Research + Advocacy

Nest’s Research and Advocacy initiatives aim to bring industry and public awareness to the often overlooked and under-represented handworker sector. From thought leadership pieces to concise research briefs and full reports, Nest’s publications investigate research topics that are timely and important to the sector and aim to synthesize results in a way that can be conveyed with ease to any audience.

Nest + Partner Publications

  • Understanding Climate Impacts on U.S. Artisan and Maker Entrepreneurs

    Issued November 2023

    Nest + Etsy

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  • Insights for Impact: Using Data to Support Artisans Through Climate Change

    Issued 2023.

    Nest + The McGovern Foundation

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  • Nest + Allpa Peru: Rendering Transparent Artisan Supply Chains

    Issued June 2023.

    Nest + Allpa Peru

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  • Shared Prosperity Study with the Gee's Bend Quilters: A Mixed-Methods Analysis

    Issued 2021.

    Nest + The Gee’s Bend Quilters

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  • In the Interest of the Child? Child Rights and Homeworkers in Textile Supply Chains

    Issued 2019.

    Nest + Save the Children

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  • The State of the Handworker Economy (SHE) Report, 2nd Edition: US Makers

    Issued 2019.

    2nd Edition

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  • The State of the Handworker Economy (SHE) Report, 1st Edition

    Issued 2018.

    1st Edition

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