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Mark Liu

Visiting Scholar University of Technology Sydney
Mark Liu

Mark Liu is Visiting Scholar: School of Architecture and School of Engineering at University of Technology Sydney.

 

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Title Date
Using law to make fashion industry fairer to women and Earth
 
 
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Cotton Futures / CottonInc Study Analysis
Biogenic carbon absorbed during crop growth can invert a fibre's climate profile at the point of production though the permanence of that storage depends on what happens to the product after it leaves the farm.

The Fight Over Cotton's Future Is a Fight Over Accounting

  • Subir Ghosh

21 May 2026
Beyond Headlines / Fashion & AI Analysis
A ten-year technology roadmap assumes the field will move in a legible direction. The history of AI development since 2020 suggests that assumption should be examined with care.

AI Promises Efficiency but the Fashion Industry Needs a Political Reckoning

  • Subir Ghosh

20 May 2026
 
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State of Machinery / Recycling Issue Commentary
Textile-to-textile recycling has moved beyond pilot experimentation into commercial production, with fibre recovery lines now operating at volumes that signal a permanent change in manufacturing logic.

An Industry Armed with Recycling Technology Now Confronts the Harder Problem of Scale

  • Special Correspondent

11 June 2026
Waste Crisis / Seconds Markets Analysis
Long-term relationships between sorters and importers function as informal quality governance systems where reputation and repeated transactions replace formal certification across international borders.

Affordable Clothing for Millions Hangs on a Regulatory Debate Built Without Evidence

  • Subir Ghosh

9 June 2026
 
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State of Recycling / Renewcell Saga Analysis
The Renewcell 1 plant in winter. When a recycling pioneer decides to file for bankruptcy, it distinctly indicates that the stated circularity claims, promises and ambitions of industry are only hot air.

Nails in Renewcell Coffin Were Hammered in by a Callous and Lethargic Global Fashion Industry

  • Subir Ghosh

27 February 2024
Fabric Identification / Matoha Interview
An early investment provided the funding to debut the beta version of Matoha’s FabriTell desktop ready by mid-2020 which the company sold in the middle of the COVID-19 lockdown.

Sorting out: Making Recycling Easier with Technology That Identifies Fibres and Fabrics

  • Richa Bansal

26 October 2023