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Dr. Mohammad B. Rana meeting with the Ambassador of Denmark to Bangladesh to discuss the progress and policy implications of the CREATE project on inclusive circular apparel value chains.
CREATE Project leader Dr. Mohammad B. Rana met with the Ambassador of Denmark to Bangladesh on February 18, 2025, to brief him on the progress of the CREATE project, share key research findings, and discuss plans for a high-level stakeholder meeting aimed at disseminating knowledge on inclusive circular value chains in the apparel industry. The…
Read MorePresentation of CREATE Research Findings at the Chinese Academy of Sciences National Congress 2023 in Beijing, China
In 2023, Dr. Mohammad B. Rana, leader of the CREATE project, presented the project’s research findings at the national congress of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing. His presentation focused on the challenges and future prospects of circular economy transition within global apparel value chains. Dr. Rana was invited by the Institutes of…
Read MoreGlobal Value Chains and Transnational Social Spaces and Communities: The Emergence of a Circular Economy in the Apparel Industry
Authors: Mohammad B. Rana; Matthew M. C. Allen; Syed Ahmed Tajuddin
Read MoreChallenges in apparel’s circular economy transition in Bangladesh
Authors: Rana, Mohammad B.; Whitfield, Lindsay
Read MorePolicy Workshop- Towards a Circular Economy in Bangladesh’s Apparel Value Chains: The Context, Dynamics, Challenges, and Policy Gaps
On 13th February 2025, the CREATE project organized a workshop in Bangladesh, funded by DANIDA, on the transition to a circular economy in Bangladesh’s apparel industry and its links to Europe. A policy report on the Circular Economy transition in Bangladesh’s Apparel Value Chains was presented by Dr. Mohammad Bakhtiar Rana, Project Leader of the…
Read MoreColor Without Compromise in Textile-Waste Recycling: Simco’s Innovation Story
Bangladesh’s apparel sector produces vast amounts of textile and garment waste each year, presenting a unique opportunity for innovation in recycling. Traditional recycling methods, however, rely heavily on water and harmful chemicals during dyeing, causing significant environmental harm, increasing CO2 emissions, and degrading product quality. Addressing these challenges, Simco Spinning and Textile- a multinational textile-to-textile…
Read MoreAcademic Workshop on ‘Circular Economy in Bangladesh’s Apparel Industry’, Organized at Aalborg University Business school.
On May 24, 2024, CREATE Project, in collaboration with the Sustainability Lab at Aalborg University Business School (AAUBS), has organized a paper-development workshop titled “CIRCULAR ECONOMY TRANSITION IN BANGLADESH’S APPAREL INDUSTRY: MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES.” The event was funded by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) under the Grant CREATE_21-10-AAU. The workshop was inaugurated by…
Read More‘Pre-Consumer Textile Waste Recycling with No GHG Emission’
This is Baliadanghi in Thakurgaon district, a small village in the northern edges of Bangladesh. There are around 20 or so cottage factories in this village, where people of both genders from all walks of life stand and work with pit looms in their own houses, making doormats using textile waste. Day in and day out, they juggle their time between loom work and household chores, maintaining their livelihoods and their responsibilities to their families.
Read MorePaper Development Workshop at AUST under CREATE Research Project
CREATE management committee has organized a paper development workshop on 18th February 2024 at Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology. The day-long workshop was conducted by Dr. Abu Sadat Muhammad Sayem, Fellow at Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, at the Vice Chancellor’s Conference room at AUST. The workshop aimed to develop further ideas…
Read MoreCREATE Research Team Meets UNIDO with an Aim to Join Forces to Formulate Textile Circular Economy Policy Recommendations for Bangladesh.
On 13th February 2024, CREATE research team has met United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Dhaka, to share insights on the preliminary findings of CREATE in relation to circular economy transitions in Bangladesh’s apparel industry, funded by DANIDA. CREATE team was led by Dr. Mohammad B. Rana, Project Leader, from Aalborg University Business School (AAUBS),…
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