For my second engagement, I conducted an interview with Mr. Syed Asad Ali, a factory owner and director in two apparel manufacturing companies. Whereas my first engagement was with a representative of a buyer within the industry, Mr. Ali acts as a manufacturer, the other key component within the supply chain. Unlike my previous interview, […]

For my first engagement, I conducted an interview with Ms. Suman Tripathi, the Global Sourcing Manager of Lindex, a Swedish fashion chain. Although based in Sweden, Lindex sources much of its textiles from Bangladesh, making Ms. Tripathi a representative of a key stakeholder in the industry. She also represents the buyer within the supply chain, […]

As part of the Global Politics course, we are meant to conduct an active political engagement over the summer as part of the ‘Engagement Activity’ (EA). In normal circumstances, we would be expected to travel abroad and conduct hands-on, physical engagements. However, due to COVID-19 having made travel over the summer virtually impossible and having […]