Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) is an independent, non-profit, non-government, policy, research, and implementation institute working on sustainable development (SD) at local, national, regional and global levels. BCAS addresses sustainable development through four interactive themes: (a) Environment development integration, (b) good governance and people’s participation (c) poverty alleviation and sustainable livelihoods, (d) Economic growth and public-private partnership and (e) Corporate Social Responsibility. It was established in 1986, and over the years has grown to become a leading institute in the non-government sector in Bangladesh and South Asia. It works on the above issues using interactive approaches and multiple methodologies. BCAS has been registered with Social Welfare Department as well as NGO Affairs Bureau of Government of Bangladesh.
At present BCAS has over hundred full-time and part-time staff working in different capacities. It has a core active management unit guided by a board of directors. It has ten active divisions working on Natural Resources Management (NRM), Environment and Development, Renewable and Conventional Energy, Social and Economic Issues, Trade and Sustainable Development, Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction Strategies, Global Change and Human Dimensions, Policy Analysis and training, Governance and Advocacy, Publication and Outreach.