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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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Supply Chains / Risk Status Report
epRisk data from the past year shows that 3,958 supply chain risk incidents were linked to 6,596 companies globally, with private companies making up a disproportionate 87% of implicated firms compared to just 13% that were publicly listed.

From Milan to Myanmar: The Dark Reality Haunting Fashion’s Global Supply Chains

  • Special Correspondent

9 July 2025
Recycling Story / Nyloop Interview
This visualises the process flow: Starting with textile waste, CircularFabrics recovers nylon in the form of powder from the textile matrix. The powder is then transformed into pellets which can be used to spin yarns, for example. .

How CircularFabrics is Redefining Nylon Recycling Through Low-Impact Chemistry

  • Subir Ghosh

30 June 2025
 
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Tariff Turmoil / Lesotho Status Commentary
For two decades, Lesotho had been the unlikely poster child of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)—a trade deal with the US that allowed duty-free exports of garments.

Lesotho Declares State of Disaster as Trump Tariff Wipes Out Textiles Industry

  • Subir Ghosh

15 July 2025
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
 
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Climate Action / Tersus Solutions Interview
The Tersus Solutions CO2 platform offers amazing capabilities – this is in large part due to the amazing nature of CO2. When pressurised, carbon dioxide (CO2) becomes a liquid (LCO2) and at even higher pressures become super-critical (scCO2).

Making Cleaner Textiles: Tersus Has a Closed-Loop Cleaning System

  • Subir Ghosh

20 February 2025
Country Overview / Colombia / II Interview
As Colombia evolves, it looks forward to making the best out of its Promotion Trade Agreement with the United States, always keeping in mind the need to have a level-playing field based on principles of sustainability; for example, it looks forward to reducing inequity, and social, economic, and gender gaps, with the whole purpose being to achieve total peace in Colombia.

For Colombia's Textiles-Fashion Industry Sustainability Is Not a Plus, but a Must

  • Subir Ghosh

2 May 2023
 
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Going Circular / CFX 2025
Circular design and closing-the-loop initiatives drove most improvement, with brands shifting from systematic design approaches.

Kearney CFX 2025: Circularity's Pace Decelerates Amidst Scaling Hurdles

  • Staff Writer

18 July 2025
Biodiversity Loss / Cotton Impact
Globally, cotton is the sixth most pesticide-intensive crop, and it ranks third in terms of the volume of highly hazardous insecticide used in its cultivation.

Rethinking Cotton: Why Biodiversity Matters More Than Ever in Cotton Cultivation

  • Staff Writer

16 July 2025