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Katherine V Gough

Professor of Human Geography Loughborough University
Katherine V Gough

Katherine V Gough is Professor of Human Geography at Loughborough University.

 
 
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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
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
 
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Climate Action / Decarbonisation Costs Interview
Climate exposure in apparel is increasingly expressed in margins and capital flows rather than abstract sustainability metrics or voluntary disclosures.

Fashion’s Growth Model Faces a Structural Climate Stress Test

  • Subir Ghosh

23 February 2026
Forest Resources / MMCF Pressures Analysis
The promise of renewable fibres rests on a forest economy now tightening under climate pressure, land competition, and regulatory scrutiny across multiple jurisdictions.

Textile Brands Underestimating Wood-Fibre Exposure as Climate and Regulation Converge

  • Subir Ghosh

19 February 2026
 
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Event Roundup / FTSC 2025 Report
The International Conference on Fashion as a Tool for Social Change explored how fashion systems can move beyond extraction towards models that prioritise human relationships, epistemic justice and equitable value creation across global supply chains.

Participatory Design and Ethical Labour Dominate Discourse at FTSC 2025 Gathering

  • Special Correspondent

17 November 2025
Elastane-Free / New Launches Commentary
Neolast is made from thermoplastic elastoester polymers. A thermoplastic is any plastic polymer material that becomes pliable or mouldable at a certain elevated temperature and solidifies upon cooling.

New Elastane-Free Product Lines of Big Brands Nothing but Smokescreen

  • Special Correspondent

13 May 2024
 
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