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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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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
Inclusive Design / Fitting Rooms Report
For people with physical disabilities, virtual fitting rooms are evaluated not by novelty, but by how confidently, conveniently, and comfortably they fit into everyday clothing decisions.

Virtual Fitting Rooms Reveal What Drives Adoption Among People With Physical Disabilities

  • Richa Bansal

10 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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Supply Chains / Slavery Commentary
Representative photo of garment workers in the Philippines — A recent investigation at the Governing Forced Labour in Supply Chains Project into the Canadian apparel company Lululemon Athletica casts doubt on the ability of this new law to tackle labour abuse.

Lululemon Exposé Shows Brands Can Hide Behind Cloak of Social Responsibility

  • Gayathri Krishna
  • Judy Fudge
  • Kaitlyn Matulewicz

8 August 2023
Circularity Narratives / ESCF Project Report
Participation in ESCF was not token—it demanded deep engagement from all. For Yee Chain, this meant drawing from years of hands-on trials in circular textile manufacturing. As supply chain partners, it was committed to share its existing knowledge and to advance development/ use of new knowledge and tools to actively contribute to the project.

Enabling Systemic Circularity and a Collective Push for Industry-Wide Change

  • Subir Ghosh

18 April 2025
 
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