It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Christopher Smith

Manufacturing / Robotics Living Lab

17 February 2025

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The cobots at the RoLL will support the fashion industry to produce high value, low volume garments.

Fashion Manufacturing Lab Opens in UK to Create Sustainable High Value, Low Volume Garments

The Robotics Living Lab (RoLL) has launched at the Manchester Fashion Institute to to create and produce more sustainably, modernising fashion manufacturing and helping to address the industry’s skills shortage.

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Cotton Crisis / Pakistan Status Analysis

The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) and All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) have time and again warned that the current tax structure makes domestic cotton unviable, forcing mills to rely increasingly on cheaper imported alternatives. Industry insiders fear that during the crop year 2025–26, cotton ginning and textile sectors may operate at less than 50% of their total production capacity.

Pakistan's Cotton Sector Faces Imminent Collapse as Government Scrambles for Solutions

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5 June 2025

Deforestation / Viscose Angle Report

A lone rainforest tree stump stands in a forestry concession held by PT Industrial Forest Plantation — logged to make way for a pulpwood monoculture plantation.

The Green Inferno: The Destructive Viscose Empire Behind Indonesia's Deforestation

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Event Roundup / TRE 2025 Commentary

The inaugural edition of the Textiles Recycling Expo, held at Brussels Expo, a central and accessible venue for a topic so closely tied to European policy initiatives and industrial strategy, managed to gather a broad spectrum of participants, from textile brands and recycling technology providers to EU policymakers, NGOs, and governmental institutions.

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Decarbonisation / Bangladesh Status Interview

The 583MW Summit Meghnaghat II power plant. Bangladesh’s evolving decarbonisation journey presents opportunities to advance its apparel and textile industry while creating quality jobs.

Decarbonisation or Decline: The Crossroads Facing Bangladesh’s Garment Export Sector

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Obituary / Issey Miyake Feature

Issey Miyake held his first show in New York in 1971 and in Paris in 1973. He integrated technology with tradition, exploring Japanese aesthetics and the uncut, untailored garment. He also commissioned high-tech textiles that influenced fashion around the world.

Issey Miyake Changed the Way We Saw, Wore and Made Fashion

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Looking Back / Pittards Report

Established in 1826, Pittards specialised in performance leathers for gloving, footwear and interiors with tanneries in the UK and Ethiopia, together with the facility to manufacture finished products in both locations, including component cutting, leathergoods, footwear and gloves. It closed shop just a year or two before its 200-year anniversary.

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