It was inspiring to hear Erbaviva’s co-founder Robin Brown speak with so much integrity about USDA certification at the speaker series about sustainable design at NYIGF. I always loved the modern eco-design of their products and you can even download his presentation. Erbaviva is a USDA certified organic personal care line that has always been organic. It became USDA certified in 2007, which is mostly only given out to food. That’s quite impressive.
Erbaviva balances its carbon footprint through the purchase of renewable energy certificates to offset 100% of the electricity used by their offices and manufacturing facilities. All products are handmade and packaged in earth-friendly recyclable, eco-friendly bottles and containers. I love the company’s social responsibility that’s reflected in the packaging of their baby soaps, baby washbags and milk bath pouches. They are made by the Pwo Karen Hill tribe in Thailand and Burma that also hand-weaves their baby baskets. The pouches travel down the mountain via elephant back and are shipped down the river on a raft. You can’t get more energy-efficient than that! Plus it makes for a great bedtime story.
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