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Mariko Takedomi Karlsson

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Environmental and Energy Systems Studies Lund University
Mariko Takedomi Karlsson

Mariko Takedomi Karlsson is an interdisciplinary scholar in Human Ecology currently employed as Postdoctoral research fellow in Environmental and Energy System Studies at the Department of Technology and Society at Lund University, Faculty of Engineering. Her interests include feminist theory, political ecology, sustainability, environmental justice, labour rights and political economy.

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Labour Issues / New Trade Disorder / III Commentary
Reports have been gradually trickling in about orders being slashed and hiring frozen. There are fears—not entirely unfounded—that factories would be forced to either downsize or shut shop entirely.

If Deals Don't Work out, Garment Workers in Manufacturing Hubs Face a Bleak Future

  • Subir Ghosh

9 April 2025
Tariffs and Seconds / SMART View Interview
If unfair trade barriers persist, there's the risk of seeing mountains of usable clothing pile up in the US, while markets abroad fill the gap with cheap, low-quality fast fashion that often results in more waste, not less. Keeping the second-hand clothing trade flowing freely is in everyone’s best interest: economically, socially, and environmentally. This is a moment to build smarter, fairer, and more circular global systems, not to shut them down.

Trade Barriers on Second-Hand Clothing Disrupt a Globally Significant Reverse Supply Chain

  • Subir Ghosh

24 April 2025
 
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Under Scanner / Nike Wage Theft Analysis
Without binding frameworks, supply chains will continue to operate on a model of plausible deniability and race-to-the-bottom pricing.

Nike's Unpaid Wages and Erosion of Corporate Credibility in Global Supply Chains

  • Special Correspondent

8 May 2025
M&S Attack / The Ramifications Analysis
Modern retailers must accept that transformation isn't just customer-facing. It must go down to the root—network segmentation, zero-trust architecture, robust identity access management. Otherwise, all the retail innovation in the world is just expensive window dressing.

M&S Cyberattack Must Be Seen as Wake-Up Call for Somnolent Global Retailers

  • Special Correspondent

7 May 2025
 
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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
Science Speak / Trends & Future Interview
Both technology-forward and market-back innovations will be coming up. It is likely that in the sportswear segment user-driven innovations will be more prevalent while in protective clothing segment it’s more R&D driven, e.g. for defence, protection from extreme weather and hazardous man-made conditions.

Both Technological Innovations and Consumer Demand Will Be Key

  • Richa Bansal

11 February 2023
 
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