by Amy DuFault | Apr 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
According to Quakers in the World, “The “free produce” movement was a boycott of any goods produced with slave labour. It was seen as a way of fighting slavery by having consumers buy only produce from non-slave labour. The movement was active in North America...
by Julie Johnson Novara | Mar 24, 2020 | Our Community, Supply Chain
TS Designs President Eric Henry is not shy about advocating for living wages. In 2020, he had the opportunity to participate on a panel discussion at the Industrial Hemp Summit. The discussion on the demand for domestic hemp fiber turned to the importance of seeing...
by Amy DuFault | Mar 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
TS Designs President Eric Henry on Building A Resilient Community As we wake each day to headlines about the spread of the Coronavirus, this ominous situation is also a wake-up call about the weaknesses and cracks in the global economy. If our community is largely...
by Julie Johnson Novara | Mar 10, 2020 | Supply Chain, Sustainability
Farmers and agriculture are the backbone of our state, but the farming industry is the most financially and emotionally challenged sector in North Carolina. Farm Bureau reported that in the 12 months leading up to September, 2019, 18 farms filed Chapter 12...
by Julie Johnson Novara | Feb 25, 2020 | Our Community, Supply Chain, Sustainability
Community engagement became a top priority after the North American Free Trade Agreement nearly destroyed TS Designs in 1994. That’s when CEO Eric Henry realized there was more to a business than just the “bottom line.” By the late 90s, we’d shifted our focus to...
by Julie Johnson Novara | Feb 11, 2020 | Sustainability
By Eric Henry I’m a tree hugger. My dreams of protecting the environment started when I was growing up on West Front Street in Burlington. We had a vegetable garden in my parents’ backyard, and later my grandfather and I built a geodesic greenhouse. That’s where I...
by Julie Johnson Novara | Jan 28, 2020 | Sustainability, Transparency
President and CEO Eric Henry was recently featured in an article on responsible business in Textile Insight. In it, he shares how TS Designs started on the journey to becoming the first certified B Corporation in North Carolina. “When Nicole Bassett envisioned how to...
by Julie Johnson Novara | Jan 14, 2020 | Supply Chain, Sustainability, Transparency
In this Sourcing Journal article on US hemp production, TS Designs president and CEO Eric Henry talks about the challenges and hopes for a domestic hemp supply chain. TS Designs is pressing forward with Solid State Clothing, the company’s latest line that will feature...
by Julie Johnson Novara | Dec 31, 2019 | News, Sustainability
The Storytelling Lab’s Rain Bennett hosted TS Designs president and CEO Eric Henry for a discussion on sustainable business practices, creative and interactive product stories, and the goal of making a positive impact both personally and professionally. With TS...
by Julie Johnson Novara | Dec 17, 2019 | Supply Chain, Sustainability
Passage of the new Farm Bill in 2019 put hemp front and center again, and TS Designs is following developments closely, even putting together a hemp vision of our own. In this article by Sourcing Journal, president and CEO Eric Henry also contributes to the...
by Julie Johnson Novara | Dec 3, 2019 | News, Sustainability
Eric Henry, Bear Fiber President Guy Carpenter, and Patrique Veille-formerly of American Hemp-tested industrial hemp fiber in TS Designs dye house. In this Burlington Times-News article, they talk about their efforts to add to the Carolinas’ textile portfolio by...
by Julie Johnson Novara | Nov 19, 2019 | Cotton of the Carolinas, REHANCE, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Transparency
TS Designs Cotton of the Carolinas brand was in the spotlight in this Sourcing Journal article on sustainability in supply chains. The transparent and trackable brand uses REHANCE technology, our unique printing method that’s more environmentally-friendly and a higher...
by Julie Johnson Novara | Nov 5, 2019 | Our Community, Sustainability
Want to learn more about the value of the triple bottom line–people, planet, and profit? Watch this award-winning documentary to hear the stories of TS Designs President and CEO Eric Henry and others who believe doing business with a triple bottom line is the...
by Jen Busfield | Oct 12, 2018 | News
Did you get a postcard in your BCorp Champions Retreat swag bag about our newest Solid State t-shirts? Apologies for having to change up the process a bit. Thanks for your patience! However, we’re very excited about SOLID STATE tees, and we cannot wait to send...
