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Kaitlyn Matulewicz

Researcher Governing Forced Labour in Supply Chains Project
Kaitlyn Matulewicz

Kaitlyn Matulewicz is Researcher, Governing Forced Labour in Supply Chains Project.

 
 
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Cotton Production / 2025 Rankings Interview
The 2025 Cotton Rankings highlight the widening gap between sustainability claims and real sourcing practices, with only 17 brands sourcing more than half of their cotton from certified suppliers.

Cotton Supply Chain Faces Crisis as Farmers Get Marginalised and Certification Loses Impact

  • Subir Ghosh

23 September 2025
Event Report / NFC 2025 Report
Anne Gillespie highlighted how an area the size of Egypt was being downgraded to Land Degradation Neutrality (UN Sustainable Development Goal 15.3) each year.

Experts Debate Sustainability, Carbon Impact, and Policy Future at Natural Fibre Connect

  • Charles Ross

29 September 2025
 
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Policy Issues / Discussion Matters Analysis
European industry events increasingly focus on legislation, with entire policy tracks at conferences like Textile Exchange, reflecting how regulatory frameworks now steer sustainability debates and business strategies across the continent.

From 'Bürokratiemonster' to Pragmatism: Two Perspectives on Textile Legislation

  • Bente Bauer

2 October 2025
Counterfeits / New Tech Commentary
Counterfeit fashion thrives in crowded street markets, where low-quality imitations masquerade as luxury. Such trade fuels a multitrillion-dollar economy, undermining genuine artisans and eroding consumer trust worldwide.

Europe Moves to Embed Proof in Textiles as Counterfeits Reach Trillion-Dollar Scale

  • Subir Ghosh

2 October 2025
 
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Cotton Production / ICAC Study Analysis
Cotton’s "reputation" as a water-hungry crop has long shaped sustainability narratives, but new global data drills holes in that unsubstantiated theory. With 75% of its water needs met by rainfall and just 1.59% of global irrigation attributed to cotton, the real challenge lies in improving irrigation efficiency, not vilifying the fibre.

Cotton’s Water Myth Busted: New Global Study Exposes Flawed 'Thirsty Crop' Claims

  • Subir Ghosh

10 July 2025
Printing Sector / New Milestone Report
Living Ink’s patented pigment production process repurposes discarded algae biomass— sourced from the nutritional supplement industry—into stable, carbon-sequestering pigment.

Living Ink and Crocs Achieve Commercial Printing Milestone with Algae-Based CMYK Ink Tech

  • Richa Bansal

11 August 2025