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Go Green Week!
06 February 2013

People and Planet's week of climate action begins 11th Feb - 17th Feb. Schools, colleges and universities are all taking part in practical activities to promote a low-carbon lifestyle. What will you do?

 

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Natracare Advent Calendar
01 December 2012

Natracare has donated an Oxfam gift every day of Advent. Open this calendar to see today's gift!

 

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Out and About!
05 July 2012

Wherever you are this summer make sure you have on you some of our Natracare organic cotton Baby Wipes and Natracare Tampon 10s!

 

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Susie's Journey
16 May 2012

Australia magazine Wellbeing talks to Susie about her experiences in creating the world’s first range of organic and natural feminine hygiene products.

 

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Natracare’s CO2 reduction policy is highly commended by Waitrose
26 April 2012

Natracare’s efforts to reduce CO2 have not gone unnoticed as the high quality, national supermarket chain, Waitrose, has highly commended Natracare’s CO2 reduction policy in their 'Waitrose Way Awards' in the 'Treading Lightly' category.

 

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Women in Europe for a Common Future
26 March 2012

In 2011 Natracare was proud to support the Home Comforts Project in Kyrgyzstan organised by Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF).

 

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Vegetarian Society Certified
29 February 2012

Vegetarians come from all walks of life. Some are confident in what they eat but others need support and guidance. For this reason in 2011 Natracare decided to become certified by the Vegetarian Society.

 

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Women’s shelters to receive product donation from Natracare
19 January 2012

This month Natracare donated a pallet of feminine hygiene products to His Church charity to support women’s shelters across the UK. His Church volunteers collected a mix of Natracare’s organic and natural sanitary pads and tampons that due to damaged packaging could not be sold. To ensure that the products go to good use His church will be sending the donated product on to homes and shelters around the country.

 

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Green University Winner!
15 December 2011

After 30 days of eco-challenges, an educational summit in San Francisco marked the end of the Project Green Challenge 2011 but the beginning of an exciting future for the 12 finalists.

 

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Truthful Green Claims – USDA helps lead the way
03 December 2011

Look out for the USDA Biobased Label appearing on Natracare’s new packaging arriving in the USA early Spring 2012.

 

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Brakes Off!
24 June 2011

In support of National Bike Week, the folks at Natracare swapped four wheels for two on their daily commute to work to raise funds for charity. The company pledged to give £1 for every mile cycled to and from work during the week and the staff enthusiastically rose to the challenge, cycling a total of 222 miles!

 

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The Oceans and Us
22 June 2011

If you don’t live near the coast it’s very easy to forget about how connected we all are to the seas and oceans. But what about all those chemicals, bleaches, washing detergents and waste that we put down the drain? Not to mention all our rubbish that ends up flushed or blown into the sea.

 

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'Precious' exhibition for Womankind Worldwide
27 May 2011

'Precious' is an awareness and fundraising exhibition of etchings by Paula Rego and drawings by Siobhan Wall in support of the London based charity Womankind Worldwide.

 

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London to London via the World - Launch Day
01 April 2011

Natracare waves Sarah bon voyage from Tower Bridge as she paddles off on the first leg of her intrepid journey around the planet under her own steam.

 

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London to London Via the World
25 March 2011

Come and cheer Sarah Outen on her way on April 1st 2011 as she sets off in her rowing boat from the river Thames near Tower Bridge at 1pm. Bring your whistles and hooters to speed her on her around the World challenge!

 

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Celebrating International Women's Day
07 March 2011

In celebration of International Women’s Day Natracare will be continuing to focus on its global connection with women by supporting and promoting sanitation projects to improve young women’s health in Tajikistan.

 

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Future Thinking
21 April 2010

For too many years, women have been seduced into thinking that the fluffy white products which they buy in their colourful and crinkly wrappers each month, are somehow the best a girl can get ~ but alas, aggravation and education has finally brought home to women the realisation that these products are not what they seem.

 

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Putting Natracare on the guest list this summer
20 April 2010

Looking forward to the summer festivals but dreading the dirty, cold, communal washing facilities? Then take a pack of Natracare’s Organic Cotton Baby Wipes with you to cleanse the mud and grime away at the end of each day.

 

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The Wave
07 December 2009

Over 60,000 people marched through the streets of London and Glasgow on December 5th ahead of the beginning of the two-week, UN climate summit in Copenhagen which starts on Monday 7th December 2009. The Wave, organised by the Stop Climate Chaos coalition, saw 50,000 people encircle the Houses of Parliament calling on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to "make Copenhagen count".

 

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Sarah Outen - First Woman to solo row the Indian Ocean
03 August 2009

Natracare SISTERS send their congratulations to Sarah Outen, the first woman to row solo across the Indian Ocean, and the seventh woman in the world to row across any ocean. She arrived in Mauritius today after spending a gruelling 124 days at sea. She made it to the Mauritian reef at 19:26 local time today.

 

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Teens Turning Green and Project Green Dorm
28 July 2009

Natracare is pleased to be a supporter of Teens Turning Green, a national coalition of teens educating peers and community members about healthy lifestyle choices and sustainability. They have announced the launch of Project Green Dorm, a campaign to encourage teens around the USA, to make eco-informed purchases around the age-old tradition of back-to-school.

 

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Are you being green-washed?
01 July 2009

What we put onto or next to our skin is the most important beauty issue for many women, but how much are we aware of the impact on our skin of the types of feminine hygiene products we use?

 

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Committing pesticide
01 June 2009

Moyra Bremner -The Ecologist Agricultural pesticides have been linked to infertility, suicidal depression and the most horrific birth defects imaginable. It is time, insists Moyra Bremner that we realised that organic food is not simply a ‘lifestyle’ choice, but a matter of life over death.

 

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Issues of dioxin pollution
01 June 2009

For over a decade, environmentalists, natural product manufacturers and NGOs have raised concerns, over, the impact of dioxins on our health.

 

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Government clamps down on emission of dangerous dioxins
01 June 2009

One third of people in the UK are breathing in or eating more cancer-causing dioxins in their daily diet than the recommended maximum dose, so the government is clamping down on emissions to try to reduce the danger.

 

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Asthma link to household cleaning products
01 June 2009

Exposure at a young age to certain chemicals in household cleaning products may increase the risk of developing asthma, according to an Australian study. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are chemical irritants found in a variety of cleaning and DIY products including solvents, paint, polishes and glues. They are known to be triggers for many people with asthma, so the researchers set out to test the theory that they might also cause asthma to develop in young children.

 

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Women seek out more natural feminine care products
01 June 2009

If we understand the benefits of eating natural foods and using natural skin care products, why are we still using un-natural feminine care products?

 

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About natracare
01 January 2007

In 1989, Natracare was developed as a direct response to environmental and health concerns about dioxin pollution, and today the natural pads and certified organic 100% cotton tampons are available worldwide, offering women a quality, natural choice...

 

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