E-Book, Englisch, Band 7, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 206 mm
Reihe: rüffer&rub visionär
The Organic Cotton Pioneer
E-Book, Englisch, Band 7, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 206 mm
Reihe: rüffer&rub visionär
ISBN: 978-3-906304-61-8
Verlag: Rüffer & Rub
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
How is it feasible to pay fair prices to farmers and sewers in India, Tanzania or Bangladesh, to protect nature and guarantee sustainable production? The Swiss organic cotton pioneer and founder of Remei AG, Patrick Hohmann, has succeeded against all odds. The fabric that we wear on our skin ruins entire economies and destroys nature. Hohmann no longer wanted to accept this. The reason: "It cannot be fair for an Indian farmer to subsidize my T-shirt." After several bankruptcies, setbacks and disappointments, he succeeded in producing cotton for the benefit of all stakeholders. Hohmann set up the bioRe® Foundation, an independent organization, which promotes organic cotton cultivation in India and Tanzania in cooperation with almost 6000 organic farmers. The foundation supports organic farming as a sustainable livelihood for smallholders and their families; it assures the participation of farming communities by respecting their human rights.
Weitere Infos & Material
Foreword | Anne Rüffer
Patrick Hohmann and the White Gold
From seeds to ready-to-waer fashion
Childhood in Alexandria
In the Shadow of the “Pfullingen Underpants”
Elisabeth Hohmann Holdener:
Wife, Ally and Sparring Partner
A Cotton Dealer Goes Bankrupt
Patrick Hohmann und Jürg Peritz:
Two Men Committed to Sustainability
bioRe® India Ltd
bioRe® Tanzania Ltd
Remei AG, the bioRe® Foundation and bioRe® Labels
Transparency and re-traceability from the finished garment to the farmer
Letting Go of a Life’s Work
“The Living Hedge”of Meinrad Inglin
Patrick Hohmann on His Favourite Short Story (“The Living Hedge”)
“The Living Hedge” by Meinrad Inglin
Appendix
bioRe® Sustainable Cotton
bioRe® Sustainable Textiles
How can you make a difference as a consumer?
Notes
Picture Credits
Acknowledgement