In his soon to be 30-year career as a Pioneer within the field of textile ecology, Rolf Heimann developed environmentally friendly, biodegradable coloring systems and coatings for textiles as well as having lead his own Consultancy for the ecological optimization of textiles. After over 12 years of managing the Corporate Social Responsibility department at Hessnatur, Rolf received the founding order of the hessnatur Stiftung. As the chairman, he is an expert in applied sustainability and guided the business aspect of the foundation strategically as well as operatively.

Schooled as a Business Manager at the University of Mannheim and graduate of the Master Programme “Sustainability in Fashion” at the Esmod University Berlin, Carolin Bohrke is responsible for the hessnatur Stiftung’s subjects of sustainable strategy and marketing. Prior to her work at the foundation, she was part of the Corporate Responsibility department at hessnatur with the responsibilities for interdisciplinary e-commerce and marketing projects as well as creating the Partner platform “New Creatives” for sustainable young designers.

Ariane Piper is a Cultural Studies Scientist with expertise in Dialogue, Design and education in sustainable fashion. Her approach is to analyze diverse subject matters such as production requirements, alternative consuming, global collaboration as well as design possibilities of the individual from different perspectives. The mediation of reshaping and of alternative solutions build the fundament of her work. At the hessnatur Stiftung Ariane Piper is involved in the fields of CSR, Labels, social standards and materials.

With academic degrees in Business Management, Marketing, International Marketing and yearlong experience in the sustainable fashion industry, Julia Rosenschon supports the hessnatur Stiftung in the areas of marketing and project management. Prior to her work at the hessnatur Stiftung, Julia Rosenschon was responsible for the field of marketing at hessnatur.

Carolin Becker-Leifhold studied business administration and sustainable economics with a focus on sustainability management at the University of Kassel. She is currently doing her PhD at the University of Ulm. In her PhD thesis she investigates collaborative clothing consumption as a means for the sustainable transformation of consumer behavior. As a network manager, she supports the application and the implementation of PPP projects in the hessnatur foundation.

The Graduate in Business Management has 20 years of experience in national & international commercial enterprises, in different staff and management positions. After years of working as a purchaser for Textile assortments, she shifted her focal point in 2007 towards the subject of sustainability, social compliance, and management systems. Petra Katzeenberg is a trained SA 8000 Lead Auditor SAI, ISO 14001, certified systematic coach and trainer as well as possessing vast foreign experience in Asia.

Nathalie Börner has studied textile engineering. In her bachelor thesis she developed concepts to save resources in the garment industry. She has working experience in product development and the production of garments and technical textiles. Currently she is completing her master’s degree in clothing technology at the University of Applied Sciences Berlin with focus on sustainability. In the hessnatur Stiftung she supports mainly strategy concepts and consultant request for the establishment of ecology and social standards.

Dr. Alexandra Woithe completed her doctoral thesis at the University of Bremen. Her area of research focused on the transformation capability of the clothing and textiles industry related to the shortage of natural resources. She has worked with several fast fashion retailers.

Alexandra also supports the cooperation with academic institutions, such as the AMD Berlin.