2026 is the turning point for verified data and resilient supply chains
In my decades of working in the apparel and supply chain industries, I’ve seen trends come and go. However, I…
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Brands must speak to garment workers and not just for compliance
In the apparel sector, brands must be confident that they know what’s going on in their factories. Those that don’t,…
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Threadbare: How US textile innovation infrastructure has unravelled
Twenty years ago, the United States was home to more than 15 textile innovationcentres, both private and public — places…
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Next Gen textiles are growing up — and fast
The path to transforming any supply chain is rarely linear. But when it comes to shifting the fashion industry away…
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Textile standards can be a catalyst for growth
The textile industry is at a crossroads, facing both unprecedented challenge and opportunity. On one hand, growing consumer demand for…
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Novel enforcement strategies needed to tackle counterfeit fashion
Counterfeit fashion is a growing problem for the global fashion industry – it undermines brand value, harms the environment, allows…
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Strategic capitalism: how efficiency stopped being the top priority
For decades, foreign direct investment (FDI) followed a simple principle: efficiency. Firms built global supply chains to minimise costs, and…
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What UK fashion sector can learn from Europe’s CSRD challenges
From Milan to Mumbai, fashion companies are realising that fashion sustainability reporting is no longer a background task tucked into…
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AI: Turning costing from a guess into a given
The fashion industry has incredible product variety compared to other industries. These products come with short life cycles, a fuzzy…
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How fashion can grow without making more: a post-growth framework
Has the fashion sector been guilty of focusing on a version of sustainability that’s heavy on compliance and regulation, but…