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Evidence that turns into policy and strategy.

Governments and development organisations come to Social Lab when the questions get hard — value-chain assessments, emissions studies and EPR roadmaps that synthesise field evidence into decisions.

In short — We deliver applied technical research for governments and development bodies — value-chain assessments, market and technology studies, and EPR & waste-policy roadmaps. We gather primary field data and synthesise it, with global best practice, into evidence clients can act on.
Three research domains

Where the evidence comes from

The hardest questions in circularity sit at the intersection of markets, technology and policy. We work across all three.

Market

Demand, value chains and viability — who buys, who supplies, and where circular alternatives can actually compete.

Technology

Manufacturing, emissions and facility data — assessing processes and the alternatives that could replace them.

Policy

EPR and waste-management implementation, gaps and roadmaps — translating evidence into actionable policy.

How we research

From scope to a roadmap that synthesises everything

01 Scope & boundary

Defining objectives, study boundary and methodology across the geographies and value chains in question.

02 Field & facility data

Primary data from manufacturers, facilities, recyclers and stakeholders — emissions, operations and challenges.

03 Analysis & synthesis

Integrating national and global best practice into findings, comparisons and a roadmap the client can act on.

Select studies

Research that shaped policy and strategy

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Research underpins the policy and programmes that follow

Our studies feed EPR strategy, circularity roadmaps and the on-ground programmes that act on them.

On-ground in Maharashtra

Applied research from Pune & Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar

Value-chain, market, technology and policy studies for governments, GIZ-type programmes and development organisations across India.

Let’s talk

Got a hard question that needs real evidence?

We’ll scope, research and synthesise it — value chains, emissions or policy — into a roadmap you can act on.

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