tsd 2013 november 2013 cfsa13 presentation
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TS Designs, The Journey to be a Sustainable Company. Presented by Eric HenryTRANSCRIPT
Our MISSION is to build a sustainable company that
simultaneously looks after PEOPLE, the PLANET and PROFITS.
Eric Henry, T.S.Designs, Inc.
Sustainability, a journey not a destination
• 1977 incorporated TS Designs
• NAFTA 1994
• Mid 90s development of our REHANCE technology
• Late 90s changed our company mission to a triple bottom line
• 2004 started manufacturing t-shirts in North Carolina
• 2008 launched Cotton of the Carolinas
• 2011 grew the first certified organic cotton in the NC
Today, over 90% of our t-shirts are domestically made and over 70% are made in North Carolina
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Case for Cotton of the Carolinas
• More and more of our organic cotton yarn is coming from oversea sources like Pakistan, India and Turkey
• 32,000 Jobs Lost in North Carolina since NAFTA
• North Carolina is the 3rd largest grower of cotton in US most of which is exported
• Today a t-shirt can travel 17,000 miles
• Shift back to LOCAL
Objectives
• Low Transportation Footprint
• Support NC Jobs
• Complete Product Transparency
Dirt to Shirt in 600 Miles
Google map of CotC
Complete Product Transparency
Ronnie(farmer)
Wes(ginner)
Mark(spinner)
Kenny(finisher)
Brian(knitter/cutter/sewer)
Eric & Tom(printer/dyer)
Farm KnitGin Spin CutFinish Sew Print
Go to http://goo.gl/maps/RrpsE
5 years later,The first certified organic cotton is grown and
harvest in North Carolina
Continuing the journey• Passing industrial hemp legislation at both the state and federal
level
• Developing natural dyes from agricultural products grown in the south
• Using the Cotton of the Carolinas supply chain model to develop apparel beyond just t-shirts, i.e.
• Selling yarn and fabric based on the Cotton of the Carolinas supply chain
Eric Henry 336.675.6266 [email protected]
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“sustainability is a journey, not a destination”