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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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Climate Action / Pakistan Cotton Interview
Resilience in agriculture often begins with small, repeated decisions made under uncertain conditions and constrained resources. This caption explores how incremental change accumulates into structural transformation across a working landscape shaped by necessity.

Climate Pressure Forces a Reckoning Across Pakistan's Cotton Belt

  • Richa Bansal

25 June 2026
Circularity Issues / EPR Schemes Report
Producer responsibility schemes are generating revenue across dozens of markets, but the recycling infrastructure that revenue was intended to build remains largely absent from the system it funds.

Fashion's Circular Economy Promise Collects the Money but Skips the System

  • Subir Ghosh

3 July 2026
 
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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
Going Circular / Waste Flows Report
Waste accumulates faster than the mechanisms built to convert it into something usable again, leaving each year's surplus to compound against a system still catching up.

Textile Circularity Stalls Where Education, Community and Business Fail to Connect

  • Special Correspondent

10 July 2026
 
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Denim Markets / India Growth Commentary
India’s denim sector reflects the transformation of a once domestic manufacturing base into a globally integrated production ecosystem supplying fabric and garments to international fashion markets.

Beyond the Blue Thread: India’s Expanding Footprint in the Global Denim Economy

  • Suketu Shah

10 March 2026
Ground Work / MANTRA Interview
Waterjet looms used for polyester or nylon saree production generate selvedge waste called chindi. Millions of metres of sarees are produced daily, and many players, specially the small ones, simply discard it or burn it in boilers as fuel. Some factories, it is said, substitute 20–30% coal with chindi, burning it at night, often between midnight and dawn, because coal is expensive. This is extremely polluting as it releases toxic emissions.

To Remain Competitive Globally, Surat Must Embrace Sustainability

  • Richa Bansal

29 October 2025
 
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