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Tara Stringer

PhD Candidate Queensland University of Technology
Tara Stringer

Tara Stringer is a PhD candidate (Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice & Faculty of Business and Law) and sessional academic with a background in marketing, consumer behaviour and fashion. Her research focuses on ethical consumption and sustainability along the fashion supply chain and the impact of fast fashion on consumer behaviour. With a focus on consumer perception towards modern slavery, her current research aims to understand barriers to pro-social consumer behaviour.

 

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Title Date
Fast-fashion shoppers on ethical concerns: I can only do so much
 
 
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Sourcing Strategies / New Trade Disorder / II Analysis
The plush Plaza Senayan in Indonesian capital Jakarta. Many Asian countries today have thriving domestic markets.

Just Like 'China Plus One' of Earlier, the World Now Needs a 'US Plus One' Trade Policy

  • Subir Ghosh

8 April 2025
Trade Ties / Indo-Bangla Tension Commentary
Trucks at the border crossing at Dawki, Meghalaya. The trans-shipment facility, operational since 2020, was a result of India’s “Neighbourhood First” initiative and a gesture of goodwill toward Dhaka.

India’s Trans-shipment Ban Serves as a Big Blow to Bangladesh’s Apparel Ambitions

  • Subir Ghosh

21 April 2025
 
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Product Impact / New Study Report
Understanding that the environmental crisis is more than just carbon emissions will ensure that as companies work to reduce their carbon footprint, they are aware of how their business impacts the environment on other fronts. Failure to do so risks shifting impact from one category to another unknowingly.

Raw Materials and Manufacturing Account for 90% of Fashion Product’s Environmental Footprint

  • Special Correspondent

25 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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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
Material Innovation / Tandem Repeat Interview
Tandem Repeat stems from a 15-year research effort, which includes 8 years in the lab and 7 years in industry, dedicated to creating protein-based solutions materials.

Combining Protein and Lyocell Using Chemistry and Biology: Material Innovation Ready to Expand

  • Richa Bansal

7 February 2025
 
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Cultural Tourism / Fashion Elements
Tourism and fashion can contribute to the accomplishment of SDGs and the 2030 Agenda, if managed in a sustainable and responsible manner.

UN Tourism and Università della Svizzera Italiana Launch Project to Incorporate Fashion into Cultural Tourism

  • Staff Writer

28 April 2025
Egypt Industry / Textile Cities
One of the two textile cities will be built in the Minya region.

Egypt Aims to Reinvent Textile Sector with Two Mega Industrial Cities

  • Staff Writer

21 April 2025