The Ethical Consumerism Report 2003 - The Co-operative

Personal ItemsMore than 8 out of 10 consumers areopposed to the testing of cosmeticproducts or ingredients on animals.Furthermore, no licences have been grantedfor cosmetic testing in the UK since 1998.• In this report, only sales of cosmeticsand toiletries not tested on animals andapproved under the Humane CosmeticsStandard 7 (HCS) are included.• In 2002, this totalled £187 million, 4 percent growth on 2001.• However, sales of HCS productsaccounted for just 2 per cent of totalcosmetics and toiletries sales in 2002.Responsible TourismThe number of international tourists isreportedly set to double by 2020 to1.6 billion.For the first time total sales for touroperators promoting responsible tourismare included in the index.In addition, for the second year, totalreceipts from UK environmental touristattractions are included.• £81 million was spent with responsibletour operators in 2002. This representedgrowth of 3 per cent in a market that fellback by 7 per cent.• £25 million (up 31 per cent) was spenton visits to UK environmental touristattractions in 2002.7www.buav.orgwww.responsibletravel.com11