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...
