Corporate Green

(Source: New York Times)

Ever wonder how the Dr. Hauschka phenomenon came about? Dr. Hauschka Skin Care celebrated its 40th anniversary last year. It started in 1967 when Elisabeth Sigmund approached Dr. Rudolph Hauschka, whom at the time, manufactured natural remedies under the name, WALA, to join forces to create a natural skin care range, using the principles of Rudolf Steiner.

This incredible company has stuck to its ethics and methods of manufacture since the beginning. They are truly one of the first and few manufacturers of an all natural skin care line. At its beginnings, the company founders, Dr. Hauschka and Elisabeth Sigmund were known as "The Rebels" of the cosmetics industry. Today, they are the leading natural skin care line, while the conventional have tried to duplicate its success for their own.



"The Rebels" of cosmetics, Dr. Rudolf Hauschka, and Elisabeth Sigmund.
(Source: Dr Hauschka)

The most interesting part is that, under legal arrangements, there is no sole owner of Dr. Hauschka Skin Care. It is owned by the German public, and therefore cannot be bought or sold. Truly, this is a revolutionary way of doing business, and perhaps the way we need to view business today, especially in the current times. A company aimed for the greater good of society, not merely of the sole purpose of profit.

Read all about it here, from the New York Times, Garden is a Seedbed for Green Cosmetics.