CREATE (Circular Economy in Bangladesh’s Garments Industry) is a research and capacity-building project funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark (DANIDA). This is the first multi-stakeholder research project on circular economy in the apparel industry led by Aalborg University Business School, Aalborg University (AAU), Denmark, in partnership with Copenhagen Business School, SOAS, University of London, Manchester Metropolitan University and Manchester Fashion Institute, Global Fashion Agenda Copenhagen, Power of Imagination, Danish Fashion and Textiles (DM&T), Ethical Trading Initiative UK, Reverse Resources (RR), Institute of Business Administration (DU), Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST). AUST is hosting this project in Bangladesh and is responsible for local coordination in collaboration with AAU. CREATE aims to examine the circularity shift in apparel GVCs by investigating the challenges and opportunities it presents. It, however, aims to explore how Bangladesh’s apparel industry can implement circularity to retain its position in reconfigured apparel GVCs as well as drive green industrialization processes to meet the sustainability goals- 2030. The five-year long research project compromises five work packages that focus on mapping the pre-consumed textile recycling opportunities and challenges, baseline study of resource use and waste, firm-level capabilities and costs, and evaluation of the recycling initiatives/resources and corporate strategies leading to policy formulation and strategy development for suppliers and brands.