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Mark Liu

Visiting Scholar University of Technology Sydney
Mark Liu

Mark Liu is Visiting Scholar: School of Architecture and School of Engineering at University of Technology Sydney.

 

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Using law to make fashion industry fairer to women and Earth
 
 
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Chemical Usage / Wardrobe Issues Commentary
The environmental cost of a garment begins long before purchase and continues long after it leaves the wardrobe, shaped invisibly by chemistry the wearer never sees.

Behind the Label Lies a Longer and Stranger Chemical Story

  • Jane Wood
  • Charlotte Barras
  • Elena Probert

26 August 2026
Waste Crisis / Smart Clothes Commentary
The convergence of textile and electronic waste streams creates a category of refuse that neither industry can process cleanly, exposing gaps in regulation, disposal and material recovery.

The Coming Age of Smart Garments Demands a New Waste Doctrine

  • Ian Williams
  • Christina Webb
  • Stephen Beeby

26 August 2026
 
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Rethinking Circularity / Scaling Up Analysis
The store, the sales advisor and the after-sales experience convert technical detail into information that shapes how a client actually cares for and keeps a product.

Fashion Does Not Lack Circular Solutions, It Lacks Connections Between Them

  • Iuliia Moiseienko

9 September 2026
Global Apparel / Export Strategies Analysis
A sample carries the weight of collective sign-off, yet its authority holds only while the fabric, trim, label and pack behind it remain the ones accepted.

Four Identities That Move Between Sample Sign-Off and First Production Lot

  • Yinghang Wu

8 September 2026
 
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Circularity Issues / EPR Schemes Report
Producer responsibility schemes are generating revenue across dozens of markets, but the recycling infrastructure that revenue was intended to build remains largely absent from the system it funds.

Fashion's Circular Economy Promise Collects the Money but Skips the System

  • Subir Ghosh

3 July 2026
Handloom Livelihoods / Women of the Loom / V Feature
For generations the value of heritage cloth reached global markets while its makers stayed anonymous, a separation the Atelier now tries to close by attaching names to work.

New Programme Tests Whether Artisan Labour Can Command Luxury Prices Globally

  • Richa Bansal

14 August 2026