BRAC University (BRACU), Bangladesh

Plastic waste and climate change in Bangladesh’s garment industry

Research project Bangladesh has emerged as a hub for garment production. This has contributed to job creation and reduction of poverty. The problem is, however, that it has also resulted in much plastic waste. Plastic waste that both contributes to local pollution an ...
Period: 2024-04-1 to 2029-03-31 Countries: Bangladesh Lead institution: University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Denmark Partner institutions: BRAC University (BRACU), Bangladesh Aalborg University (AAU), Denmark Project code: 24-05-SDU Total grant: 9,999,977 DKK
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Climate change and global value chains in Bangladesh

Research project This research and capacity building project will investigate how the garment/textile value chains connecting Europe/Bangladesh are being reconfigured in response to climate change. Our research will answer the following questions: How are the garment ... First year report In terms of scientific results, it looks as if the project will exceed its original target of eight journal articles, eight book chapters, and eight working papers with the 3 PhD scholars to publish their own articles in addition ...
Period: 2021-07-1 to 2025-06-30 Countries: Bangladesh Lead institution: Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Denmark Partner institutions: Aalborg University (AAU), Denmark Roskilde University (RUC), Denmark BRAC University (BRACU), Bangladesh University of Dhaka (DU), Bangladesh The Danish Ethical Trading Initiative (DIEH), Denmark Danish Fashion and Textile (DMOGT), Denmark Project code: 20-10-CBS Total grant: 11,955,766 DKK
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The Regulation of International Supply Chains (RISC)

Research project RISC will investigate the regulation of International Supply Chains in the Bangladesh (BD) Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry with respect to Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) and wider social sustainability. Whilst a multitude of regulatory init ...
Period: 2019-06-1 to 2021-12-31 Countries: Bangladesh Lead institution: Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Denmark Partner institutions: BRAC University (BRACU), Bangladesh Tufts University, United States of America The Danish Ethical Trading Initiative (DIEH), Denmark Project code: 18-M04-CBS Total grant: 4,996,945 DKK
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