HTnaturals

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HTnaturals Apparel Corp.
Type Private
Genre Corporate histories
Founded Vancouver, British Columbia Canada (1998)
Founder Jason Finnis
Headquarters Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Area served North America
Key people Jason Finnis (Founder)
Larisa Harrison (Founder)
Industry Apparel
Products Eco-Friendly Clothing
Services Wholesale, Retail, Private Label
Parent Naturally Advanced Technologies
Website HTnaturals.com

HTnaturals is a Canadian clothing and accessories company based in Vancouver, BC. The company focuses mainly on wholesale sales to third party retailers but also operates a factory outlet in Vancouver and an online store. Founded in 1998, HTnaturals has grown from a fledgling home-based business to a thriving leader in the natural and organic clothing industry.

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[edit] History

Jason Finnis and Larisa Harrison, founders of HTnaturals, began working in the hemp industry after meeting at the University of Victoria in 1994. They started by selling hempen goods such as paper and clothing at folk festivals and other events. Later deciding to concentrate purely on apparel, they opened Hemptown Clothing Inc. in 1998 after the production of industrial hemp was re-legalized in Canada – a legislative measure for which Mr. Finnis had been publicly supporting throughout his career.[1] In 2006, the company changed its brand name to HTnaturals to reflect the incorporation of other natural materials, such as bamboo and soy, into its products. In 2007, HTnaturals provided all of the garments for Starbucks’ “My Starbucks” t-shirt program.[2]

[edit] Products

HTnaturals products include clothing and accessories for men and women manufactured using materials such as hemp, bamboo, organic cotton, and soy.

[edit] Sustainability

HTnaturals claims to be a triple-bottom-line company in that it aims to reduce the environmental, social, and monetary costs of its operations.

[edit] See Also

Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Briarpatch Magazine · October 2004
  2. ^ Corporate Timeline

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