Dr. Imran Ishrat is an experienced educator and researcher. He works as a senior lecturer at Ara Institute of Canterbury, New Zealand. His current research focuses on sustainability issues in the luxury apparel supply chains operating in the global south, especially in India. Based on the United Nations Agenda 2030, Imran’s empirical research captures aspects such as no poverty (SDG 1), decent work and economic growth (SDG 8) and responsible consumption and production (SDG 12). In this backdrop, Imran is exploring critical questions surrounding social and economic protection of the marginalised communities associated with the cashmere industry which is making transition to the global consumer age. Imran received his PhD from Massey University (New Zealand) and MEng from University of Ottawa (Canada). Imran’s research on the cashmere industry was placed in the Massey University’s prestigious Dean’s List of Exceptional Doctoral Theses and received the Excellent Paper Presentation award in ICITM at University of Cambridge (UK). Imran has an extensive background in tertiary teaching in New Zealand and Asia. Additionally, Imran has published an academic book, supervised post-graduate research theses, published journal articles, and presented his work in reputed international conferences.