Beximco's problems are evidence of a number of ongoing problems in the garment industry.
A potential shift in US-China trade relations is a rare chance for Bangladesh to take a giant leap forward in the global garment trade.
I believe COP29 holds major promise for the future of circularity and sustainability in Bangladesh’s RMG sector.
The challenges are multifaceted, from a heavy reliance on fossil fuels to inefficiencies within factory operations.
Bangladesh is at a critical crossroads in its energy policy.
The Bangladesh Climate Action Forum 2024 which recently concluded in Dhaka was a huge success and surpassed all expectations.
To maintain its position as a global leader in the garment industry, Bangladesh must prioritise unity and stability.
We need to look at what the business community needs from our state and non-state institutions.
Two years ago, garment order books were empty as Covid broke out and shut down the main global markets for Bangladesh.
Everywhere I go I hear the same maxim: sustainability is the only word forward for the fashion industry.
We’ve spent so many years going round in circles on various issues impacting garment supply chains.
While Covid-19 has sent shock waves through the ready-made garment (RMG) supply chains that continue to reverberate, there is also a broader issue that needs more attention: sustainability.
“Publicity is absolutely critical. A good PR story is infinitely more effective than a front page ad.” This quote is from Sir Richard Branson,
Sustainability should not be a hard sell. And yet, in our industry, so many garment makers continue to look at it as a financial burden—a potential drain for their businesses.
A host of challenges await garment makers as 2022 progresses.
New developments in technology, robotics, automation and digitisation are something all garment manufacturers need to be mindful of. Knowledge, as they say, is power.
We recently saw the announcement of new supply chain “due diligence” laws by the European Union (EU), which are aimed at making multinational businesses accountable for social and environmental transgressions in supply chains.
Our RMG industry has been characterised by the phrase “feast or famine” these last two years. After Covid-19 broke out in early 2020, clothing orders were extremely hard to come by for a period of time.
