Natura & Co
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Personal care products
Cosmetics group comprising Natura Cosmetico, The Body Shop, Aesop and Avon. Natura acquired 65% of Aesop in 2013 and the remaining 35% in 2016. Bought The Body Shop from L'Oreal in 2017, and acquired Avon in 2019.
Natura & Co SA | BRA | website |
Company Assessment
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Certified B Corporations use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. B Corps meet comprehensive and transparent social and environmental performance standards; meet higher legal accountability standards; and build business constituency for good business.
Source: B Corporation (2021)
The 2022 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World list is based on a rigorous assessment of nearly 7,000 public companies with revenue over US$1 billion. All companies are scored on environmental, social, governance and economic metrics relative to their peers, with 50% of the weight assigned to Clean Revenue and Clean Investment. This company ranked #88 in the Global 100.
Source: Corporate Knights (2022)
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 72/100 in the Personal Products category of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (last updated 21 Oct 2022). The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
Source: S&P Global (2022) |
Forest 500 identifies the 350 companies and 150 financial institutions with the greatest exposure to tropical deforestation risk, and annually assesses them on the strength and implementation of their deforestation and human rights commitments. This company received a score of 24%.
Source: Forest 500 (2022) |
As listed on the We Mean Business website, this company has committed to the following climate action initiatives: adopt a science-based emissions reduction target; put a price on carbon; responsible corporate engagement in climate policy; report climate change information in mainstream reports as a fiduciary duty.
Source: We Mean Business (2021)
This company is a signatory to the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, whose goal is to eliminate plastic pollution at its source.
Source: New Plastics Economy (2022) |
Company Details
Type | Public company |
Founded | 1969 |
Employees | 18,000 (2018) |
Subsidiaries | The Body Shop International Ltd ![]() Personal care products Founded by entrepreneur Dame Anita Roddick in 1976. In a controversial move, Roddick sold her company to L'Oreal in 2006, who sold the business to Brazil's Natura in 2017. - The Body Shop Australia Pty Ltd ![]() Personal care products The Body Shop was operated in Australia by Adidem Group from 1983 until 2015 when parent company L'Oreal took over. Brazil's Natura bought The Body Shop from L'Oreal in 2017. Natura Cosmeticos SA ![]() Personal care products Brasil's largest personal care products manufacturer. Part of Natura & Co, alongside The Body Shop, Avon and Aesop. Avon Products Inc ![]() Beauty products The world's largest direct seller of cosmetics and beauty-related items. In 2016 Avon spun off its North American unit to create New Avon, which was bought by LG in 2019 and renamed The Avon Company is 2021. Natura & Co acquired the global Avon business in 2019. - Avon Products Pty Ltd ![]() Beauty products importer Most of Avon's products sold in Australia are made in China. |
Contact Details
Address | Cajamar, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Website | www.naturaeco.com |
Products / Brands
The Body ShopAvon Australia