Research and lessons
We commission and support research and science-based reports to support policy discussions and the adoption of new models, tools and solutions by business and industry. We are also committed to share lessons based on active and past partnerships.
বাংলাদেশে ন্যায্য জলবায়ু রূপান্তর: সংক্ষিপ্ত বিবরণ
- Research
- February 2025
ন্যায্য জলবায়ু রূপান্তর- বস্ত্র ও পোশাক এবং নির্মাণ শিল্পের সকল অংশীদারদের কার্যক্রম ত্বরান্বিতকরণ”- জলবায়ু পরিবর্তনের প্রভাব কমিয়ে, বাংলাদেশের উন্নয়নের গতিপথকে এগিয়ে নেওয়ার জন্য একটি পথ চিহ্নিত করে, যা শিল্প খাতের কার্বন নির্গমন কমানো,সেইসাথে শ্রমিকদের বিভিন্ন প্রতিকূলতাকে মোকাবিলা করার সক্ষমতা বৃদ্ধি করার প্রতি জোর দেয় | নীচের লিঙ্কে সংক্ষিপ্ত বিবরণ পড়ুন।

Just Climate Transitions in Bangladesh - Accelerating Multi-stakeholder Action in Textile and Apparel and Construction Industries
- Research
- January 2025
As the seventh most climate-vulnerable country, Bangladesh urgently needs to take adequate adaptation measures to mitigate risks of job losses, reduced competitiveness, and heightened vulnerability to climate shocks. The report, “Just Climate Transitions in Bangladesh - Accelerating Multistakeholder Action in Textile and Apparel and Construction Industries”, by mission-driven consulting firm FSG and commissioned by Laudes Foundation and H&M Foundation, identifies a pathway for Bangladesh to advance its development trajectory while reducing climate impacts by decarbonising industries as well as enhancing the resilience of workers and communities.

Laying the groundwork: mapping and implementing accountability tactics for transforming the built environment in Europe
- Research
- October 2024
This report, led by the Autonomy Institute and funded by Laudes Foundation, aims to map a range of accountability tactics that have helped to create positive change across different industries on climate change and social inequality. An in-depth analysis of literature, case studies combined with the expert interviews formed a basis of suggesting the accountability tactics that would be most effective in supporting the transition of the built environment.
Perceptions of a just transition in the built environment
- Research
- June 2024
In 2023, Laudes Foundation partnered with 89up and Demos Helsinki to review the narratives needed for a just transition of the built environment.
Mapping and Trend Analysis on Just Transition Initiatives
- Research
- March 2024
Partner Perception Report 2023
- Lesson notes
- November 2023
From September to October of 2022, the Centre for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) undertook the first survey of partners receiving funding from Laudes.
Make Fashion Circular or just Going Around in Circles?
- Lesson notes
- January 2023
The goal was to inspire and inform industry actors across the global value chain to adopt circular solutions, focusing on industry frontrunners and influencers in the wider sector.
Are we laying the foundations for a circular EU Economy?
- Lesson notes
- January 2023
The objective was to develop a circular economy policy as a systemic transformation of the EU economy in order to progress the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Comprehensive mapping of ready-made garment factories in Bangladesh
- Lesson notes
- December 2022
Accelerating Organic Cotton Production and Integrity
- Lesson notes
- June 2022
Supporting our Partners and the Communities they serve during the pandemic
- Lesson notes
- May 2022
Landscape analysis of an emergent economic movement in Europe
- Research
- January 2022
Laudes Foundation, Partners for a New Economy and Demos Helsinki carried out a landscape analysis of the organisations working in Europe to create an economic paradigm shift. Who and where are they? How are they contributing to this cause? What are the steps to foster a thriving and joyful movement that will create an economy that serves the people and the planet?