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Mike Redwood

Trustee Leather Conservation Centre
Mike Redwood

Mike Redwood retired some years ago from a 50 year long career in the leather industry, where he started as a technician holding many senior positions around the world, latterly focusing on marketing and innovation. During his retirement he has supported Leather Naturally and currently spends most of his time as a Trustee of the Leather Conservation Centre in the UK. 

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Consumer Returns / Asos Policy Commentary
Online fashion retailers face rising costs and environmental challenges due to frequent returns driven by consumer habits and digital shopping incentives.

Online Fashion’s Free Return Model Under Fire as Asos Acts Against Overuse

  • Nic Sanders

4 July 2025
Tariff Impact / Fast Fashion Commentary
Much of Shein’s production takes place in the so-called “Shein village” in Guangzhou, China, where workers often sew for 12–14 hours a day under poor conditions to keep pace with the demand for new items.

Shein, Temu and the Tariff Fallout: Why Australia Became Fast Fashion's New Frontier

  • Mona Mashhadi Rajabi
  • Lisa Lake
  • Martina Linnenluecke
  • Yun Shen

12 June 2025
 
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Q-comm India / Current Trends Analysis
Young professionals in Indian metros are driving fashion quick commerce with last-minute purchases and a preference for digital-first convenience.

Quick Commerce Finds Its Goldmine in Indian Fashion’s Urgency and Margins

  • Piyush Deogirkar

11 July 2025
Cotton Production / ICAC Study Analysis
Cotton’s "reputation" as a water-hungry crop has long shaped sustainability narratives, but new global data drills holes in that unsubstantiated theory. With 75% of its water needs met by rainfall and just 1.59% of global irrigation attributed to cotton, the real challenge lies in improving irrigation efficiency, not vilifying the fibre.

Cotton’s Water Myth Busted: New Global Study Exposes Flawed 'Thirsty Crop' Claims

  • Subir Ghosh

10 July 2025
 
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Cotton Crisis / Pakistan Status Analysis
The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) and All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) have time and again warned that the current tax structure makes domestic cotton unviable, forcing mills to rely increasingly on cheaper imported alternatives. Industry insiders fear that during the crop year 2025–26, cotton ginning and textile sectors may operate at less than 50% of their total production capacity.

Pakistan's Cotton Sector Faces Imminent Collapse as Government Scrambles for Solutions

  • Special Correspondent

5 June 2025
Retail Prospects / India Story Commentary
The untapped potential of India’s smaller cities is expected to drive the next phase of retail growth. A research report indicates that 60% of the country’s retail growth in the next 2-3 years will come from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.

Retail in India – 2025: A Promising Future Backed by Insights and Statistics

  • Susil S Dungarwal

2 January 2025
 
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Material Choices / Trainer Brands
The study focused on thirteen companies actively implementing sustainability practices, with data extracted from their public websites.

Study Reveals Gaps in Sustainability Among Eco-Friendly Trainer Brands

  • Staff Writer

4 July 2025
Fashion Impact / New Toolkit
The toolkit also highlights impacts that occur across all activities and affect various actors, specifically concerning own workers, workers in the value chain, and business conduct (e.g., gaps in anti-corruption measures, inadequate whistleblower protections).

New Fashion Impact Toolkit Maps 3,000 Sustainability Challenges Across Textiles Industry

  • Staff Writer

3 July 2025