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Rubal Rathi

Research Scholar BML Munjal University
Rubal Rathi

Rubal Rathi is research scholar at BML Munjal University.

 

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Preloved Luxury: Fad or Fashion’s Future?
 
 
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Climate Action / Sportswear Report
Instead of only asking companies to reduce emissions from their own activities, it is time to ask how they can help deliver on human needs. We need to ask companies how much they can contribute to avoided emissions by making the world a better place and delivering on human needs.

Outdoor and Sports Sector a Climate Solution Powerhouse, Argues New Study

  • Special Correspondent

21 May 2025
Snapshot / Recycling Crisis / I Feature
The textile recycling market is projected to grow, but investment remains concentrated in companies that can demonstrate material flow predictability

The Data Divide: How Traceability Gaps Are Crushing Textile Recycling Economics

  • Subir Ghosh

2 June 2025
 
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Consumer Trends / Viet Nam Commentary
Gen Z, with a population of over 15 million in Viet Nam, a tech-savvy, socially conscious cohort is flexing its economic muscle, projected to account for 40% of consumer spending by 2030. Their demand for transparency and sustainability is forcing brands to rethink their strategies.

Green Dreams or Greenwashing? Gen Z’s Battle for Sustainable Fashion in Viet Nam

  • Special Correspondent

18 June 2025
Cyberattacks / Victoria's Secret Analysis
The wave of attacks targeting major retailers including Marks & Spencer, Co-op Group, and Harrods mean either coordinated criminal activity or copycat attacks exploiting similar vulnerabilities across the sector. Security experts have been talking about the unmistakable trend of cyberattacks specifically targeting retail operations, raising questions about industry-wide cybersecurity preparedness and the adequacy of existing protective measures.

How a Memorial Day Breach at Victoria’s Secret Laid Bare Retail’s Cyber Defences

  • Subir Ghosh

17 June 2025
 
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Second Chance / Sector Overview Interview
The socioeconomic impact of second-hand clothing (SHC) trade between the EU27+ and Ghana, Kenya, and Mozambique generated substantial economic impacts in the three African countries.

Ultimately, Second-Hand Clothing Sector Is Vital Part of Creating a Circular Textile Economy

  • Subir Ghosh

9 October 2024
Looking Back / Pittards Report
Established in 1826, Pittards specialised in performance leathers for gloving, footwear and interiors with tanneries in the UK and Ethiopia, together with the facility to manufacture finished products in both locations, including component cutting, leathergoods, footwear and gloves. It closed shop just a year or two before its 200-year anniversary.

Lessons from Another Day. Or Why Pittards Coudn't Save Its Own Hide

  • Richa Bansal

16 February 2024
 
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Tackling Waste / Ghana
Kantamanto Market, once a hub of circular ingenuity, has become a frontline victim of global fashion's waste crisis, with nearby Korle Lagoon suffering devastating ecological consequences.

Amicus Brief Exposes Fashion’s Waste Crisis in Ghana, Calls for Trade Accountability

  • Staff Writer

19 June 2025
Waste Crisis / Netherlands Study
The ILT report is a wake-up call with a fast-expiring snooze button. The textile sector has long been called out for its social and environmental impacts—but circularity was supposed to be the fix.

Fast Fashion Is Killing Circularity, Warns Dutch Regulator in 2025 Report

  • Staff Writer

18 June 2025