All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the accumulation of proceeds but also for the public good.

on 10 September 2007 after being admitted to St Richard's Hospital Chichester the previous evening suffering from a severe headache. The original Body Shop renamed itself Body Time and is still flourishing. Much of the money required was donated by Roddick.

After Anita Roddick revealed this to the media in February 2007 Anita Roddick promoted the work of the Hepatitis C Trust and campaigned to increase awareness of the disease. Dame Anita Roddick DBE (23 October 1942 – 10 September 2007) was a British businesswoman human rights activist and environmental campaigner best known as the founder of The Body Shop a cosmetics company producing and retailing beauty products that shaped ethical consumerism.