Lush Cosmetics Ltd. Quick S can SOMO November 2012 Lush Cosmetics Ltd. Quick Scan Colophon Lush Cosmetics Ltd. Quick Scan November 2012 Author: Tim Steinweg and Jos van Seteren Cover Design: Annelies Vlasblom Published by Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations Sarphatistraat 30 1018 GL Amsterdam The Netherlands Phone: + 31 (20) 6391291 E-mail:
[email protected] Website: www.somo.nl This document is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivateWorks 2.5 License. 2 Lush Cosmetics Ltd. Quick Scan Content Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 4 1. Company Profile ................................................................................................ 6 2. CSR initiatives in the sector ............................................................................. 11 2.1. Major CSR issues in the cosmetics sector .......................................................... 11 2.2. CSR policies of Lush’ competitors ....................................................................... 12 2.2.1. Burt’s Bees Inc ..................................................................................................... 12 2.2.2. L’Oreal ................................................................................................................. 14 3. CSR at Lush Cosmetics Ltd. ............................................................................ 16 4. Negative publicity: