Asian country has highest number of eco-friendly factories, says its trade organisation
15 March 2023 - 17:33Workers on the factory floor at Zaber and Zubair Fabrics, a Bangladeshi textile factory in Dhaka, June 11 2021. Picture: ABID ALAM/THOMPSON REUTERS
The well-ventilated factory, along with a sister facility nearby, has had solar panels installed, halving energy costs.The plant’s grounds, heavily planted with trees, also have their own vegetable gardens, offering employees the chance to buy inexpensive organic tomatoes, cabbage, cauliflower and red amaranth.
Of those, 62 have earned a platinum rating, 110 a gold rating and 10 a silver rating, for progress towards lowering carbon emissions, water and energy use, and waste, as well as making transport and materials more sustainable, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association .
Today Bangladesh has the highest number of eco-friendly factories among the world’s garment exporting countries, according to the BGMEA. While greener factories help the environment, the company has also found they save money, with energy use 50% lower than that of the more traditional factories Snowtex Group owns.
Such shifts have cut the plant’s carbon emissions by 35% compared with a more traditional factory, and water-saving faucets and rainwater-capture reservoirs have reduced the factory’s water demand by 40%, Haque said in an interview at the factory.
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