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The Challenge for Cotton Amid a Changing Consumer Landscape
Have you heard the latest? Cotton is dirty. That’s right, cotton uses more pesticides than any other crop, is responsible for countless...

Robert Antoshak
Nov 23, 20189 min read
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Tariffs and The Cost to Sustainability
In a world of trade wars, disrupted supply chains, and rising raw material costs, can the apparel industry afford sustainability? For...

Robert Antoshak
Oct 28, 20184 min read
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Maybe It’s Time For A Single Cotton Sustainability Standard
Environmental groups need to be careful about what they wish for: push too hard, and they’ll get what they want, only with unintended...

Robert Antoshak
Dec 17, 20174 min read
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Understanding Sustainability in an Unstable World
First, there was Brexit. Then there was Trump. Now we have talk of undoing trade agreements and potential trade wars. On top of this...

Robert Antoshak
Sep 4, 20173 min read
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The Spear of Globalization and a World Divided
Protestors were arrested in Brussels recently for pelting trade officials with confetti, upset over the latest round of Transatlantic...

Robert Antoshak
Sep 1, 20166 min read
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Beyond Globalization: A Changing Textile and Apparel Industry
There are two distinct tiers of today’s textile and apparel industry to approach consumers. One tier embraces intricate far-flung global...

Robert Antoshak
Jul 4, 20167 min read
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How to Sustain Cotton's Competitive Advantage
Cotton isn't in the fabric of our lives anymore. Polyester holds that distinction today. Why is that? Price is a major factor; globally,...

Robert Antoshak
May 16, 20165 min read
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The 'True Cost' of the Global Garment Business
It’s about time. Someone has finally produced a compelling documentary about the ills of the global garment industry. I’m speaking about...

Robert Antoshak
Jun 15, 20155 min read
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Cotton's Muddled Message
[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...

Robert Antoshak
Jun 24, 20147 min read
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The Impact and Unforeseen Implications of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement
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...

Robert Antoshak
May 24, 20121 min read
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