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1、 2023年雅思考试阅读题型详解带答案 Corporate social Responsibility -a new concept ofmarket Maybe Ben Jerrys and The Body Shop set themselves up for a fall by appearing to have a monopoly on nuking an honest buck. But their struggles are a lesson on how little we know about the minefield of ethical marketing. The B
2、ody Shop, along with the American ice cream maker Ben and Jerrys, was hailed as a new breed of green, or environmentally conscious, business. Ben and Jerrys A Ben jerrys offers a very sweet benefits package to employees. First, every one of the 700+ Ben Jerrys workers is entitled to three free pints
3、 of ice cream, sorbet or frozen yogurt per day worked. (Some workers even use allotments of their free treats to barter for other goods and services in town such as haircuts). Beyond the freebies,personnel receives a 50% discount on the companys frozen goodies, a 40% discount on merchandise and a fu
4、rther 30% break on non-Ben Jerrys foods at company outlets. B Workers are further entitled to be paid family leave and may take advantage of the Employee Stock Purchase Program to purchase company stock (after six months with the organization) at a 15% discount. Beginning in 1998, 316 stock options
5、are awarded to each worker (excluding directors and officers) and stock is also assigned to each employees 401K plan at the end of the calendar year. These contributions are intended to achieve the companys goal of linked prosperity, i.e. to assure that future prosperity is widely shared by all empl
6、oyees. C Other benefits include: Health insurance, including coverage for well baby-care and mammograms Life insurance (twice the employees annual salary) Dental insurance Long-term disability plan paying 60% of salary six months after disability for duration of disability Short-term disability plan
7、 paying 60% of salary for six months Maternity leave with full pay for six weeks after delivery The Body Shop D History of The Body Shop Anita Roddick started The Body Shop with a mere 4,000 and a dream. With over 1,900 stores in 50 countries. The Body Shop was founded in 1976 in Brighton, England.
8、From her original shop, which offered a line of 25 different lotions, creams, and oils, Roddick became the first successful marketer of body care products that combined natural ingredients with ecologically-benign manufacturing processes. Her companys refusal to test products on animals, along with
9、an insistence on nonexploitative labor practices among suppliers around the world, appealed especially to upscale, mainly middleclass women, who were and have continued to be the companys primary market As sales boomed, even the conservative financial markets approved of The Body Shops impressive pr
10、ofit picture, and a public stock offering in 1984 was successful. An expansion campaign followed. In 1988 the company entered the U.S. market by opening a store in New York City, and by 1997 the company boasted 1,500 stores, including franchises, in 47 countries. Anti-marketing seemed to be smart ma
11、rketing, at least as far as The Body Shop was concerned. E Part of the secret of The Body Shops early success was that it had created a market niche for itself. The company was not directly competing against the traditional cosmetics companies, which marketed their products as fashion accessories de
12、signed to cover up flaws and make women look more like the fashion models who appeared in their lavish ads. Instead, The Body Shop offered a line of products that promised benefits other than appearancehealthier skin, for instancerather than simply a better-looking complexion. The company is known f
13、or pioneering the natural-ingredient cosmetic market and establishing social responsibility as an integral part of company operations. The Body Shop is known for its ethical stances, such as its monetary donations to the communities in which it operates, and its business partnerships with developing
14、 countries. In 1988 Roddick opened her first store in the United States, and by that timethrough various social initiatives such as the Stop the Bum campaign to save the Brazilian rainforest (the source of many of the companys natural ingredients,and strong support of employee volunteerismThe Body S
15、hop name had become synonymous with social activism and global preservation worldwide. The company had also become immensely profitable. F By the mid-1990s, however. The Body Shop faced growing competition, forcing it to begin its first major advertising initiative, the most prominent part of which
16、was the “Ruby” campaign. The campaign was personified by Ruby, a doll with Rubenesque proportions who was perched on an antique couch and who looked quite pleased with herself and her plump frame. Randy Williamson, a spokesperson for The Body Shop, said, “Ruby is the fruit of our long-established pr
17、actice of challenging the way the cosmetic industry talks to women. The Ruby campaign is designed to promote the idea that The Body Shop creates products designed to enhance features, moisturize, cleanse, and polish, not to correct flaws. The Body Shop philosophy is that there is real beauty in ever
18、yone. We are not claiming that our products perform miracles. G The Competition the Body Shop lost market share in the late 1990s to product-savvy competitors that offered similar cosmetics at lower prices. The main competitors are H20, Sephora, Bath and Body Works, and Origins. Research Results Res
19、earch showed that women appreciate The Body Shop for its ethical standards. They are pleased by companies with green actions, not promises. The research proved that The Body Shop has been put on the back burner in many peoples minds: overcrowded by newer, fresher Brands Companies like the Body Shop
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