by Eco Femme | Aug 13, 2018 | Blog, Environment
Every year India produces 9000 tonnes of sanitary waste… …which is about 90% as heavy as the Eiffel Tower. And like the famous French structure, our sanitary “footprint” will far outlive our own lives, and remain for the generations to come. It is...
by Eco Femme | Feb 12, 2018 | Blog, Culture
Continuing the conversation Padman: it hardly needs an introduction. The film, inspired by the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, has punched a long overdue, pad sized hole in a subject typically defined by shame and silence: menstruation. After discovering...
by Eco Femme | Nov 20, 2017 | Blog, Environment, Health & Hygiene, Shop India, Shop international
Organic certified pads, why is that important? Many people might make the assumption that organic product certification is about products that are not harmful to the environment but few people know that this label covers a wider scope of ethical and social concerns....
by Eco Femme | Nov 7, 2017 | Blog, Eco Femme
Did you know that with every pad you buy, you contribute to subsidising the price of pads sold to economically disadvantaged women in India? Our Pads for Sisters programme was launched in 2013 to make our cloth pads economically accessible to women who...
by Eco Femme | Jul 24, 2017 | Blog, Culture
You may have heard the acronym ‘GST’ being used extensively over the past month or so, especially if you live here in India. Goods and Services Tax (GST) is an indirect tax applicable throughout India which replaced multiple cascading taxes levied...
