Most of Maroma's employees are adult women from the local villages who work in a clean and safe, Fair Trade compliant facility that offers better salaries and benefits than the local standard.
Maroma's Concern for the Environment
Our head offices and manufacturing facilities are located in India, which is one of the most beautiful but densely populated countries in the world. As a consequence, we are particularly sensitive to environmental issues and are dedicated to helping reduce the degradation of our planet's natural resources. The ingredients used in the fabrication of our products are recyclable and abundantly present in nature or taken from renewable resources.
We use a minimum of energy resources to produce our products. We control and recycle our waste, and for the packaging we always choose materials with minimal impact on the environment. Our fragrances are primarily constituted with natural essential oils. However, some synthetic based fragrances may occasionally be used when that is a better solution to help preserve natural resources which are not easily renewable, or when they come from animal origins. Of course, our products are never tested on animals and all Maroma fragrances conform to the IFRA (International Fragrances Assoc., Brussels) guidelines & practice codes.
Our Home
Our home: Auroville was founded some 40 years ago on a once barren plateau that has since been transformed into lush green area in which a vital young city is progressively taking shape. Auroville itself is an international project dedicated to human unity and the advancement of society in a fair and non-sectarian fashion. The community now extends over some 80 settlements inhabited by about 1800 people from India and 30 other countries. The residents are involved in a wide range of projects including environmental regeneration research, organic farming, renewable energy, green construction technology, handicrafts and small eco-friendly industries.
These activities have become a major source of fair trade employment for the surrounding villages. Aurovillians also work closely with these villages to improve infrastructure plus educational and health care facilities. Maroma is the largest employer in Auroville and the biggest contributor. Each year, 40% of Maroma's profits are returned to the community to further growth and development.
Maroma employs only adults and most are women from the local villages. To encourage schooling, they are required to complete their education prior to working for us. Salaries are higher than the local standard and benefits include a pleasant work atmosphere, reasonable hours, health care facilities, hygiene programs, nutritional snacks and savings plans Positions at Maroma are much sought after by the area's residents and employees tend to stay with the company for years.
