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Karen Wynne

US Impact Manager
Better Cotton Initiative

Karen Wynne spent most of her adult life working on and with smaller organic farms. After working on a farm in Virginia and starting a farm in New York state (and getting her degree in soil science), she moved south over twenty years ago. For a few years she delineated wetlands and mapped soil on land from Florida to Arkansas, and eventually set roots in Alabama.

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Karen Wynne

US Impact Manager
Better Cotton Initiative

Karen Wynne

US Impact Manager
Better Cotton Initiative

Karen Wynne spent most of her adult life working on and with smaller organic farms. After working on a farm in Virginia and starting a farm in New York state (and getting her degree in soil science), she moved south over twenty years ago. For a few years she delineated wetlands and mapped soil on land from Florida to Arkansas, and eventually set roots in Alabama.

Karen served as the founding executive director of the Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network, a grassroots organization focused on strengthening local and equitable food systems throughout the state. She shifted to providing individual technical assistance for farmers across the country, developing hundreds of farm plans focused on whole farm systems, sustainable and regenerative practices, and organic certification and transition.

For the past five years, Karen has worked with Better Cotton to build a stronger network of commodity cotton growers and key partners in the US and promote sustainable and regenerative practices at scale. She is also building better connections with their counterparts across the globe.

She still raises good food on her family’s 24 acres and even grows a little bit of Mississippi Brown heirloom cotton.

 

Zeb Winslow

Partner
Z3 Agriculture

Zeb Winslow is a fifth-generation farmer who uses a diverse mix of cover crops, including rye, triticale, oats, crimson clover, vetch and radishes while growing cash crops of corn, soybeans and cotton on 900 acres. Cover crops are allowed to grow as long as possible before planting to help with weed suppression and moisture conservation. If growing conditions allow, cash crops are planted green into the covers. In the past 10 years, Zeb has eliminated all tillage on his land, reduced his use of pesticides, and started to reduce synthetic fertilizers.

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Zeb Winslow

Partner
Z3 Agriculture

Zeb Winslow

Partner
Z3 Agriculture

Zeb Winslow is a fifth-generation farmer who uses a diverse mix of cover crops, including rye, triticale, oats, crimson clover, vetch and radishes while growing cash crops of corn, soybeans and cotton on 900 acres. Cover crops are allowed to grow as long as possible before planting to help with weed suppression and moisture conservation. If growing conditions allow, cash crops are planted green into the covers. In the past 10 years, Zeb has eliminated all tillage on his land, reduced his use of pesticides, and started to reduce synthetic fertilizers.

 

Nick Schroer

VP
Trailhead Capital

Nick Schroer

VP
Trailhead Capital

Nick Schroer

VP
Trailhead Capital
 

Michael Smith

General Partner
Regeneration VC

Michael Smith

General Partner
Regeneration VC

Michael Smith

General Partner
Regeneration VC
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Heinz Zeller

Principal, Sustainability
Hugo Boss

Heinz initially worked in chemical research, first on anti-malaria and later on biodegradable polymers. Moved on to project management and completed a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems.

He joined HUGO BOSS Ticino, South Switzerland, in 1998 with the responsibility to insource all existing textile and leather licensees, taking over the responsibility of logistics and participated at various corporate business-reengineering projects.

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Heinz Zeller

Principal, Sustainability
Hugo Boss

Heinz Zeller

Principal, Sustainability
Hugo Boss

Heinz initially worked in chemical research, first on anti-malaria and later on biodegradable polymers. Moved on to project management and completed a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems.

He joined HUGO BOSS Ticino, South Switzerland, in 1998 with the responsibility to insource all existing textile and leather licensees, taking over the responsibility of logistics and participated at various corporate business-reengineering projects.

After the completion of the Cert. Adv. Study (CAS) in CSR, he established the HUGO BOSS sustainability road map and the sustainability strategy. Based on this, the required structures and programs were implemented, and he led the various involved departments to publish the first sustainability report in 2013. The results of this work are many recognitions like CDP DACH sector leader, robecosam industry mover or the listing in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2017.

Moreover, he created important public documents like the three whitepapers on Natural Capital Valuation or policies for the environment, plant based materials, animal welfare, responsible products and more with the help of some well-known cotton and fiber experts as well other field experts

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