Sustainability

Bangladesh Adds 12 More LEED Certified Garment Units In 2024

Textile Insights May 31, 2024

In the first five months of ongoing year, 12 more Bangladesh garment factories bagged the LEED certification, bringing the number of Bangladeshi LEED certified apparel factories to 218. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a globally recognised green building rating system

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Bangla Apparel Makers Pay 645% Higher Undocumented Payments

Textile Insights May 16, 2024

Garment manufacturers from Bangladeshi pay up to 645 percent more than the official fees for renewal of licences or secure essential permits. The 645 percent higher charges are ‘undocumented payments’, a study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said. Quoting data from an exporter, the study informed that the company paid 645 percent higher […]

Industry

Chinese Consider Bangladesh As Ideal Investment Destination

Textile Insights May 6, 2024

Chinese investors are considering Bangladesh as an ideal investment destination and are also interested in shifting investments to Bangladesh while also making new investments. The Chinese investors informed this to a delegation of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) which visited China recently and held a seminar. About 100 participants from various

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Bangladesh Apparel Factories Have Gender Pay Gap Of 30%

Textile Insights April 3, 2024

Bangladesh’s apparel manufacturing factories have a gender pay gap of up to 30 percent in base wages, which is in favour of men. This was revealed in a study report titled ‘Gender pay gaps in global supply chains: Findings from workplaces in Bangladesh, Colombia, Morocco, Thailand and Turkey.’ The study found that the garment factories […]

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VF Supports Reskilling Unemployed Women Garment Workers

Textile Insights March 2, 2024

VF Corp, owner of garment brands like Vans, The North Face, Timberland, etc has extended its support for a programme that helps women garment workers re-enter employment who have lost their jobs as a result of increased automation. VF has confirmed it will offer a further grant to Shimmy Technologies, a women-owned social enterprise which, […]

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Bangladesh’s Leap From Poverty To Textile Powerhouse

Textile Insights February 24, 2024

Bangladesh’s economy was in ruins in the early 1970s. It had just won its independence from Pakistan in a nine-month war. It emerged as a very poor, densely populated country largely dependent on jute production and subsistence farming but unable to feed its people. “In 1974, it fell into a devastating famine. A World Bank […]

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Bangla Apparel Sector Shining Example Of Workplace Safety

Textile Insights February 21, 2024

President of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Faruque Hassan said the apparel industry in Bangladesh is a shining example of workplace safety in the world. Faruque Hassan was speaking at opening ceremony of the 9th International Fire Safety and Security Expo, where he added that workplace safety within garment sector is serving […]

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Bangladesh Has 54 Out Of 100 Global LEED Garment Factories

Textile Insights December 30, 2023

Out of the 100 LEED certified garment factories in the world, 54 are now located in Bangladesh, which points to a commitment to green practices in the industry in the south Asian country. “The total number of Bangladesh clothing factories with LEED certificate now totals 206, which indicates the industry commitment towards greener initiatives,” Mohiuddin […]

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Clothing Brands Commit To Hike Rates To Offset Wage Increase

Textile Insights December 29, 2023

Several global clothing brands have formally committed to increasing rates for their Bangladeshi garment suppliers to offset the hike in worker wages which comes into effect from January 1. “It’s quite encouraging that we have received formal letters from a few brands confirming their position to pay a price that absorbs the increase in wages,” […]

Sustainability

Bangla Garment Factory Crowned As World’s Top LEED Certified

Textile Insights December 18, 2023

Bangladeshi garment factory SM Sourcing Ltd has been crowned as the world’s top LEED Green Factory ranking, by bagging an inspiring score of 106 out of a possible 110. Earlier this ranking was held by another Bangladesh garment manufacturing plant of Green Textiles Ltd with 104 points. The garment industry in Bangladesh has made impressive […]