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Eric Trachtenberg

Executive Director International Cotton Advisory Committee
Eric Trachtenberg

Eric Trachtenberg is Executive Director, International Cotton Advisory Committee.

 
 
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Climate Crisis / El Niño Effect / I Analysis
A projected gap between world cotton output and mill use left little capacity to absorb further losses, whatever the Pacific brings in the final quarter of the year.

Early Warnings Do Little to Protect the Mills That Hold Physical Cotton

  • Subir Ghosh

13 October 2026
Climate Crisis / El Niño Effect / II Analysis
Cotton supply rises and falls with harvests, which leaves it exposed to El Niño in a way that synthetic fibres produced in factories largely are not.

A Weather Shock to Cotton Could Push Fashion Further Towards Fossil Fibres

  • Subir Ghosh

14 October 2026
 
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Double Jeopardy / Indian Exports / III Analysis
Global buyers reducing their dependence on China have redistributed tens of billions of dollars in apparel orders, rewarding suppliers able to scale production quickly and reliably.

The Orders China Released Found Homes Everywhere Except in Indian Factories

  • Richa Bansal

21 October 2026
Double Jeopardy / Indian Exports / II Analysis
Workers who travel across states for garment jobs are often the first released when orders fall, making migration patterns an early indicator of trade stress.

The Cost of New US Tariffs Would Fall First on Migrant Workers in India

  • Richa Bansal

20 October 2026
 
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Consumer Trends / Woke Marketing Commentary
Dior’s €750 (£640) T-shirt printed with the slogan “we should all be feminists”, a phrase taken from author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s feminist TEDx talk which was later used in Beyoncé’s song Flawless.

Woke Marketing Letting Fashion Brands Get Away with Environmental and Labour Abuses

  • Mariko Takedomi Karlsson

13 August 2024
Fracked Fashion / Stand.earth Interview
With less than a decade to prevent global climate change from reaching irreversible levels, the time to push for largescale climate and environmental solutions is now. For the fashion industry that means moving away from petro-fashion.

Stand.earth: Waging a Relentless Battle for Fossil-Free Fashion as Brands Drag Feet on Climate

  • Richa Bansal

22 April 2024