Ethical business
Official Announcement: Mooncup® acquired by &SISTERS
We’re thrilled to reveal that Mooncup has joined the &SISTERS family! Here’s our official announcement.
Mooncup x WUKA are #UnitedAgainstWaste
In another first, we’re proud to be teaming up with WUKA to fight period waste. Launching just in time for International Women’s Day, we bring you the limited edition Mooncup® x WUKA® reusable period pads. Available in three absorbencies (medium,…
Cheap or free Christmas presents that don’t cost the earth either!
Many of us are feeling the pinch this Christmas so we wanted to share our team’s favourite ideas for cheap or free Christmas presents. Many of these gifts are just as thoughtful as expensive treats, and (as always) we haven’t…
10 times Mooncup users made us laugh, cry and go aawww
On our 20th birthday, we remember 10 funny, sweet & real moments with Mooncup users 20 years ago we created Mooncup® – the world’s first silicone period cup. Since then, the Mooncup secret has spread like wildfire. Today, over 2…
How is the Mooncup® menstrual cup environmentally friendly? 10 reasons
Did you know that each one of us will use around 11,000 disposable period products in our menstruating life? Multiply that by the global menstruating population of 1,8 billion. The result? An unfathomably huge environmental impact. But your period doesn’t…
Charity gift ideas 2022 – give a meaningful present this Christmas
Last minute Christmas gifts for the person “who has everything” This year, more than ever, charities need your support. Charity gifts are environmentally friendly and they’re great last-minute Christmas presents too! They are genuinely better and more planet friendly gifts…
Why we are taking part in Earth Hour 2023
The Earth Hour 2023, organised by the World Wildlife Foundation on Saturday 25th March, is one of the largest global movements for our planet. No one is a stranger to the news about global temperatures rising and biodiversity plummeting at…
From Amy Winehouse’s VaJew-Jew to a horse owner offended by a menstrual cup – looking back on 18 years of the Mooncup®
No two days are the same when you work for a trailblazer like Mooncup Ltd. We sat down with Mooncup Directors, Eileen Greene and Kath Clements, to look back on 18 years of changing the “sanitary product” industry and smashing…
Eco-friendly Christmas Gifts
Shop Local and Ethical This Festive Period With These 8 Eco-Friendly Christmas Gifts This year has given many of us the chance to take a step back, re-set and re-think the way we carry out our daily lives. With that…
What do 18-year-olds really think about the world today?
It’s our birthday! Mooncup is turning 18 this year and to mark this coming of age milestone, we are turning to young people to get their take on the environment and the future. We wanted to find out what young…
Pandemic is no excuse to give up our fight against single-use plastic
How Covid-19 has impacted the war on plastic We’re calling on the government, big businesses and each and every one of us to hold on to our commitments to reduce single-use plastic. The war against plastic pollution is far from…
Government backed scheme offers free access to period products in schools – including the Mooncup®
This week saw another historic moment for us at Mooncup Ltd with the Mooncup® menstrual cup becoming available free-of-charge in schools in England for the first time, as part of a new Department for Education scheme. We’re proud to have…
Menstrual Cup Safety & Effectiveness – Mooncup Respond To The Lancet’s Report
It’s great that menstrual cups are being discussed across the media thanks to the prestigious medical journal, The Lancet, publishing a comprehensive report collating studies and data about menstrual cup use from projects worldwide. At Mooncup Ltd, we’re proud to…
Period Poverty in the UK: can the Mooncup help?
Due to coverage highlighting the fact that ‘period poverty’ is being experienced in the UK, many supporters are contacting us, keen to explore whether Mooncup Ltd may be able to offer some kind of solution. Clearly, the ever-more established need…
Gender Pay Gap at Mooncup
The gender pay gap is back in the news here in the UK, with MPs calling for small businesses to publish their gender pay gap figures as well as the big companies. The UK Government recently introduced compulsory gender pay…
How and why did Mooncup Ltd become employee owned?
Mooncup Ltd is an employee owned business, run by women. Our principle has always been sustainable growth, rather than profit at all costs. It makes perfect sense to us that a pioneering company manufacturing a sustainable product should adopt a…
Brighton & Hove Business Awards – Mooncup Ltd win two coveted awards
We are delighted to announce that Mooncup Ltd have won not just one, but two awards – ‘The Green Business Award’ and ‘The Best Place to Work’ – at the Brighton & Hove Business Awards 2017. The sell-out event is designed…
Make sure your Mooncup® is the Real Deal
Make sure your Mooncup® is the real deal So you’ve been thinking about ditching the disposables for ages; your best mate’s been raving about the Mooncup® for years now; tampons are a drag and you’re fed up spending your hard…
The Mooncup and Homelessness
The Mooncup and homelessness Brighton, where Mooncup is based, is the city with the third highest level of rough-sleepers in the UK. In the Autumn of 2015, 3,569 people were estimated to be sleeping rough on any one night in…
Changing Lives in Rural Uganda with Mobilise a Midwife
Mooncup menstrual cups in rural Uganda, Africa Menstruation is still a huge stigma in many communities around the world. Northern Uganda is not immune from these attitudes. It is well documented that girls and women in East Africa face problems…
