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A Snapshot of the Current Fashion Industry Landscape

by Julie J. Novara | Apr 28, 2020 | News, Supply Chain, Sustainability

Here’s a snapshot of the current landscape of the fashion industry from our friends at universities around the world and at Parsons School of Design in New York… The fashion industry is facing increasing global scrutiny of its environmentally polluting...

Local Manufacturing and Living Wages

by Julie J. 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...

Challenges and Solutions for NC’s Farming Industry

by Julie J. 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...

3 Reasons Community Engagement Matters

by Julie J. 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...

Building a Domestic Hemp Supply Chain

by Julie J. 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...

Hemp for Sustainable Apparel

by Julie J. 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...