Advocacy is at the heart of Australia's young women. Girl Guides Australia has released the results of their first National Survey of Australian Girl Guides after members asked to be given a voice to raise awareness about issues that are important to girls and young women.The report gives an insight into the concerns of the next generation of Australian women, detailing the responses of 4,500 girls from 5 to 17 years to the broad questions of which issues Guides care about in the world, in Australia and in their community.
Nationally, the primary concerns for Australian Guides at a global level were Global Warming (16.9%), Environment (15.6%) and Poverty (15.1%) whilst 21.2% of Guides were concerned about Water as the most serious issue facing
The older Guides varied from the national averages, recording their primary global concern as Poverty (22.3%) and issues relating to Government and Body Image were also seen as important issues facing Australians today.
The Body Shop is proud to have been associated with Girl Guides Australia for a number of years now, through the cork recycling program. This program enables even the youngest girls to advocate by doing something practical to make a difference and educate their peers and community.
(Archer Daniels Midland) for making Indonesia the world’s worst contributor to global warming (after the U.S. and China) through its clearing of endangered forests and wildlife habitat for palm oil plantations. 
for killing unarmed Iraqi civilians, hiring paramilitaries trained under military dictatorships, and using its close political and financial ties with the Bush Administration to secure lucrative contracts. 
for predatory mortgage lending to elderly and non-English-speaking borrowers, and for gouging minority borrowers with discriminatory rates and fees. These actions have forced nearly a quarter of subprime borrowers into default, at the same time their CEO earned a $120 million salary.
for producing tens of millions of lead-contaminated toys and aggressively lobbying against bans on other highly toxic chemicals. 
for numerous labor violations including child exploitation, contributing to the obesity epidemic, and threatening community water supplies for its bottled water brands. 
for displacing local businesses, failing to cover employees under the corporation’s health plan, and opposing legislation that would increase homeland security. 
