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.
Life Cycle Assessment of Cotton Cultivation Systems
- Research
- July 2019
In order to broaden the understanding of environmental impacts, C&A Foundation commissioned a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Better Cotton, conventional cotton and organic cotton cultivation systems, according to the principles of the ISO 14040/44 and to document the results. LCA is a recognized tool to measure and quantify the environmental impacts of production systems or products, also aid to discover improvement potentials.
Sustainable Raw Materials
- Lesson notes
- July 2019
Gajimu.com/garmen - Transparency through mobile internet
- Lesson notes
- July 2019
UP! + Community-based, worker training programme, Bangladesh
- Lesson notes
- June 2019
Key Lessons on Collective Bargaining in Bangladesh’s Apparel Sector
- Research
- May 2019
C&A Foundation commissioned a consultant to develop a process document- key lessons on collective bargaining from Bangladesh’s apparel sector, that captures the effectiveness of CBAs as a tool for worker empowerment and a responsible supply chain resulting in a more sustainable fashion industry.
Accelerating Organic Cotton in China by Replicating Behavioral Change
- Lesson notes
- February 2019
Giving Refugees a Voice
- Lesson notes
- February 2019
Ending Child and Forced Labour in Apparel Supply Chains in India
- Lesson notes
- February 2019
Management of Long-Term Support/Education Support for the Children of Dead and Missing Workers of Tazreen Fashion
- Lesson notes
- February 2019
Reduction of Child Labour
- Lesson notes
- February 2019
Social and Economic Impact Assessment of Cotton Farming in Madhya Pradesh
- Research
- December 2018
C&A Foundation commissioned the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and its partner Outline India to design and implement a social impact assessment on the characteristics of cotton farming in Madhya Pradesh, India.
The Transition to Good Fashion
- Research
- December 2018
Together, with our partner Fashion for Good, we asked the systems change research institute, DRIFT, to develop a study the root causes of persistent problems in the fashion industry and to identify the potential patterns, pressures and levers related to transformative change.
