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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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Using law to make fashion industry fairer to women and Earth
 
 
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Footwear Footprint / Recycling Issue Report
Near-infrared scanning technology, adapted from the apparel sector, cannot identify materials in black soles where carbon black pigments absorb rather than reflect infrared light, accounting for 37% unknown results across the sample.

The Sneaker Economy Has a Structural Recycling Problem, Finds Fashion for Good Study

  • Special Correspondent

2 June 2026
Cotton Production / Latin America Overview Interview
The distance between a validated research finding and its adoption on a working farm is rarely a scientific problem. It is an economic, institutional, and logistical one.

Inclusion or Concentration: Latin American Cotton Faces a Reckoning

  • Subir Ghosh

26 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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Denim Markets / India Growth Commentary
India’s denim sector reflects the transformation of a once domestic manufacturing base into a globally integrated production ecosystem supplying fabric and garments to international fashion markets.

Beyond the Blue Thread: India’s Expanding Footprint in the Global Denim Economy

  • Suketu Shah

10 March 2026
California Act / EPR Study / I Analysis
The distance between a garment's point of sale and its eventual disposal has, until now, been a space entirely free of producer obligation—a gap this legislation formally closes.

California Made Producers Responsible; Now Someone Has to Make It Work

  • Subir Ghosh

17 March 2026