconut Bath & Body range. This is his typical day.</p>

Through Community Trade we are supporting a network of around 200 organically-certified expert farmers.

Meet Isaako Faleao, one of our fantastic coconut experts. Isaako and his family have worked their land on the island of Savai'i for generations. Many of the trees Isaako collects from were planted by his parents and grandparetns, and have withstood countless cyclones and storms.

It's his expertise, and high quality oil he produces, that make Samoan Community Trad organic, virgin coconut oil the perfect ingredient for our tropical Coconut Bath & Body range. This is his typical day.

Luxurious Marula Oil
All of our Lip Colors and most of our makeup contain luscious and moisturizing marula oil from Namibia. Through our supplier, women-owned and operated Endafano Women's Cooperative, more than 4,800 women now receive a fair income, and with it greater independence and sense of standing in the community. All of our Lip Colors and most of our makeup contain luscious and moisturizing marula oil from Namibia. Through our supplier, women-owned and operated Endafano Women's Cooperative, more than 4,800 women now receive a fair income, and with it greater independence and sense of standing in the community.
Ghanaian Gold
For centuries the women of Ghana have used cocoa butter to moisturize and cool their skin in the African heat. Since 1995, The Body Shop has been buying cocoa beans from the Kuapa Kokoo company in Ghana, a fair trade co-operative with over 30,000 small-scale farmers. The money made by the co-operative enables the development of community projects such as schools and village wells in addition to providing the farmers with income to support their families. For centuries the women of Ghana have used cocoa butter to moisturize and cool their skin in the African heat. Since 1995, The Body Shop has been buying cocoa beans from the Kuapa Kokoo company in Ghana, a fair trade co-operative with over 30,000 small-scale farmers. The money made by the co-operative enables the development of community projects such as schools and village wells in addition to providing the farmers with income to support their families.
Hand Crafted Accessories
Once upon a time in India... Community Trade all started in 1987 in the southern Indian state of Tamill Nadu, with a hand crafted wooden footsie roller made by Teddy Exports, our very first Community Trade supplier. Here's their story.</p><br/><br/><br/> Once upon a time in India... Community Trade all started in 1987 in the southern Indian state of Tamill Nadu, with a hand crafted wooden footsie roller made by Teddy Exports, our very first Community Trade supplier. Here's their story.




Guatemalan Aloe Vera
Beyond the deep, dense forests peppered with Mayan ruins, against a vast mountainous backdrop, stretch the low-lying planes of rural El Progreso in Guatemala. This stunning Central American district is home to a select group of family farmers, the experts who supply the Community Trade aloe vera in our sensitive skin and body care range. Beyond the deep, dense forests peppered with Mayan ruins, against a vast mountainous backdrop, stretch the low-lying planes of rural El Progreso in Guatemala. This stunning Central American district is home to a select group of family farmers, the experts who supply the Community Trade aloe vera in our sensitive skin and body care range.