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The Cradle essay: can we be the generation to end greenwash too? - Kyna Intel, 2021-12-22T15:25:43+07:00

"The term ‘greenwash’ might have been fashioned for this very industry. Certainly there are enough examples: many brands, retailers, influencers and associated ...

The Cradle Essay: Code Red for Planet Fashion - Kyna Intel, 2021-09-20T19:17:09+07:00

"Last month the publication of the devastating sixth assessment from the intergovernmental panel on climate change (the IPCC) delivered a body blow to everyone ...

The crazy rich life of Indian billionaire Gautam Singhania: from Lamborghinis, Ferraris and helicopters to skyscraper home JK and a private jet, the Bollygarch sure ‘loves money’ - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-25T05:35:05+07:00

"The chairman of Raymond Group, the world’s largest producer of fabric, has built India’s second-tallest private building after Mukesh Ambani’s Antilia The ...

The culture and heritage woven through the Welsh woollen industry - Kyna Intel, 2022-05-18T15:10:59+07:00

"Owner of indie-label Nellie and Eve, Helen Hickman, utilises plants to dye locally-sourced wool from mid-Wales, foraging in the Welsh countryside and drawing ...

The current situation of the struggling Myanmar garment industry - Kyna Intel, 2022-01-19T18:28:07+07:00

"Singapore-based CNA reported on July 9, 2021, that the situation of the Myanmar garment industry, which survived a military coup, was now struggling against a ...

The dark side of Ethiopia’s export boom - Kyna Intel, 2022-09-26T12:01:27+07:00

"Workers report sexual coercion and poor conditions at the Hawassa Industrial Park. [...] Gelila began work ironing shirts, helping the factory to produce ...

The dark side of textiles: ‘My fingers were bleeding, but they forced me to work’ - Kyna Intel, 2023-01-05T09:38:50+07:00

"Nasreen Sheikh and the fight for the world’s 50 million victims of modern-day slavery. Nasreen Sheikh was nine years old when she fled Rajura, a Nepalese ...

The days of using ‘buy now, pay later’ for a $10 t-shirt may be numbered - Kyna Intel, 2022-07-19T12:03:26+07:00

"The BNPL industry is being put to the test by inflation and rising interest rates, but maybe the biggest question is whether it can ever work as a standalone ...

The death of fast fashion can’t come soon enough - Kyna Intel, 2022-05-30T17:05:09+07:00

"Though it may seem controversial (or even heartless) to say so, rising prices are actually a good thing. Products have been artificially cheap for too long, ...

The death of microtrends and dissolving fashion - Kyna Intel, 2022-07-25T10:35:15+07:00

"Still, I do not wish to focus primarily on what has already been said about microtrends. Yes, microtrends are terrible. They’re terrible for fashion, they’re ...