From Field to Shelf

"Since the invention of the mechanical loom nearly two and a half centuries ago, fashion has been a dirty, unscrupulous business that has...

There seems to be growing concern over the future of capitalism – at least the American variety – so says The Washington Post in a...

Allow me to begin this column with an apology: I'm now going to sound like an economics wonk. Yikes. Economics. Growth rates, GDP, trade...

Have you heard the latest? Cotton is dirty. That’s right, cotton uses more pesticides than any other crop, is responsible for countless...

Environmental groups need to be careful about what they wish for: push too hard, and they’ll get what they want, only with unintended...

First, there was Brexit. Then there was Trump. Now we have talk of undoing trade agreements and potential trade wars. On top of this...

Protestors were arrested in Brussels recently for pelting trade officials with confetti, upset over the latest round of Transatlantic...

There are two distinct tiers of today’s textile and apparel industry to approach consumers. One tier embraces intricate far-flung global...

Cotton isn't in the fabric of our lives anymore. Polyester holds that distinction today. Why is that? Price is a major factor; globally,...

It’s about time. Someone has finally produced a compelling documentary about the ills of the global garment industry. I’m speaking about...

[Editor's note: I wrote this back in 2014, but we're still faced with the same muddled message about cotton today.] As you read this...

As many of you may recall, there was a time when global trade in textiles and apparel was regulated by a system of quotas operated under...