Transparency, accountability key to PepsiCo's ESG efforts

Lush co-founder on the beauty brand's ethical stance | How Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford learned to speak up | How Tory Burch champions ambitious women Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( June 30, 2022 CONNECT WITH NEXTUP  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( €‰€‰[Tik tok]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equality news for retail, CPG, financial services and tech [SIGN UP]( â‹… [SHARE]( [] Top of the week [] [Lush co-founder on the beauty brand's ethical stance]( [Lush co-founder on the beauty brand's ethical stance]( Bird (South China Morning Post/Getty Images) Lush has grown to almost 1,000 stores around the globe since its official debut as an ethical beauty brand in 1995, six years after the six co-founders invented the brand's signature bath bomb. Co-founder Rowena Bird talks about the decision to focus on quality ingredients and the brand's ongoing focus on improving sustainability through efforts like regenerative farming that improve life for people, animals and the planet. 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