About hessnatur
hessnatur creates clothing with a conscience. Since our founding in 1976, hessnatur has been committed to a simple and sustainable mission: respect the planet and its people by not compromising their environmental and social integrity or their design excellence. They are a natural clothing company that designs apparel, as pure in its creation as it is a pleasure to wear. Everything they make is pure and natural, with a goal to be 100% organic. And everything is made by people whose human rights are respected.
B Corporation certification is, to us, an important recognition of our dedication to doing business with a purity of purpose. To be part of a group of companies that believes doing business in a way that protects the earth and improves the lives of our fellows is essential for the future. We are honored to be among these outstanding companies. Like them, we believe it’s simply a smarter way to do business.
hessnatur clothing is beautiful in every way. There is a saying that beauty comes from within. At hessnatur, they believe that beauty also comes from without: without toxins or harmful chemicals, without harm to the earth, without harm to the people who live on it. For them, clothes are more than what you wear, they’re how you choose to live.
The Change We Seek®
The principles we state in our mission, that determine the way we do business, are principles we live by. We are pioneers in organic farming and textile chain transparency. We have set the standard for humane labor conditions in the apparel industry by developing an innovative control and inspection system with the Clean Clothes Campaign.
What makes us a better company?
B Impact Report |
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Certified since:February 2010 |
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| Summary: | Company Score |
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Accountability
AccountabilityThe Accountability section of the Assessment evaluates a company's governance and transparency. This section focuses on the company's mission, stakeholder engagement, and overall transparency of the company's practices and policies. |
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Employees
EmployeesThe employee section of the survey assesses the company's relationship with its workforce. This section measures how the company treats its workers through compensation, benefits, training, and ownership opportunities provided to workers. It also focuses on the overall work environment within the company through management/worker communication, job flexibility and corporate culture, and worker health and safety practices. |
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Consumers
ConsumersTThe Consumers section of the Assessment measures the impact a company has on its customers. The section focuses on whether a company sells products or services that promote public benefit, and if those products/services are targeted towards serving underserved populations. Questions in this section will measure whether a company’s product or service is designed to solve a social or environmental issue (e.g. improves health, preserves environment or creates economic opportunity to individuals or communities, promotes the arts/sciences, or increases the flow of capital to purpose-driven enterprises). |
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Community
CommunityThe Community section of the survey assesses a company's impact on its community. The Community section evaluates a company's supplier relations, diversity, and involvement in the local community. The section also measures the company's practices and policies around community service and charitable giving. In addition, this section includes if a company's product or service is designed to solve a social issue, including access to basic services, health, education, economic opportunity, arts, and increasing the flow of capital to purpose-driven enterprises. |
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Environment
EnvironmentThe Environment section of the Assessment evaluates a company's environmental performance through its facilities; materials, resource, and energy use; and emissions. Where applicable, it also considers a company's transportation/distribution channels and environmental impact of its supply chain. This section also measures whether a company's products or services are designed to solve an environmental issue, including products that aid in the provision of renewable energy, conserve resources, reduce waste, promote land/wildlife conservation, prevent toxic/hazardous substance or pollution, or educate, measure, or consult to solve environmental problems. |
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| Overall B Score | 84 | |
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80 out of 200 is eligible for certification *Of all businesses that have completed the B Impact Assessment |
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Company Highlights:
Workers: Pays all employees a living wage; Offers >30 paid vacation/sick/personal days; Offers additional benefits (subsidized child care, health & wellness program, counseling services, company discounts)
Community: Requires specific social/environmental criteria from suppliers; Visits all significant suppliers; Member of Fair Wear Foundation; Allows >20 hours paid time off for community service
Environment: Has composting as well as office-wide recycling program for paper, plastic, cardboard, glass & metal; Uses 100% renewable energy in corporate facilities
Consumers: All cotton in apparel is 100% organic; 100% of apparel is made from pure, natural fibers
Miscellaneous:
Awards
• In 2010, they presented the Humanity in Fashion award, the first European fashion award for ecological and fair clothing, to a young and rising designer.
• In 2008, they were presented a Public Eye Award at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, for our groundbreaking initiatives in social and environmental practices.
• In 2005, they were awarded the Ethics in Business Certificate based on the honorable and sustainable conduct of hessnatur, well beyond legal requirements.
Videos
Watch Hessnatur's video about organic cotton in Burkino Faso.
Watch Hessnatur's video about their art exhibit at the 2008 NY Fashion Week.