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Valérie Moatti

Professor, Lectra Fashion and Technology Chair, ESCP Business School
Valérie Moatti

Valérie Moatti is Professor, Lectra Fashion and Technology Chair, ESCP Business School.

 

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On-Demand Fashion Needs to Work for World to Cut Down on Consumer Waste
 
 
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Cotton Production / Brazil Overview Interview
Decades of agricultural science have made Brazil a global cotton force, demonstrating what sustained public research investment can deliver for an entire sector.

Brazil Cotton: Traceability Promises Are Running Ahead of What Most Farmers Can Actually Deliver

  • Subir Ghosh

18 May 2026
Beyond Headlines / Fashion & AI Analysis
A ten-year technology roadmap assumes the field will move in a legible direction. The history of AI development since 2020 suggests that assumption should be examined with care.

AI Promises Efficiency but the Fashion Industry Needs a Political Reckoning

  • Subir Ghosh

20 May 2026
 
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Footwear Footprint / Recycling Issue Report
Near-infrared scanning technology, adapted from the apparel sector, cannot identify materials in black soles where carbon black pigments absorb rather than reflect infrared light, accounting for 37% unknown results across the sample.

The Sneaker Economy Has a Structural Recycling Problem, Finds Fashion for Good Study

  • Special Correspondent

2 June 2026
Cotton Crisis / indian Duties Analysis
India's raw cotton import duty suspension affects price formation across the domestic supply chain, from farm-gate pricing to mill procurement and downstream yarn costs.

India's Import Duties: Mills Win This Round as Farmers Absorb the Cotton Risk. Once Again

  • Richa Bansal

1 June 2026
 
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Cotton Production / ICAC Study Analysis
Cotton’s "reputation" as a water-hungry crop has long shaped sustainability narratives, but new global data drills holes in that unsubstantiated theory. With 75% of its water needs met by rainfall and just 1.59% of global irrigation attributed to cotton, the real challenge lies in improving irrigation efficiency, not vilifying the fibre.

Cotton’s Water Myth Busted: New Global Study Exposes Flawed 'Thirsty Crop' Claims

  • Subir Ghosh

10 July 2025
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