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