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Joseph Winters

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Joseph Winters

Joseph Winters is Staff Writer at Grist.org.

 
 
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Event Roundup / IILF 2026 Analysis
The fair's expansion into newly constructed exhibition halls at Chennai Trade Centre failed to address fundamental organisational issues, with similar product categories scattered across disparate locations forcing extended navigation.

IILF 2026 Exposes Gap Between Boardroom Sustainability and Tannery Floor Reality

  • Vasan Suri

11 February 2026
Retail Watch / Services Report
Retail is increasingly where fashion’s sustainability commitments are tested in practice, through everyday decisions on product handling, services, transparency, and how customer interactions shape long-term environmental and commercial outcomes.

Service-Based Retail Is Redefining What Sustainable Fashion Really Demands

  • Special Correspondent

9 February 2026
 
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Unsold Clothes / EU Rules Report
The shift from disposal to disclosure reframes surplus inventory as a governance question rather than a logistical afterthought within European fashion markets.

EU Moves to End Routine Disposal of Excess Apparel Stock; New Rules Redefine Fashion Surplus

  • Special Correspondent

13 February 2026
Conservation / Wildlife Fashion Report
Burmese python leather sits at the centre of sustainability claims, yet the study finds regulators could not supply independent, non-trade data showing that commercial use improves outcomes for wild populations.

Regulators Failing to Substantiate Conservation Benefits of Wildlife Fashion Trade, Argues Study

  • Special Correspondent

12 February 2026
 
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Business of Leather / India Overview Analysis
India is the second largest producer of footwear and leather garments in the world, with major production centres located in the states of Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab,Karnataka, Telengana, Haryana, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir. About 3 billion sq ft of leather is produced annually.

Indian Leather Industry's Problems, And the Answers

  • Sateesh Damle

31 May 2022
Guest Column / Climate Crisis Commentary
Exposing fashion brands' hidden links to Russian oil in a time of war - Despite several countries fighting to keep the 1.5 degree temperature goal agreed in Glasgow alive, COP27 could not agree to the main scientifically-proven strategy that will get us there: rapid phase-out of fossil fuels.

COP27: Will the Fashion Industry Finally Move from Words to Action?

  • Nusa Urbancic

28 November 2022
 
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