ABSTRACT
Hess Natur-Textilien GmbH is an award-winning mail-order business offering natural textile products. Hess Natur specialises in the distribution of clothing and textiles that are made entirely of natural and predominantly organically grown fibres. Individual items are manufactured by like-minded producers. In order to increase the number of locally grown fibre resources in the future, Hess Natur is seeking co-operation in and partnership with various scientific projects. Hess Natur’s philosophy is that all its products should be environmentally sound but must also be economically acceptable. The foundations of the Hess Natur business are the four pillars of: ecology, quality, market and society. The trader who is acting as mediator between supplier and customer has a key role in the textile chain. The philosophy of Hess Natur includes close co-operation with its suppliers in order to improve product quality and to raise the ecological standards of those suppliers.
