World's top 3 green and 7 out of Top 10 factories are now in Bangladesh

[BDforever]

The top three environment-friendly garment and textile factories in the world are located in Bangladesh, keeping pace with the growing demand of green factories worldwide.

Envoy Textiles, Remi Holdings and Plummy Fashions have taken the garment and textile factories of Bangladesh to new heights.

Envoy Textiles is the first denim-producing green factory in the world. Remi Holdings tops as a green garment factory, and Plummy Fashion ranks first as a green knitwear factory.

Envoy Textiles is situated in Mymensingh and the rest in Narayanganj.

The working environment of knitwear and garment industries of Bangladesh faced stern criticism worldwide after Rana Plaza building collapse tragedy.

Bangladeshi knitwear and garment factory owners are now leaning towards constructing green factories.

Envoy Textiles invested Tk 14 billion, Remi Holdings Tk 1.2 billion and Plummy Fashions Tk 2.4 billion.

These green factories have less carbon emission, higher production, and save more gas, electricity and water compared to other factories Bangladesh has a total of 32 green factories. More than 100 green factories are under construction.

The US Green Building Council (USGBC) gives LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certificates to the green factories if the projects satisfy certain requirements and earn points to achieve different levels of certification.

In order to qualify for the certificate, a project has to ensure the highest standard of building construction.

An LEED certificate requires factories to meet its nine prerequisites -- construction materials that create less carbon emission, hi-tech machinery for production, saving electricity, preserving rainwater, having enough space for constructing other buildings and ensuring housing facilities, schools, bazaars, and bus stands for the workers within 500 square miles of the factory.

So far, a total of 79,600 projects in 161 countries have received LEED certificates.

Thirty garment, textile and washing factories in Bangladesh have received LEED certificates so far.

Vintage Denim Studio is the first factory to get LEED Platinum certificate in 2012. Shruti Textile Mills achieved the LEED Gold Certificate.

Genesis Fashions and Genesis Washing received LEED Platinum Certificate. Osman Interlinings in Dhaka EPZ received LEED Gold Certificate. Tosrifa Industries of Northern Tosrifa Group achieved the LEED Gold Certificate.

Two factories of BITOPI Group have LEED Gold Certificate. These are Remi Holdings and Tarasima Apparels. SQ Group has three LEED Platinum Certificates for three of its factories-SQ Birichina, SQ Collblanc and SQ Celsius-2. SQ Celsius has an LEED Gold Certificate.

Envoy Textiles of Envoy Group has an LEED Platinum Certificate. Regency Garments (unit-1) of Chittagong EPZ has an LEED Gold Certificate. It is a US organisation. Green Textiles has a certified recognition.

The AKH ECO Apparels factory of AKH Group has an LEED Gold Certificate. Epic Garments Manufacturing Factory of Epic Group has an LEED Silver Certificate. The factory is in Adamjee EPZ in Narayanganj. Two other organisations of the same group have LEED Silver Certificates. Epic Group is a Hong Kong based company. Plummy Fashions has an LEED Platinum.

Sri Lankan firm Univogue has a garment factory in Chittagong EPZ and that has LEED Gold. Epyllion Style Factory of Epyllion Group in Gazipur also received the LEED Gold. Viyellatex in Gazipur has an LEED Gold Certificate. The Saiham Knit Composite in Habiganj has an LEED Silver.

Four factories of Sri Lanka’s Kenpark in Chittagong and Karnafuli EPZ received the LEED’s gold certificates.
Another Sri Lankan factory named Hela Clothing was awarded gold certificate by LEED. Valtex International BD Ltd also obtained gold certification from LEED.

BGMEA president Siddiqur Rahman said, “Environment-friendly factories have been established in the country, meeting the best compliance standards of the world. Now 150 factories are being readied as environment-friendly ones. That will increase confidence of buyers in our clothing industries. It will expand business as well.”

source: http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/123909/World-s-top-3-green-factories-in-Bangladesh

 

[BDforever]

Success of Bangladesh's "Green Factories" in RMG sector


Bangladesh should rejoice at the news that seven industrial units of the country have ranked among the top 10 on a list of the world's 25 most environment-friendly factories. Until recently, Bangladesh's readymade garment (RMG) sector had been highly criticised by numerous quarters of the international community before coming under government scrutiny. However, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certificate awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council, a Washington-based NGO, is a testimony to Bangladesh's success in ensuring maximum environmental safety of its workplaces.

According to the list - Remi Holdings, the RMG factory in the Adamjee Export Processing Zone (EPZ) of Narayanganj District became the number one environment-friendly factory in the world. Narayanganj's Plummy Fashions became the runners-up. In addition, the country's other industrial units that made it to the list include Vintage Denim (owned by ABA Group), SQ Celsius 2, Genesis Washing, SQ ColBlanc and SQ Birichina. Owners, mangers, employees and workers along with all active stakeholders of these factories deserve applause for their extraordinary achievements. Undoubtedly, their collective effort has lead to a sterling success in protecting the workplace environment, setting an example for others to follow.

Nevertheless, the idea of a "green factory" (with maximum eco-friendly facilities for workers) should cover factories not only in the country's RMG sector but also in other sectors. There are numerous complaints regarding the environmental safety of Bangladesh's other industrial sectors. Meanwhile, owner of one of the top 10 environment-friendly factories commented that the buyers would not pay extra despite the high cost of making a factory environment-friendly. These foreign buyers who are so concerned about the workplace environment are not likely to contribute their shares to an actual commitment in ensuring environmental safety of the factories. Reneging on their commitment is worse than playing a double-standard role.

However, others should learn a great deal from the recent achievements of Bangladeshi factories. Time has come to rectify the distorted image of the country's RMG sector left by Tazreen Fashions and Rana Plaza factory incidents. The process of upgrading standards of workplace environment in every other sector of the country should start now. After all, those people behind the success of these RMG factories have demonstrated that building and sustaining a green factory are not beyond people's power here. According to Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), amid a tight scrutiny from the government, most of the Bangladeshi RMG factories now provide for a tolerable workplace environment with adequate humanitarian facilities for workers and staff. Evidently, the US government has lost its justification before declining to grant any GSP facility to the Bangladeshi RMG companies.

Washington never hesitated to express its once-justified concern about the workplace environment in Bangladesh. But it has not asked reluctant buyers there to pay a fair price. This is simply unacceptable. Dhaka should further raise the issue in a dialogue with the US government. The growth of the country's economy rests on the country's RMG sector, one way or the other.

source: http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2016/12/09/55816/Success-of-Bangladesh's-

 

[Kandari-Hushiyaar]

Top Ten environment friendly factories of the world

1. Remi Holdings Bangladesh 97 point

2. Plummy Fashions Bangladesh 92 point

3. A factory in Ireland Name Kept Secret by USGBC 90 point

3. Vintage Denim Studio Bangladesh 90 point

4. Bottega Veneta Italy 86 point

4. Method products PBC USA 86 point

5. SQ Celsius 2 Bangladesh 85 point

6.FGL Tan Phu Exoansion Vietnam 84 point

7. Princetel USA 83 point

8.Foxconn Guizhou 4g China 82 point

9. Genesis Washing Bangladesh 81 point

9. SQ Collblanc Bangladesh 81 point

9. SQ Birichina Ltd Bangladesh 81 point

10. CFK-INTEGRAL Germany 80 point

Remi holding Waste Treatment Plant

Plummy Fasion

Vintage Denim

SQ Celcius

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