News & Events AllActivitiesEventsNews Dr. Fahmida Mostafiz meeting with representatives from BESTSELLER on 29.04.2026 to discuss responsible sourcing and sustainability compliance in global apparel value chains. Dr. Fahmida Mostafiz meeting with representatives from TEAM Group to explore sustainability transitions and responsible business practices. CREATE researchers and PhD students attending the EIBA conference in Athence 2025 Professor Olav speaking at the PhD course at AUST PhD Researcher of CREATE Project Attends Global Fashion Summit 2026 in Copenhagen Dr. Mohammad B. Rana delivering a keynote speech at the National Economics University in Hanoi on circular economy transition challenges and opportunities in the apparel industry. Dr. Mohammad B. Rana receiving the Best Paper Award at the European International Business Academy (EIBA) Conference 2025 in Athens for research on multinational enterprises’ strategies for sustainable supplier upgrading. Dr. Mohammad B. Rana attended a workshop at the University of Southern Denmark Dr. Mohammad B. Rana and Dr. Imranul Hoque meeting with the Vice Chancellor of the University of Dhaka to discuss the progress of the CREATE project and future stakeholder engagement activities 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. Presentation of CREATE Research Findings at the Chinese Academy of Sciences National Congress 2023 in Beijing, China Policy Workshop- Towards a Circular Economy in Bangladesh’s Apparel Value Chains: The Context, Dynamics, Challenges, and Policy Gaps Academic Workshop on ‘Circular Economy in Bangladesh’s Apparel Industry’, Organized at Aalborg University Business school. Paper Development Workshop at AUST under CREATE Research Project CREATE Research Team Meets UNIDO with an Aim to Join Forces to Formulate Textile Circular Economy Policy Recommendations for Bangladesh. ‘CREATE’ team visits TEAM Group at Savar, Dhaka CREATE project team visited CYCLO Textile Waste Recycling Factory CREATE visits DBL Group: A Pathfinder in Apparel Circularity Transition in Bangladesh CREATE Team Visits Konabari Jhoot Cluster in Bangaldesh Seminar on the Challenges in the Circular Economy Transition in Bangladesh’s Apparel Industry CREATE Visits Karupannya: an example of socio-economic and environmental sustainability through circular economy 5 ECTS PhD Course organized by CREATE-Research Project titled “Sustainability and Circular Economy in a Methodological Perspective.” Workshops and Field Visits Organized by CREATE in January 2023 Global Stakeholder Meeting of ‘Circular Economy in Bangladesh’s Apparel Industry’ (CREATE) Project, funded by DANIDA. Circular Economy (CREATE) in Apparel Industry Kicked-Off in the Air