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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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Event Roundup / Brussels 2026 Analysis
Decades of quiet infrastructure built around collection, grading and international redistribution now underpin any credible circular textile economy, though the sector rarely receives comparable attention in policy design.

Brussels Proved Circularity Has Grown up; Now Industry Needs to Catch up

  • Mohammed Patel

14 July 2026
Event Roundup / IT Shenzhen Interview
The textile industry's pivot toward digital tools and sustainable materials represents not a single transition but a layered negotiation between commercial reality and environmental imperative

Old Fibres and New Intelligence Compete for the Soul of Textile Manufacturing

  • Subir Ghosh

21 July 2026
 
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Water Pollution / New Study Report
Cleaner water can mask fibre that has simply changed address, a distinction between genuine reduction and pollution that has merely relocated from one compartment to another.

Why Cleaner Water Has Not Meant Less Pollution; Fashion Keeps Fixing Wrong Leak in the Pipe

  • Special Correspondent

5 August 2026
Country Overview / Mexico Workers Report
The garment sector's smallest workshops and home-based units sit outside inspection by design, concealing the workers whose conditions are least documented and hardest to reach.

In Mexico, the Absent Inspector Is a Policy Choice, Not a Budget Accident

  • Special Correspondent

3 August 2026
 
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Country Overview / Egypt Prospects Commentary
The majority of the Egyptian garment industry's 1.5 million workers, 50% of whom are female, are unbanked, and are paid in cash.

Egypt Stakes Its Claim as Global Textiles and Apparel Powerhouse

  • Subir Ghosh

14 July 2025
State of Sourcing / China Angle Report
A decade of deliberate diversification has redistributed apparel assembly across multiple countries, without meaningfully reducing dependence on Chinese upstream supply chains.

The Sourcing Story: Industry Rewrote Its Geography Without Rewriting Its Dependence

  • Richa Bansal

7 April 2026
 
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Tackling PFAS / New Initiative
Moving away from a single class of persistent chemicals is rarely simple, requiring careful evaluation of what a genuine alternative should look like before any substitution takes place.

New Effort to Test Alternative Water- and Oil-Repellent Options Involves Brands, Manufacturers and Technology Providers

  • Staff Writer

7 August 2026
Event Update / ITMA 2027
Manufacturers from dozens of countries do not share a language, a currency or a time zone, yet they turn up to the same halls anyway, betting that presence pays off.

ITMA 2027 Receives Strong Industry Response

  • Staff Writer

6 August 2026