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Alessandra Mezzadri

Reader in Global Development and Political Economy, SOAS University of London
Alessandra Mezzadri

Alessandra Mezzadri is Reader in Global Development and Political Economy, SOAS, University of London.

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Denim Production / Archroma Finishing Interview
Denim Halo is a breakthrough alternative. It draws on a unique new chemistry, Dirsol RD, and a broad portfolio of textile dyes based on decades of advanced research to produce laser-friendly denim with outstanding contrast on intense black and indigo shades.

Archroma’s Upstream Shift Signals a New Era for High-Contrast Denim Finishing

  • Subir Ghosh

17 November 2025
Faultlines / Politics of Waste / V Feature
Global efforts to define textile “waste” versus “reuse” could reshape international trade and environmental regulation, determining whose economies thrive and whose livelihoods are jeopardised under circularity rules.

The Global Waste Paradox: When Circularity Turns Political

  • Subir Ghosh

14 November 2025
 
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State of Handmade / Asif Shaikh Feature
Showcase from an event. Craft stands as identity and inheritance, carrying the confidence of a maker who knows each stitch represents history, memory, and the self-belief required to protect what ancestors built.

Why One Heritage Embroiderer Demands the Same Respect as International Luxury Brands

  • Richa Bansal

20 November 2025
State of Industry / City of Prospects Feature
Determination shapes everyday progress in a city where enterprise grows through accumulated experience, steady adaptation and the quiet confidence of people who build livelihoods within demanding industrial rhythms.

Enterprise Reshapes Surat’s Identity Through Unceasing Effort and Expanding Opportunities

  • Richa Bansal

19 November 2025
 
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SMART View / Politics of Waste / III Interview
The global dispute over textile “waste” definitions underscores how policy language can reshape markets, influence livelihoods, and determine who benefits from the growing circular economy.

Global Textile Waste Definitions Expose Deep Faultlines in Circularity Governance

  • Subir Ghosh

12 November 2025
SecondHand / Ground Truth Report
Greenpeace visits places of textile production, distribution, markets and waste disposals. Used and new clothes are sent to Kenya from Europe and China to be sold as so called "Mitumba" but often they end up as landfill and waste disposal due to the huge amount. Here: Textile and plastic waste at Dandora dump site in Nairobi. Marabow storks around.

Africa-unbound: 40% of 'pre-loved' clothing is actually textile waste

  • Special Correspondent

25 April 2022
 
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