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©Copyright 2012 B Lab. All rights reservedAbout 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.
hessnatur
- Industry: Apparel & Footwear
- Product/Services: Apparel
- Location: Butzbach, Germany, GER
- Ownership: Wholly owned subsidiary
- http://www.hessnatur.info
Summary:
Certified: February 2010| Points Earned | % Points Available | |
|---|---|---|
| Accountability » | 7.8 | 78% |
| Employees » | 31.2 | 62% |
| Consumers » | 15 | 50% |
| Community » | 38.9 | 66% |
| Environment » | 26.3 | 54% |
| Composite B Score | 119.2 |
- >80 out of 200 is eligible for certification
- >60% points available = Area of excellence
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.





